John Torode sacked
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The BBC in a statement said an “extremely offensive racist term” had been used in the workplace, prompting Torode’s contract to not be renewed.
He was cited in the damning report — but not named — over a racist remark allegedly made during a private conversation. The "serious racist term" was reportedly so severe that BBC 's Director General Tim Davie said he was not prepared to repeat it.
ITV are standing by John Torode in the wake of his sacking from MasterChef. The Sun understands the broadcaster held crisis talks yesterday about whether or not to air this Saturday’s episode of
The BBC has announced John Torode will no longer host MasterChef, but it has been reported that ITV will continue to air the celebrity chef’s cooking show with his wife Lisa Faulkner. The Australian-born TV chef,
TV chef John Torode has lost his longstanding and lucrative MasterChef role after 20 years as the future of his show with wife Lisa Faulker is also put into question
John Torode and Lisa Faulkner crossed paths when she appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in 2010 and tied the knot nine years later