Dame Prue Leith has said Gregg Wallace is too insensitive to know how offensive he is being but that he shouldn't be sacked amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
The Great British Bake Off judge told Times Radio she could not see that Wallace had broken the law as claims over the MasterChef judge’s behaviour pile up, including an allegation by his ghostwriter that he dropped his towel in front of her – which he denies.
“I’m a great believer in due process ... I would say Gregg Wallace, he should just stay off social media because he’s just digging himself deeper and deeper into a hole because he’s too insensitive to understand ... how offensive it is. But that’s his problem, that he’s insensitive. He hasn’t that I can see disobeyed the law,” Dame Prue said.
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