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John Torode's contract on MasterChef will not be renewed, the BBC and production company Banijay UK said on Tuesday, following an allegation of using racist language
John Torode's MasterChef contract will not be renewed, the BBC has confirmed, just a few days after his co-star Gregg Wallace was sacked from the series.
Chef John Torode was reportedly axed from MasterChef yesterday after BBC boss Tim Davie said no star was bigger than the show - and it's now emerged how John found out
John Torode was sacked from his role on MasterChef after the allegation he used racist language was substantiated by an independent investigation.
The BBC says Torode's MasterChef contract will not be renewed after an allegation he used racist language was upheld in a report.
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John Torode had been a co-host of MasterChef for many years. He was removed from the show after an independent investigation upheld an allegation that he used a racist term in the workplace.
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