Former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has revealed he is planning on selling his “enormous” Kent home as he “can’t live the life [he] used to have”.
The now 61-year-old was sacked by the BBC last July following complaints from individuals about historical allegations of misconduct.
Biddenden resident and MasterChef host Greg Wallace stepped away from his role on the show last year. Picture: PA
In a video posted to Instagram on Sunday (April 12), he said: “I can’t have the life I used to have, but whether you choose to believe it or not I really wanted to come out of that anyway. Obviously not in the dramatic way that I did.
“But now, I’ve got some choices and I’m sure I’m not alone in this.
“I want to ease off a little bit, I want to relax a little bit, but also that comes also with wanting financial security for me and my family, because I’ve got a wife that’s much younger than me and a special needs little boy Sid.
“So I want to relax a little bit and at the same time make sure that I can have a certain lifestyle and that I leave a legacy for my family.
“That’s not easy to do and I’m sure I’m not alone in this.
The garden of Gregg Wallace’s Kent home. Picture: Gregg Wallace / Instagram
“So my plans are I think to sell this enormous house, buy a more modest house, work less and spend possibly half the year in Italy making adventures for my family because we love Italy, and possibly homeschooling my little special needs boy as well.”
It is believed he is referring to his home in Biddenden, near Tenterden, which has five bedrooms, three reception rooms, a master bedroom suite, a stunning kitchen breakfast room, five acres, stables and a pond.
The £1million farmhouse is surrounded by picturesque country views and boasts a cosy living room with a traditional log fire.
Four times married, Wallace purchased Priory Wood Farmhouse with his wife Anne-Marie, and their son Sid in 2017.
The pair married in August 2016 and former MasterChef co-host John Torode served as best man at the wedding at Hever Castle.
He also previously lived in Seasalter, near Whitstable.
Wallace began co-presenting MasterChef in 2005, but it was announced in November 2024 that he would step away from his role while misconduct allegations were investigated.
A review later upheld 45 of the 83 allegations against him, which mostly occurred between 2005 and 2018 and included one of “unwelcome physical contact”.
It said the “majority of the substantiated allegations against Mr Wallace related to inappropriate sexual language and humour”, adding that “a smaller number of allegations of other inappropriate language and being in a state of undress were also substantiated”.
Mr Wallace issued an apology saying he was “deeply sorry for any distress caused” and that he “never set out to harm or humiliate”.