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.

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.

Gregg Wallace’s MasterChef co-host John Torode will not have his contract renewed after having a complaint against him upheld for racist language. The BBC and MasterChef producer Banijay have just revealed that Torode will leave the series at the end of his contract following the report conducted into Wallace’s behavior by law firm Lewis Silkin,