Yahoo UK understands ITV are standing by the TV chef after the BBC sacked him from MasterChef over the racist language allegation.

The BBC in a statement said an “extremely offensive racist term” had been used in the workplace, prompting Torode’s contract to not be renewed.

The BBC has announced John Torode will no longer host MasterChef, but it has been reported that ITV will continue to air the celebrity chef’s cooking show with his wife Lisa Faulkner. The Australian-born TV chef,

D: Gregg Wallace’s co-host John Torode has been fired from BBC’s “MasterChef” following an investigation that substantiated an allegation he used racist language in the workplace, marking the second major dismissal to emerge from the comprehensive probe into the show’s culture.

After an inquiry into Wallace's behavior revealed claims against two separate people, Torode said on Monday: "I am the individual who is alleged to have used racial language on one occasion."

ITV are standing by John Torode in the wake of his sacking from MasterChef. The Sun understands the broadcaster held crisis talks yesterday about whether or not to air this Saturday’s episode of

The Australian chef, 59, was dropped from MasterChef after it was alleged that he used an ‘extremely offensive racist term’ in 2018

John Torode's sacking from MasterChef has shocked the showbiz world, and celebrities are rallying round the presenter