Gransnet forums

TV, radio, film, Arts

Page 8 of 8 | First | Previous | Next | Last
| Flip | Customise |

Masterchef - going, going, gone?

(178 Posts)
Add comment | Report
ferry23 Tue 15-Jul-25 19:14:57

John Torode's contract won't be renewed.

He allegedly made an offensive racist remark 7 years ago which he doesn't remember, and offended nobody.

The world and how we are expected to behave has considerably evolved in recent years. The way we spoke, the phrases we used and the ways of identifying people are quite different to what they were when I was young(er).

There were terms in use that were perfectly acceptable back then but are considered racist/homophobic etc now.

I'm not sure dragging John Torode into the whole sorry mess has done the BBC any favours. Particularly when they are still paying Huw Edwards obscene amounts of money.

Add comment | Report
ferry23 Thu 07-Aug-25 18:49:22

I quite enjoyed it last night. I' m still sorry John Torode is going - not convinced we got the whole story.

Apparently Anna Haugh will appear in the final (I think it's just the final) not Greg Wallace. Not sure how that worked but I saw something about it earlier today.

Add comment | Report
Sarnia Fri 08-Aug-25 10:11:24

Mollygo

Difficult one for the BBC.
One reason for entering MasterChef is the chance to either further your career or maybe to effect a career change.
The contestant asking for the whole series to be dropped came from a family of cooks, so presumably she hoped to go further.
Sarah Shafi had initially rejected an offer by Banijay to edit her out of her episode, but evidently agreed when the show was going to be aired anyway.
For all those who made it further, to the final or even won, it’s an important opportunity and it seems unfair to deny them that because of GW’s behaviour.
Judicious editing could minimise GW’s role.

I agree with you. Why should the contestant's lose the opportunities that appearing on MasterChef could bring them because of the presenters? Editing could minimise GW's role and viewers, aware that he will be in the programme, can choose whether or not to watch.

Page 8 of 8 | First | Previous | Next | Last
| Flip | Customise |