Former Masterchef host, Gregg Wallace, is now making videos with bespoke messages for fans, and is reportedly set to make £20,000 a month from it.
The ex-BBC star was axed from the channel last summer after a review into behaviour on the cooking show upheld several complaints against him. Wallace denied any serious misconduct.
Recently, he wrote a Substack reflecting on the ‘things he got wrong’ and apologised for ‘the upset that he caused’.
Wallace, 61, has now swapped the small screen for a smaller one, creating videos for fans on the site Cameo.
According to The Sun, Wallace is set to make over half of the reported £400,000 he made at the BBC with earnings of £20,000 a month.
The 61-year-old has been advertising his video messages on Instagram, today offering Valentine’s Day greetings ‘delivered in under an hour’.
He told his followers: ‘Right, look, it’s Valentine’s Day, right? Now, if you’ve messed up, if you’ve forgotten to get a card, I can do a Cameo Valentine’s message for you.’
Cameo is a site where fans can request personalised videos from their ‘favourite stars’, like James Buckley from The Inbetweeners, American actor John Cusack and Glee star Matthew Morrison.
The former TV chef is currently ranked number seven on the site, charging £36.62 a pop.
His cameo bio reads: ‘Whether it’s a milestone birthday, an anniversary, or a long-awaited reunion, make it unforgettable with a one-of-a-kind Cameo video from Gregg Wallace.
‘You’ll have the chance to customise your request for Gregg Wallace, like asking them to mention inside jokes, share words of wisdom, or work in their signature catchphrases.’
Yesterday he shared his own loving post, dedicated to his wife Anna Wallace.
He wrote: ‘Anna Wallace. Centre of my world for 13 years.’
The picture was littered amongst cooking clips and discussions of his late autism diagnosis.
At the time of his sacking, Wallace spoke out about his condition and said ‘nothing was done to protect him’ in what he ‘now realises was a dangerous environment.’
He was reportedly going to sue the BBC over alleged autism discrimination, but later filed a data protection claim of up to £10,000 in damages.
The former presenter alleged that failure from the BBC to comply with a request for copies of his personal data caused ‘distress and harassment.’
Since then, the BBC has confirmed that Wallace is not ‘entitled to any damages’ in response to his High Court claim.
Metro has contact Gregg Wallace for comment.
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