Final week, it was introduced that Gregg can be stepping down from his work on MasterChef whereas Banijay UK, the manufacturing firm behind the present, investigated complaints made to the BBC about his conduct behind the scenes.

The broadcaster initially mentioned that the present collection of MasterChef: The Professionals would air as regular, regardless of Gregg’s involvement, with a consultant saying earlier this week: “MasterChef is life-changing for the cooks that participate and the present is about multiple particular person.”

Nevertheless, it was confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that this 12 months’s two festive specials – one being a celeb “Cook dinner Off” and the opposite a “Strictly Festive Extravaganza” – have now been shelved.

“As we now have mentioned, MasterChef is an incredible competitors which is life-changing for the cooks participating and the present collection of MasterChef: The Professionals is constant as deliberate,” a spokesperson mentioned.

“The celeb Christmas specials are clearly a unique kind of present and within the present circumstances we now have determined to not broadcast them.”

Final week, the BBC mentioned: “We take any points which can be raised with us critically and we now have strong processes in place to cope with them.

“We’re at all times clear that any behaviour which falls under the requirements anticipated by the BBC won’t be tolerated. The place a person is contracted immediately by an exterior manufacturing firm we share any complaints or considerations with that firm and we’ll at all times assist them when addressing them.”