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Torode ‘didn’t do anything’ about offensive remark, says accuser

John Torode Aasmah Mir Gregg Wallace
  • Aasmah Mir, a former Celebrity MasterChef contestant, claims that John Torode showed no emotion when his co-host Gregg Wallace made an offensive comment about a BBC colleague.
  • Appearing on ITV's Good Morning Britain on Thursday, Mir, who competed in 2017, suggested that Torode had become accustomed to Wallace's behaviour.
  • She described Wallace's remark as "incredibly inappropriate" and said Torode “didn’t do anything”.
  • Mir said that while the blame for the comment lay entirely with Wallace, she found Torode's complete lack of reaction odd.
  • Watch the video in full above.

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Gregg Wallace accuser Aasmah Mir says John Torode showed ‘no emotion’ over offensive remark

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