GREGG Wallace started life out as a greengrocer, before becoming one of the biggest TV judges in the UK.
Best known for MasterChef, the television star has enjoyed an incredible career over the years.
Who is Gregg Wallace?
Gregg Wallace was born on October 17, 1964, in Elephant and Castle, London.
He is a former greengrocer, baker and TV personality who lives in Whitstable, Kent.
Gregg has been married four times and had two children - Tom and Libby - with his second wife.
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He married fourth wife, Anne-Marie, in August 2016, and their son, Sid, was born in 2019.
Sid was diagnosed with autism in 2022, and Gregg has admitted "it's not easy" caring for a child who is non verbal.
Gregg is best known as one half of MasterChef's judging team, alongside Aussie chef John Torode.
He has been co-presenting MasterChef since 2005.
Gregg is also on the panel of MasterChef: The Professionals and Celebrity MasterChef.
What is Gregg Wallace's net worth?
As of 2024, Gregg has an estimated net worth of £5million.
This will be mainly made from his work on MasterChef and their spin-off shows.
His greengrocer business also had a turnover of £7.5million at its peak.
But while Gregg has experienced many business successes, he is not one to experience any failures.
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His greengrocer business West Veg folded in 2013, and was revealed to be £500,000 in debt, according to The Sun.
Which TV shows has Gregg Wallace starred in?
Popular telly personality Gregg was the presenter of Saturday Kitchen until he was replaced by Antony Worrall Thompson in 2003.
He has also presented BBC shows including Supermarket Secrets and Eat Well for Less?, as well as going behind the scenes of food production on Inside The Factory.
One of Gregg’s most famous TV appearances was on Strictly Come Dancing in 2014, when the left-footed food lover was eliminated first.
He has also landed himself guest spots on Room 101, Who Do You Think You Are? and An Extra Slice.
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The popular star also presented two Channel 5 Christmas specials: Gregg Wallace's Grand Christmas Adventure and Gregg Wallace's Magical Christmas Market.
In March 2023, Gregg revealed he will no longer host the BBC series Inside The Factory as he wishes to focus on his autistic son.
He said: "So I’ve made a decision that I’m actually not going to do Inside The Factory any more.
"It’s a good time to stop doing it because there’s actually 12 episodes in the can…
"So I wouldn’t have been filming for a while anyway so it just seemed like a good idea to stop it."
Are Gregg Wallace and John Torode friends?
In 2021, Gregg talked about his friendship with John, where he explained they get on but keep their relationship to a working one.
Speaking on The One Show, he said: "And people still ask if we are really mates, 'Do you really get on because we heard you don't get on?
"It's been nearly 20 years and I knew him 10 years before this, so we've known each other 30 years."
John added: "We've done 10 years not 19 series, so we are up to nearly 40 series, then you put professional on top of that and juniors, 19 years on TV, we feel lucky."
The pair returned to our screens for season 20 of MasterChef in 2024.
Speaking about the new series, Gregg told the BBC: "I think it's very simple. I think what keeps it fresh are the contestants; that you just have new people all of the time, with different personalities, who aspire to different things, with different skill sets and different passions.
"So, although in its simplest form, people come into the MasterChef kitchen and cook, it's never the same.
"It's never the same because the people and their food in the kitchen are different."
