John Torode has been sacked as MasterChef presenter after an allegation against him using "an extremely offensive racist term" was upheld. In an Instagram statement on Tuesday, the TV chef said he had "no recollection" of what he is accused of, and said he had hoped to have some say in his exit.

John Torode was sacked by the BBC following allegations that he used the N-word whilst singing along to Kanye West's track Gold Digger. He allegedly repeated lyrics containing the racial slur during an after-work gathering six or seven years ago,

A brief history as Gregg Wallace and John Torode are sacked - The BBC cookery show is forever changed following a lengthy investigation that upheld allegations against long-time hosts Wallace and Toro