I agree. She strikes me as one of these people who is desperate to jump on any bandwagon to be relevant.Mel’s story now hit the Sun
So in her honest book she didn’t go into much detail about Gregg but now some allegations are out she is giving more ‘details’.
But ridiculous. Didn’t Mel go on Celebrity Juice, and she was the original Ladette. GW asked her if models eatI used to live with a load and they kind of didn’t. Not much anyway.
Mel says she has autism and has self diagnosed herself with Tourette’s Sydrome. There is a lot to unpack here. Possibly she is glad to be in the newspapers again.
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not-a-medical-Dr Jessica Taylor monetising the Russell Brand and David Walliams news is disgusting. She forced her vulnerable employees to sign an NDA to stop them whistle blowing. She threatened survivors of sexual abuse to sue them for “every single one of their assets” if they spoke up. She is one of the most dangerous people in the VAWG sector and does so much harm to women and girls.
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You're not suggesting that being sexually abused at the age of 8 couldn't potentially have a profound effect on your emotional and psychological wellbeing as an adult are you? Or how that could potentially influence the way a person forms and maintains relationships. You can't be saying that.
As the other person said, we all know he's a wick. But pricks like Gregg tend not to grow in a vacuum.
He doesn't work for the Beeb, they just purchase shows he appears in - and I would imagine he's not an employee of Banijay or other production companies either but someone who gets contracted to projects. So he could probably avoid these things by just effectively being a freelancer contracted to present shows.
ETS Although attending diversity training etc as part of your job doesn't necessarily mean taking it onboard in your own actions of course.
I read more details of GW’s CSA.
He told his mum many years later and she wasn’t really interested according to his testimony.
That’s so sad isn’t it?
That kind of trauma can cause behaviors in adult life. GW is married many times, always seeking love and validation. Boundaries can be blurry to childhood victims of CSA too.
In any case no excuse if GW is guilty of any type of sexual harassment.
Let’s see how the investigations go.
“Speaking on the Men in Mind podcast, Gregg went on to share that he was sexually assaulted by the husband of his babysitter when he was eight years old.
“I didn’t tell anybody at the time, but I did tell my mum when I was older, but she didn’t really seem to want to know,” he admitted. “I don’t know how that affected me. I’ve never brought that up in therapy, so I’ve got no idea. But he would touch me and get me to touch him and kiss me as well. It was quite a horrendous situation for a young boy.”
He told his mum many years later and she wasn’t really interested according to his testimony.
That’s so sad isn’t it?
That kind of trauma can cause behaviors in adult life. GW is married many times, always seeking love and validation. Boundaries can be blurry to childhood victims of CSA too.
In any case no excuse if GW is guilty of any type of sexual harassment.
Let’s see how the investigations go.
“Speaking on the Men in Mind podcast, Gregg went on to share that he was sexually assaulted by the husband of his babysitter when he was eight years old.
“I didn’t tell anybody at the time, but I did tell my mum when I was older, but she didn’t really seem to want to know,” he admitted. “I don’t know how that affected me. I’ve never brought that up in therapy, so I’ve got no idea. But he would touch me and get me to touch him and kiss me as well. It was quite a horrendous situation for a young boy.”
I didn't say it's not related - childhood sexual abuse is an extremely difficult trauma to overcome. I don't think people can. As much as I think he's a fool, I feel very sad for that happening to him. Seeing as he says his mum didn't really want to know about it, it's not exactly difficult to see how this would have contributed to shaping his opinions on women and his general misogyny.
I don't think jowl face John will be happy Lisa's plastered all over the papers. They seem such a odd match.
Firmly in the cannot stand him camp here, there’s always been something off with him
misogynistic smug creep
misogynistic smug creep
Absolutely this.
I could never watch anything he presented, I just couldn't stand him, and I wasn't even sure why. I watched a bit of Celebrity Masterchef this year for the first time, simply because Vito from Strictly was on it.
Greggggggggggggggg was drooling over him.
Not really - the detail was in the book and she's not really said much more about the experience since. In her video she discussed the situation in general and made clear she hasn't spoken to the press about it.
I think she's got a point when she calls out all the people who enabled his behaviour, who usually get off scot-free.
Considering the fact that he made a lot of inappropriate comments on set in front of contestants, crew members, producers, directors etc, how did no one call him out whenever it happened? Did anyone speak up when he was making these comments and go ‘no! Too far Gregg. Stop it!’ Yeah, he should’ve know better, but if no one told him to stop and he thought it was funny it would only encourage him to get more inappropriate.
I know someone who was called up at work for using ‘darling’ and ‘love’ when speaking to coworkers. He thought he was just being friendly, he didn’t realise he was offending people. When he found out someone had complained, he apologised profusely to everyone, took those kind of words out of his vocabulary (I think he mainly sticks to peoples names and the word ‘mate’ now) and now he is celebrated as one of the best workers at his job.
