Our culture reporter Noor Nanji has been speaking to people who have worked on the show, as well as insiders to the tense backroom discussions of recent weeks. She also reveals more details about the claim that led to Torode losing his job.

Despite the scandal, Torode’s pre-recorded episode of John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen, which he filmed with his wife Lisa Faulkner earlier this year, aired as normal on ITV. Torode has been dropped by the BBC,

John Torode has appeared on TV for the first time since being axed from MasterChef. Just days ago, it was confirmed that Torode, who began hosting the BBC cookery programme in 2005, would not have his contract renewed.