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MasterChef has formally opened purposes for its next series of the beloved BBC culinary show. It comes after the manufacturing company Banijay axed co-hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode earlier this month for inappropriate conduct and racism.

The cooking program was shrouded in controversy after Wallace, 60, was axed after 45 of the 83 complaints for inappropriate conduct have been upheld against him. The Australian-born chef Torode, 60, adopted in his footsteps and was let go one week later after allegedly utilizing racist language in the office. The BBC determined that, despite the controversy which has surrounded the show over the previous 12 months, they are going to air the most recent series with the disgraced internet hosting duo at the helm.

Now, the show has introduced it has opened a casting call for contestants hoping to seem in the latest series, which is able to function two new well-known culinary judges, the first new judges on the show in over 20 years.

Banijay, the manufacturing company who axed the 2 presenters, introduced in a assertion: “For over 20 years, we have been putting Britain’s best food talents through their paces. Cooking doesn’t get tougher than this.

“Whether you’re an amateur cook looking to showcase your home-taught skills or a professional chef wanting to take your career to the next level, you can apply for a UK MasterChef series below.”

A source informed The Sun that Banijay’s choice to solid for a new series got here “after consultation with the contestants”. Meanwhile, one other source informed the MailOnline that Torode and Wallace’s screentime in the most recent series might be stored to a minimal so the show’s focus stays on the contestants.

The source informed the publication: “The BBC have made it clear that it should limit the amount of airtime the presenters have in the editing of the new series, with a bigger focus on the contestants who are at the heart of the competition.

“Neither Gregg nor John will appear in BBC iPlayer thumbnails, and they will not be doing any promotional activity around the latest series. All of the brilliant new contestants were consulted on whether the series should be broadcast, and no one objected. Everyone involved is very keen to promote the hard work of the contestants that will be our priority.”

The BBC has not confirmed who will exchange the previous hosts, but the names circulating around the hearsay mill embrace Grace Dent, Marcus Wareing, and MasterChef Professionals decide Monica Galetti. Express.co.uk has reached out to the BBC for a remark.

It comes after disgraced green-grocer Wallace did an explosive interview with The Sun where he claimed he was groped on a “regular basis” by girls wanting selfies and hit out at the broadcaster over their criticism’s process.

He informed the outlet: “The whole complaints procedure needs to be readdressed. There are huge problems with it as things stand. Being on MasterChef was brilliant, but I had so many bad experiences on that show too.

“Had I wanted to raise any complaints, I’d have had the decency to speak to that person directly. Privately, not publicly. My God, can you imagine the complaints I could have made? Have you got any idea of the inappropriate references made to me on a daily basis?

“How many times I’ve been touched by women wanting a selfie? How many times I’ve been groped? How many times suggestive comments have been made to me? How many female contestants have said inappropriate things on MasterChef?”

Gregg added that complaining about the alleged touching wouldn’t have even “crossed his mind”, noting that it “wasn’t right”, but claimed it was occurring to him on a “regular basis”.