A regular amateur series was filmed in 2024, fronted by long-serving hosts Wallace and Torode. The first allegations against Wallace are believed to have emerged towards the end of production.

Following the sacking of Masterchef hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode, questions have swirled around what the BBC would do with a whole unaired series of the amateur cook series.

The BBC has confirmed a new and unseen series of MasterChef filmed last year will be broadcast - despite the sacking of both presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode.