MasterChef producers have appointed a "rigorous" law firm to lead an investigation into the alleged misconduct of presenter Gregg Wallace. It comes after a BBC News investigation heard allegations of inappropriate sexual comments and inappropriate behaviour by 13 people who worked with Wallace across a range of shows over a 17-year period.

Up to 13 people, including former Newsnight host Kirsty Wark, of making inappropriate sexual comments across a range of programmes over a 17-year period, it has been reported

The BBC is pushing on with MasterChef production despite the ream of Gregg Wallace allegations that emerged yesterday, as a conversation is kickstarted around “open secrets” in TV. Wallace, a fixture on BBC TV screens for decades,