3 h. ago John Torode reveals he's in therapy after being sacked from MasterChef for allegedly using a racist term

His career was left in tatters when he was sacked from his long-standing role on MasterChef for the alleged use of a racist term.

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3 h. ago John Torode is in therapy to help manage his 'grief' at MasterChef axe

John Torode was sacked as presenter of MasterChef after 20 years in the role, following a historic accusation of racism — but said he had no memory of making the comment

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5 h. ago John Torode opens up on therapy after MasterChef axe and 'brutal life change’

Torode host says therapy has allowed him to be 'real', five months after he was sacked by the BBC following a complaint he had used racist language, which he denies

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5 h. ago Celebrity MasterChef host forced to intervene as star 'sorry' for blunder

Celebrity MasterChef contestant apologised to judge John Torode after a major blunder on the show

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5 h. ago Celebrity MasterChef star says ‘I’m so sorry’ as John Torode forced to step in

Celebrity MasterChef judge John Torode was left panicking after one contestant made a major blunder

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30 h. ago Moment bloodied dangerous driver rants and screams after 'killing man' and hitting pedestrians in 'drunken Christmas Day rampage' is shown in court

Anthony Gilheaney, 30, is currently standing trial at the Old Bailey after a string of alleged racist and homophobic attacks on Christmas Day in London's West End which saw one man die.

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54 h. ago Celebrity MasterChef star left devastated as they make huge show blunder

BBC star Noreen Khan is part of the star-studded line-up cooking for John Torode and Grace Dent on the new series of the cooking show.

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60 h. ago BBC explains reason John Torode is still presenting Celebrity MasterChef

Food critic Grace Dent has taken Gregg Wallace's place on this season of Celebrity MasterChef, however fans of the show are puzzled as to why John Torode still appears

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4 d. ago Prince Harry's memories of Princess Diana came flooding back after 'months' of therapy

Writing in his tell-all memoir Spare, Prince Harry revealed how after 'months' of therapy he could finally recall several suppressed memories of his early childhood at Kensington Palace.

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6 d. ago Ruth Langsford reveals she needed therapy to cope with her difficult split from ex Eamonn Holmes

Ruth Langsford has told how she turned to therapy to cope with her acrimonious split from husband Eamonn Holmes.

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6 d. ago John Torode Christmas TV comeback announced just months after Masterchef sacking

The ITV festive special will see John joined by his wife Lisa Faulkner

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6 d. ago Celebrity MasterChef's John Torode to make TV comeback on rival show months after axe

While this series of Celebrity MasterChef is the last one for John Torode, he will be back on TV screens this Christmas

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6 d. ago John Torode set for TV return with Christmas special with wife Lisa after MasterChef axe

ITV has revealed that John Torode is returning with a new project, just months after being axed from BBC One's MasterChef over allegations of using racist language - which he denies

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1 week ago I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |

Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges When I see the allegations of racism against Nigel Farage from his schooldays, I can’t say I am greatly surprised. There are those who believe that the Reform UK leader’s persona must have been developed to win over working-class voters, or the “red wall”. I know that it is quite in keeping with the sentiments expressed by plenty of young men in elite institutions like English public schools – the kind of men who run the world.Farage was educated at Dulwich college from 1975 to 1982; there, fellow students have told the Guardian, he allegedly used racist insults about fellow pupils and sang a song with the lyrics “Gas ’em all”. I attended Eton a couple of decades later, but the attitudes of some of the people I encountered there were not very different. One pupil, having fallen out with me over some perceived slight, boasted that his...

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1 week ago I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations | Musa Okwonga

Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges When I see the allegations of racism against Nigel Farage from his schooldays, I can’t say I am greatly surprised. There are those who believe that the Reform UK leader’s persona must have been developed to win over working-class voters, or the “red wall”. I know that it is quite in keeping with the sentiments expressed by plenty of young men in elite institutions like English public schools – the kind of men who run the world.Farage was educated at Dulwich college from 1975 to 1982; there, fellow students have told the Guardian, he allegedly used racist insults about fellow pupils and sang a song with the lyrics “Gas ’em all”. I attended Eton a couple of decades later, but the attitudes of some of the people I encountered there were not very different. One pupil, having fallen out with me over some perceived slight, boasted that his...

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1 week ago Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?

Reform UK’s leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there’s ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnessesNigel Farage has denied – albeit through a spokesperson – that he ever said anything racist or antisemitic when he was a teenager.The Guardian has spoken to 20 of his contemporaries while at Dulwich College in south London who say otherwise – more than half of them on the record. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Starmer calls Farage ‘spineless’ over failure to tackle racism in Reform party

PM says Reform UK leader also has ‘questions to answer’ about alleged racist comments and chants when at school UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has accused Nigel Farage of being “spineless” when it comes to tackling racism in his party after the Guardian revealed allegations he made xenophobic and antisemitic comments while he was at school.The prime minister said the Reform UK leader had “questions to answer” about the alleged comments and chants, which include songs about the Holocaust and accusations of bullying towards minority ethnic schoolboys. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Celebrity Masterchef fans are 'surprisingly loving' Grace Dent as they praise the new judge

Celebrity Masterchef fans continued to heap praise on Grace Dent after Thursday's episode of the BBC cooking show. 

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2 w. ago Katie Price, 47, reveals she is taking HRT medication for menopause symptoms

Katie Price has revealed she is on hormone replacement therapy to treat menopause symptoms, after her recent dramatic weight loss. 

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2 w. ago No 10 calls on Farage to urgently address ‘disturbing allegations’ of past racist behaviour

Keir Starmer ramps up pressure on Reform leader, who has dismissed claims as ‘one person’s word against another’‘He used to say things like “Hitler was right”’: Farage faces more allegations of racist behaviour at schoolKeir Starmer has called on Nigel Farage to urgently address multiple and detailed allegations of racist behaviour during his teenage years, as the Reform leader attempted to dismiss the claims as “one person’s word against another”.Pressure was put on Farage by the prime minister over what Downing Street said were “disturbing allegations” after the Guardian reported the testimony of more than a dozen school contemporaries, including an award-winning director who claimed to have been targeted with antisemitic abuse. Continue reading...

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