Gregg Wallace quits BBC show and insists that he 'didn't mean to cause offence'

The Inbetweeners‘ James Buckley has revealed the culinary confession that motivated him to go on Celebrity MasterChef out of “shame”.The new series of the BBC cooking competition got underway yesterday (August 2), and will feature a host of stars across the season alongside Buckley – who played Jay Cartwright on the Channel 4 comedy series – including The Wanted‘s Max George, Black Eyed Peas‘ apl.de.ap, singer Jamelia and more.During the first episode, Buckley was working on a rice and prawn recipe when he was asked about his favourite dish by host Gregg Wallace.“I don’t really like anything green,” The Inbetweeners star replied (via Metro). Wallace later asked asked Buckley if he had cooked rice before, to which the actor bluntly replied: “No.”“Oh come on!” Wallace said, before Buckley admitted: “I know it’s really bad, that’s one of the reasons I wanted to come on the show, out of shame almost.

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The cost of living crisis continues to squeeze millions of household budgets this year despite the lower energy price cap and inflation finally starting to drop. The UK Government’s cost of living payments have already provided lump sums of £301 for families on means-tested benefits and £150 for those claiming disability benefits.

JoJo Siwa has officially gotten her first tattoo with the support of a celebrity couple.

A Loose Women legend has reportedly signed up to be on the latest season of Strictly Come Dancing. English actress and television personality Brenda Edwards is said to be lined up to appear on the popular dance competition. Brenda, 54, is known for her love of performing and is currently starring in the We Will Rock You musical.

Love Island star Kady McDermott has gone into detail about her feud with Molly Marsh that wasn't aired.The brunette beauty, 27 returned for this year's summer series in an explosive twist and shortly after entering the villa chose to couple up with Zachariah Noble, which meant Molly who was coupled up with him at the time was brutally dumped from the island. But in a new Casa Amor twist, Molly returned to the ITV2 show and was reunited with Zach - they went on to rekindle their connection and recouple, leaving Kady single when she returned to the main villa. Kady went on to find a new connection with Ouzy See, 28 who she later left the villa with during another dumping.

J. Kim Murphy SPOILER ALERT: This interview discusses the final episode of “Full Circle,” now streaming on Max. It’s fitting that everyone ends up back where they started at the conclusion of “Full Circle” – well, everyone that’s not dead or in police custody.

Running for 12 seasons across as many years, there’s no denying that The Big Bang Theory is a fan-favorite TV show that still has a dedicated following in 2023.

Former glamour model Katie Price has left many fans excited after she hinted that she would be up for appearing on a future series of hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing.The 45-year-old took to her Instagram this week to share a photoshopped image of her superimposed in the famous Strictly Ballroom. In the image she is being swung around with her heels against the floor with famous professional dancing partner Graziano Di Prima.

Known for being a cheery judge on MasterChef, viewers were appalled to see beloved cook Gregg Wallace eating ‘human meat’ in The British Miracle Meat documentary on Channel 4. After introducing himself as "the bald bloke off the telly", the documentary saw Gregg, 58, enter a factory where workers produced “engineered human meat” in water tanks. Viewers were dumbfounded as they found out the secret Lincolnshire factory of Good Harvest was encouraging people to become a “meat donor” for cash.

MasterChef judge Gregg Wallace has lost a whopping 4.5 stone since embarking on a weight loss journey in a bid to be fitter and healthier.

The British Miracle Meat, with some praising it as “absolute genius” and others labelling it “gross”.The one-off show – which aired on Channel 4 yesterday (July 24) – is a spoof documentary that was presented as a real investigation into a company that sold “engineered human meat” as a solution to the cost of living crisis.“With food prices soaring, Gregg Wallace explores a cheap new lab-grown meat product that its makers claim could be a solution to the cost-of-living crisis,” a synopsis for the show reads.At the end of the documentary, Wallace learns that the best tasting meat comes from children.TONIGHT at 8.30pm! @GreggAWallace explores the answer to rising food prices and the cost-of-living crisis in Gregg Wallace: The Miracle Meat. You don't want to miss it… #MiracleMeat pic.twitter.com/aohJrR5KE9— Channel 4 (@Channel4) July 24, 2023The Guardian said that “the anger of it will linger for years”, asking if the show was “the most disturbing TV satire ever”.Confused and disgusted viewers also took to Twitter to share their reactions to the show, with many questioning whether Wallace’s show was real or fake.“This is either great comedy or we’re all doomed!” one person wrote.

