Best known for MasterChef, the television star has enjoyed an incredible career over the years.
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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 currently lives in Whitstable, Kent, with his two children and fourth wife, Anne-Marie.
He’s best known as one-half of MasterChef’s judging team, alongside Aussie chef John Torode.
Gregg has been doing the MasterChef gig since 2005, and he’s also on the panel of MasterChef: The Professionals and Celebrity MasterChef.
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What is Gregg Wallace’s net worth?
As of 2024, Gregg has an estimated net worth is a staggering 5M.
This will be mainly made from his work on MasterChef and their spin-off shows.
His greengrocer business also had a turnover of £7.5M at its peak, according to Personally Speaking Bureau.
But while Gregg has experienced many business successes, he is not one to experience any failures.
His greengrocers business West Veg folded in 2013, and was revealed to be £500K 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.
The popular star also presented two Channel 5‘s 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?
Gregg and John get on but keep things professional.
The pair appeared on The One Show in 2023, and Gregg talked about their friendship.
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.”