John Torode is apparently preparing to sue the BBC after he was sacked from MasterChef over a racism allegation.

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.

John Torode is preparing to take legal action against the BBC after he was sacked from MasterChef, sources have revealed to us. He was sacked from the show after an allegation against him using of him

John Torode has been sacked as MasterChef presenter after an allegation against him using "an extremely offensive racist term" was upheld. In an Instagram statement on Tuesday, the TV chef said he had "no recollection" of what he is accused of, and said he had hoped to have some say in his exit.

THE production company behind scandal-hit MasterChef was left blushing last night as the BBC show’s latest behind-the-scenes drama overshadowed its big summer party. Just hours before

BBC MasterChef is looking for two new presenters after hosts, Gregg Wallace and John Torode, who have fronted the show for 20 years, have been sacked

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MASTERCHEF fans have launched a petition for the BBC to sign a fan favourite TV cook as John Torode’s replacement. The Aussie chef, 59, was axed from MasterChef after allegedly using a

D: Gregg Wallace’s co-host John Torode has been fired from BBC’s “MasterChef” following an investigation that substantiated an allegation he used racist language in the workplace, marking the second major dismissal to emerge from the comprehensive probe into the show’s culture.

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,