They may have twin babies and a toddler at home, but that doesn’t mean romance is off the menu for Dani Dyer and her footballer beau Jarrod Bowen. In fact, the arrival of their two-month-old twins has stoked the passion between the actress and West Ham star Jarrod, and exuberant Dani is feeling like a teenager again. “Jarrod’s amazing, he’s just great,” gushes Dani, who is thrilled their twins Star and Summer were born at the end of the football season, allowing Jarrod to spend more time at home with his baby girls.

James Buckley is known for his portrayal of crude schoolboy Jay Cartwright in The Inbetweeners. Fast-forward 15 years and the actor, who has since appeared in shows including White Gold and Doctor Who, is on-screen without a character to hide behind as he goes head-to-head against four others in Celebrity MasterChef. “I’ve got to do something, haven’t I?” laughs James, 35, when asked why he signed up.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Celebrity Gogglebox's Gregg Wallace broke down in tears on Friday night as the star-studded cast watched a heartbreaking diver accident. During the latest episode, Gregg, 58, as well as his famous co-stars such as Clare Balding, were left emotional as they watched The Deepest Breath.The Netflix documentary, released earlier in July, sees deep safety diver, Stephen, lose his life to save his girlfriend, Alessia, in heartbreaking scenes as she attempted to tackle one of the most dangerous dives in the world. In the documentary, Alessia says: "He rescued me, but I couldn't rescue him" to which it then showed the last photo of the couple together in the water as he risked his life to save her.

Love Island’s Catherine Agbaje, who was recently dumped from the villa, has slammed the hit ITV show and insisted that she wasn't bullying Scott van der Sluis, despite over 1,000 Ofcom complaints. Before Catherine’s sudden departure, when she was sent home in one of the quickest and most shocking dumpings, she was involved in a lot of drama with Scott after she returned from Casa Amor with new love interest Elom Ahlijah-Wilson, despite Scott choosing to remain loyal.Then, as part of Movie Night, footage of Catherine sharing a kiss with Elom was shown to the rest of the Islanders, triggering an emotional response from Scott.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The 80th Venice Film Festival has revealed its selection of projects for Venice Immersive, the XR-Extended Reality section of the festival, which runs Aug. 30 – Sept. 9. The program will include VR experience “Wallace & Gromit in the Grand Getaway” and a Fatboy Slim project. Venice Immersive is devoted to immersive media and includes all XR means of creative expression: 360° videos and XR works of any length, including installations and virtual worlds. The program, which will take place on the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio, will present 44 projects from 25 countries, and 24 works in the Worlds Gallery section. It will comprise:

Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino has forcefully disputed a Bloomberg article maintaining that a “surge” of harmful content on the Elon Musk platform has spooked advertisers.

BreAnna Bell A glimpse into the actor’s life in summer 2023: One day you’re nominated for your first Emmy, the next day your union goes on strike. Young Mazino is living just this reality after a whirlwind week that saw him land a supporting actor Emmy bid for his work in Netflix’s “Beef.” On Monday, he was out on the sidewalk in front of Netflix’s Hollywood headquarters, hoisting a sign in nearly 90-degree heat and making his voice heard. SAG-AFTRA called a strike against Hollywood studios and production entities that began July 13, one day after the 75th annual Emmy Awards nominations were revealed. “It’s a weird feeling of being Emmy nominated one day and then the next day, there’s a strike going on,” Mazino told Variety. “I think this [the strike] feels better than the nomination because it’s addressing a symptom of a larger problem. I got lucky getting in on ‘Beef’ right before this all went down but there’s a whole community that relies on things like residuals.”