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Former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has announced a significant life change, revealing plans to sell his family home and embark on a five-month annual travel adventure across Italy.
The 61-year-old broadcaster shared his intentions in a video posted to his 235,000 Instagram followers on Monday.
Appearing in what seemed to be his back garden, Wallace stated: “Big changes this year. Selling this, our family home, moving to a new area, trying to organise a life of adventure, travelling around Italy for five months of the year.”
He added that he is “trying to organise a life of adventure” as he prepares for this new chapter.
The presenter also said he wishes to homeschool his six-year-old son, Sid, whom he publicly revealed was diagnosed with autism in 2022.
Wallace continued: “I want to take on that responsibility and, at the same time, trying to build a business with Ruth and Sarah – autism experts for helping families with autistic children. There is a lot going on.”
The broadcaster lives in Kent with his wife, Anne-Marie Sterpini, whom he married in 2016, and their young child.
Gregg Wallace was fired from ‘MasterChef’ after 45 allegations were upheld. (BBC)
In a separate post, he was seen inside his family home, saying: “Big conversations going on now. What would you take? What would you leave behind? Don’t say you’d leave behind all of it.”
The TV chef was the face of hit BBC cooking competition MasterChef alongside John Torode for almost two decades, but it was announced in November 2024 that he would step away from his role while misconduct allegations were investigated.
He was sacked last July after 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”.
Wallace, who also co-presented the spin-off Celebrity MasterChef, issued an apology saying he was “deeply sorry for any distress caused” and that he “never set out to harm or humiliate”.
He later sued the BBC and BBC Studios Distribution Limited for up to £10,000 in damages over allegations they failed to disclose his personal data, which caused him “distress and harassment”, but discontinued the High Court case earlier this year.