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Yahoo UK understands ITV are standing by the TV chef after the BBC sacked him from MasterChef over the racist language allegation.
MASTERCHEF presenter John Torode learned yesterday that he had been sacked by reading about it on the BBC News website. The star, 59, was said to be heartbroken after the BBC and production firm
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.
John Torode ‘blindsided’ by MasterChef sacking 'he learnt about off BBC News' - The 59-year-old chef was said to be ‘heartbroken’ after the BBC and production company Banijay confirmed his departure
ITV are standing by John Torode in the wake of his sacking from MasterChef. The Sun understands the broadcaster held crisis talks yesterday about whether or not to air this Saturday’s episode of
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Many celebrities have shown their support towards John Torode after he was axed from his role in BBC's MasterChef following claims of racist language used on set.
The forgotten MasterChef scandal that preceded John Torode's BBC career-ending incident - MasterChef presenter John Torode’s use of a racist term has cost him his job. But he was once embroiled in an