The entertainment industry needs to stop these echo chambers of praise for the ‘talent’ and call them out when they need calling out. They could easily nip it in the bud the first time it happens but everyone keeping quiet doesn’t help things. I’m not victim blaming here, I’m not saying the people who Gregg was inappropriate to always had the chance to speak up. But if someone runs off set crying because of something a host has said, someone takes the host aside and says, ‘that was inappropriate, you need to apologise and never make a joke like that again. You are not this show- you are replaceable. This crew work hard to make you look good. If we hear another joke like that, you’re fired’.
I know someone who was called up at work for using ‘darling’ and ‘love’ when speaking to coworkers. He thought he was just being friendly, he didn’t realise he was offending people. When he found out someone had complained, he apologised profusely to everyone, took those kind of words out of his vocabulary (I think he mainly sticks to peoples names and the word ‘mate’ now) and now he is celebrated as one of the best workers at his job.
The entertainment industry needs to stop these echo chambers of praise for the ‘talent’ and call them out when they need calling out. They could easily nip it in the bud the first time it happens but everyone keeping quiet doesn’t help things. I’m not victim blaming here, I’m not saying the people who Gregg was inappropriate to always had the chance to speak up. But if someone runs off set crying because of something a host has said, someone takes the host aside and says, ‘that was inappropriate, you need to apologise and never make a joke like that again. You are not this show- you are replaceable. This crew work hard to make you look good. If we hear another joke like that, you’re fired’.
Their relationship isn't too hard to figure out.
He was called out my producers and agreed to curb his behaviour but didn't or couldn't. His behaviour persisted and here we are.
They've just axed the Christmas specials in a bit of a U turn.
I hate the word ‘banter’ but hats what offensive language and discussions are often referred as.
Cheeky Chappy Lad Banter. Ugh!
Fine for the pub or amongst pals etc.
Not for the workplace.
John Barrowman is now blacklisted after getting his genitals out knowing it offended people. He still feels now that people over reacted.
Am not saying GW made people any less uncomfortable than JB with his genitals out, but I would be keen to hear the timeline of the allegations, his admonishment, any repetitions of the inappropriate behaviors. The allegations go back to 2011, were they addressed and investigated then?
There is a hierarchy in TV, the main stars of the show can feel they hold some sort of Royal status and they are shielded, enabled and tolerated. Look at Phillip Schofield and his little harvest of runners he would procure and hook up with. ‘Open secret’ on set is a vibe.
I would have hope GW’s initial reaction would have been regret and apologies, an opportunity to apologise to anyone he has offended, cooperation worth any investigations and a chance to learn what behaviour he could change.
Cheeky Chappy Lad Banter. Ugh!
Fine for the pub or amongst pals etc.
Not for the workplace.
John Barrowman is now blacklisted after getting his genitals out knowing it offended people. He still feels now that people over reacted.
Am not saying GW made people any less uncomfortable than JB with his genitals out, but I would be keen to hear the timeline of the allegations, his admonishment, any repetitions of the inappropriate behaviors. The allegations go back to 2011, were they addressed and investigated then?
There is a hierarchy in TV, the main stars of the show can feel they hold some sort of Royal status and they are shielded, enabled and tolerated. Look at Phillip Schofield and his little harvest of runners he would procure and hook up with. ‘Open secret’ on set is a vibe.
I would have hope GW’s initial reaction would have been regret and apologies, an opportunity to apologise to anyone he has offended, cooperation worth any investigations and a chance to learn what behaviour he could change.
This is exactly what I was thinking earlier.
These men - Huw Edwards is another - obviously feel that they can do as they please. And unfortunately they have been protected and enabled for far too long.
As I said in a previous post, the question about this curd of a man should not be - why did nobody speak out! It should be why was the behaviour not addressed and dealt with ie stopped. And if he persisted, which he did, kick him out.
It's not as if he was overly talented anyway, the creep.
Not excusing his behaviour, but hyper-sexuality, and a lack of understanding sexual boundaries and social norms when it comes to sex, can be symptomatic of child sexual abuse. I’d like to think with his means, he sought counselling though. Very tragic.It's not at all an excuse for his behaviour, but I didn't know that he was sexually abused at the age of 8 by the husband of a babysitter, which he first spoke about in his 2012 autobiography.
Gregg Wallace encourages fellow survivors of child abuse to speak out
‘Please, just get out there and tell somebody,’ says Wallacewww.independent.co.uk
I got the impression that the article had been taken from her autobiography where she discussed MasterChef etc and that in this instance Mel hadn't approached the mail?
Yes that's right, she called his behaviour out in her autobiography a year ago, and in recent days has said she's been inundated with press enquiries about it but no longer speaks to the media so has ignored them all.
If not that then what? Isn't it about why certain actions are offensive to women or anyone. I just find it unbelievable in the true sense that he hasn't gone through any of those meetings where you're told these things, that he hasn't signed any contract lately that states these things and that he's read through it and signed it.
It's like he's lived in a bubble since the 1970's and just gone into the workplace.