Gregg Wallace is earning around £1,000 a week thanks to his new personal training business following his unceremonious sacking from the BBC.
The disgraced MasterChef host, 60, who was axed following upheld allegations about his inappropriate behaviour, began his new venture last month.
And after just a month in business, Gregg has already increased his fee by £50 to £250 and has signed up more than 20 clients.
While Gregg has reinvented himself and is earning a very comfortable £5,000 a month, it is a far cry from his £400,000 BBC salary.
Gregg, who is married to fourth wife Anne-Marie Sterpini, has promised to help others achieve their fitness goals after the TV personality shed five stone three years ago.
The father of three announced he was personally training clients to improve their ‘wellness’ for a £200 a month price – before upping his price just weeks later.
Gregg Wallace is earning around £1,000 a week thanks to his new personal training business following his unceremonious sacking from the BBC
The disgraced MasterChef host, 60, who was axed following upheld allegations about his inappropriate behaviour, began his new venture last month
Gregg promised to help others achieve their fitness goals after the TV personality shed five stone three years ago (pictured in 2021)
In a video posted to Instagram, he explained: ‘You do not have to accept decline as a part of getting older. You can do something about this. You can be leaner, fitter, healthier, [and] have more energy.’
Gregg continued: ‘I went on my own wellness journey and I am healthier at 60 than I was at 30.’
‘I coach people over 50. I help them feel better and look better and have more confidence. If you would like to speak to me about your own health journey, leave me a message here.’
‘1 to 1 coaching for £250 a month. Sometimes you just need a guiding hand to help you along the way. That’s what I do, I coach people.
‘I now coach over 20 people successfully. I do have some slots, not very many, if you would like to be coached by me to one to one to a better, healthier you, direct message me.’
This comes as Gregg doubled down on his claims that he did not sexually harass colleagues or contestants on MasterChef.
He took to Instagram at dawn to plead his innocence as he strolled down a deserted street despite being found to have made ‘unwanted physical contact’ with one person.
He told his followers: ‘Sexual harassment allegations: I think what I’m about to tell you, may surprise you. In the six, seven month investigation, there was no evidence of sexual harassment.
And after just a month in business, Gregg has already increased his fee by £50 to £250 and has signed up more than 20 clients
‘Do you know why? Because nobody ever brought that complaint to the investigation in the first place.
‘Now, after what you have been reading and listening to, doesn’t that surprise you?’
One person replied: ‘Who are you trying to convince?’
The controversy over MasterChef started last year, when BBC News first revealed claims of misconduct against Gregg.
Last month, a report revealed that 83 complaints had been made against Gregg with more than 40 upheld, including one of unwelcome physical contact and another three of being in a state of undress
Gregg insisted he was cleared of ‘the most serious and sensational allegations’.
The upheld complaint against co-host John Torode related to a severely offensive racist term allegedly used on the set of MasterChef in 2018.
The presenter said he had ‘no recollection’ of it and that any racist language was ‘wholly unacceptable’.
Gregg is married to fourth wife Anne-Marie Sterpini (pictured)
Gregg will be replaced by Irish chef Anna Haugh in the final episodes of the new series, as that is when the allegations against him first emerged during filming in November.
Gregg, who had worked on MasterChef for two decades since 2005, was said to be earning £400,000 a year for his work on the show.
While Gregg would have had to pay around £116,000 in tax and £10,000 in National Insurance, he still would have been left with an enviable £234,000 salary.
While still employed by the BBC, Gregg borrowed to fund his fitness venture, the ShowMe.Fit app, which he first launched in 2020.
Despite the financial float, the latest accounts for last year show the firm has made a modest profit of £60,000 for the 12 months to the end of February.
Recent predictions suggested Gregg’s net worth is £3.5 million overall.
It was revealed in November 2024 13 people had accused Gregg of making inappropriate sexual comments. The final total was 83 complaints.
In total, 45 complaints against Gregg were upheld.
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