A FORMER MasterChef contestant has accused Gregg Wallace of groping her before branding her a “stupid cow” on the hit BBC show.
The MasterChef host’s career is already hanging by a thread after an investigation was launched into his alleged misconduct over a number of years.
Now, one former contestant has alleged Wallace groped her while she was cooking on the set of the show as the cameras rolled.
He also allegedly shouted “You stupid cow'” when she turned on the tap incorrectly and scalded her hand.
The woman claims she let Wallace know she was disgusted by his actions, but said she “had her card marked” for not seeing it as banter.
The contestant who claims she was groped in her MasterChef kitchen told The Sun: “At the start of filming he came up behind me as I stood at my counter, and looked over my shoulder.
“He put his hands on my hips, moved to the back of me, and pressed into me. I made an ‘Eeew’ sound, and stepped forward.
“It was my instant reaction. But it set his teeth on edge and he moved on without saying anything.
“I wanted him to know you don’t play this game.
“I was thinking I’ve prepared so long for this competition and it’s in his hands whether I go through.
“But at the same time I’m not going to prostitute myself for any cooking show.
“It felt with him like you comply or you’re not going to do very well. I didn’t do very well.
“At that point he decided to be an absolute b****d. Moments later I scalded myself.
“I turned on the tap incorrectly, burning my hands. “I couldn’t help shrieking. It really hurt. He was a few paces away, heard me, and shouted, ‘You stupid f***ing cow’.
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“It was awful. He offered no assistance. I wanted to cry. My hands were hurting but it was more the shock of somebody behaving that way. It’s not natural.
“At that time I didn’t know if he was married. But I thought if this man’s got a wife, God help her.”
She claimed that she moved away and said he later shouted “You stupid cow” when she scalded her hand.
The woman, who asked not to be named, said she let Wallace know she was disgusted, but “had her card marked” for not seeing it as banter.
Another woman claims Wallace told her in a busy pub that she aroused him, made more lewd comments and squeezed her bum.
In a third allegation, Celebrity MasterChef contestant Emma Kennedy yesterday claimed she had seen co-host Wallace grope a camera assistant during a photoshoot for the 2012 finalists.
And a former staffer claimed he made offensive Asian remarks on set in 2017.
Wallace’s spokesperson has been contacted about the claims.
The Sun first reported Wallace’s behaviour last month.
On Thursday he stepped down while allegations of misconduct are investigated, while singer Sir Rod Stewart accused him of humiliating his wife Penny on the show.
