GREGG Wallace may have said sorry for calling his accusers "middle-class women of a certain age" but for many it left a really bitter taste.
And as the BBC ignored calls to shelve MasterChef: The Professionals and showed the semi-finals as scheduled last night, broadcaster Kirstie Allsopp hit out.
Kirstie, 53, who says Wallace made a lewd comment to her about his sex life, told Times Radio: "Gregg has seen the reaction to his post and is backtracking from it."
The MasterChef presenter, under investigation over historical claims of inappropriate behaviour, faced a backlash after his video on Sunday appeared to belittle and insult what he called "a handful of" accusers.
EMOTION
Downing Street branded his remarks "inappropriate and misogynistic. Yesterday, Wallace, 60, ate humble pie, saying "I want to apologise for any offence that I caused with my post yesterday and any upset I may have caused.
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