
Gregg Wallace’s successor on Inside The Factory has apparently been identified, following allegations that he conducted ‘derogatory banter’ towards female employees.
The MasterChef judge, 58, left the BBC2 show in March, citing he needed more time with his three-year-old son.
It was then reported that his interactions at the Nestlé factory contributed to his resignation, as he was accused of being ‘mean towards workers’ and ‘talking in a disrespectful manner, especially to women,’ and was ‘appalled’ that he had caused ‘such an offence.’
Wallace has since broken his silence on the claims, saying on Good Morning Britain last week: ‘There was an argument in Inside The Factory. The reporting isn’t accurate. There was an issue and I thought that was the perfect time to come out.
‘Offending people? No, no. If you look at the headlines you can’t see a story that matches those headlines. But there was an issue; I don’t want to discuss what the issue was.
‘But I thought it was a good time – Mum needs help with Sid at home, running around the country going to those factories – I thought it was a good time to give something up.’
Top Gear host Paddy McGuinness has been announced as his replacement.

According to Broadcast, the former Take Me Out presenter is “lined up” for the job and is “in pole position to succeed” Wallace.
This follows rumours that the BBC has dropped two of McGuinness’s BBC programmes.
The two programmes, Catchpoint and I Can See Your Voice, are said to have been cancelled after one season.
Former greengrocer Wallace was accused of making improper comments about the weight of ladies at the facility that were not sexual in character.
A source told The Times the staff involved shared they would not be happy participating in the show if it was to return with Wallace at the helm.

They continued: ‘[Wallace] felt that he was just trying to be friendly but no longer knew what the right thing to say was anymore and decided to leave.’
Following the initial comments, an insider from Nestle added: ‘He comes in cracking jokes but is from a very different world to our workers.’
Nestle themselves said: ‘Nestlé UK has been proud to host Inside the Factory on five occasions since the series began.
‘We have one more episode filmed . . . and would be open to participating in future episodes or similar projects.’
Wallace has hosted the factual series for the past seven years, and the BBC is yet to announce his replacement.

He earlier stated that he was leaving Inside The Factory to assist raise Sid, his 21-year-old son with wife Anne-Marie Sterpini.
Inside The Factory, he says, requires a lot of time away from his family as he visits industries around the country.
Wallace continued: ‘So I’ve made a decision that I’m actually not going to do Inside The Factory any more.
‘It’s a good time to stop doing it because there’s actually 12 episodes in the can… so I wouldn’t have been filming for a while anyway so it just seemed like a good idea to stop it.’
Inside The Factory is available to watch on BBC Two.