MasterChef judge John Torode's complaint about Gregg Wallace that led to row with his wife

MasterChef presenter John Torode has revealed that he wasn't 'very happy' with one thing his long-time co-star Gregg Wallace used to do that caused an argument with his wife

MasterChef star, John Torode has admitted that one habit of Gregg Wallace's used to anger his wife.

Speaking to the Times in 2022, John revealed he wasn't 'very happy' as Wallace used to disturb whilst sleeping: "With Gregg my issue is the 6am phone calls. Last time it happened I wasn't very happy and I said, 'Gregg, mate, it's 6am'. And he said, 'But you're on my list!' That's the thing with Gregg, he gets up very early and his whole life is diarised and run on lists."

With his partner, Lisa Faulkner lying beside him in bed, John Torode wasn't the only one displeased by Wallace's morning ritual.

However, after the article was published, the MasterChef judge revealed that the early morning calls stopped immediately, as he joked: “As soon as that article came out those calls stopped".

With the irritation of Wallace's early calls aside, Lisa confessed that there where other aspects of her marriage to John that 'annoyed' her: "Every couple has those little things that annoy them."

She added: "I can't bear it when John sings along to Supertramp. That's where our seven-year age gap really shows. Give a Little Bit by Supertramp and Mr Blue Sky by ELO - I just can't do it, I'm sorry."

While John admitted that his co-stars calls caused a problem in his marriage, in an interview in 2017, he shockingly claimed that he didn't see Wallace as a friend: “It's funny, we've never been friends. We've not been to each other's houses... He's so OCD, he wouldn't know what to do."

It was revealed yesterday (November 28) that Gregg Wallace would be leaving MasterChef while investigations from 13 people into allegations that he made inappropriate sexual comments are investigated. The allegations were made by people working across a range of shows over a 17-year period.

In a statement concerning the allegations, the production company behind Masterchef, Banijay UK said: "This week the BBC received complaints from individuals in relation to historical allegations of misconduct while working with presenter Gregg Wallace on one of our shows.

"Whilst these complainants have not raised the allegations directly with our show producers or parent company Banijay UK, we feel that it is appropriate to conduct an immediate, external review to fully and impartially investigate," Banijay's statement continued.

"While this review is under way, Gregg Wallace will be stepping away from his role on MasterChef and is committed to fully co-operating throughout the process.

"Banijay UK's duty of care to staff is always a priority and our expectations regarding behaviour are made clear to both cast and crew on all productions, with multiple ways of raising concerns, including anonymously, clearly promoted on set."

Best known for his long running role presenting MasterChef, Wallace has also featured as a contestant on the Chase and Celebrity Catchphrase.