Giorgio Locatelli Replaces John Torode on Celebrity MasterChef After BBC Upheld 1 Racist-Term Allegation
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 3
Giorgio Locatelli Replaces John Torode on Celebrity MasterChef After BBC Upheld 1 Racist-Term Allegation
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 3
Summary
Giorgio Locatelli will join Grace Dent as judge on the next Celebrity MasterChef UK series, which has already been filmed.
Torode was sacked after an independent Lewis Silkin report upheld an allegation that he used an "extremely offensive racist term"; he said he had no recollection of it.
Locatelli, a Michelin-starred chef who also appears on Italy's MasterChef, said joining the show was "a real honour" and described himself as a strict "bad cop" on cleanliness and organisation.
The appointment extends the BBC's overhaul of the franchise after Gregg Wallace was dismissed when 45 misconduct allegations were upheld, with Dent replacing him on Celebrity MasterChef and Anna Haugh taking Torode's role on the main series.