Audience member who was at BBC live show claims MasterChef presenter was ‘disrespectful’ to interpreter
Gregg Wallace asked a British Sign Language interpreter to sign “big boobs” and “sexy bum” in front of a live audience at the BBC Good Food show, an attender has told the Guardian.Wallace
“The BSL interpreter is there to interpret what is being said for deaf people,” she said. “They’re not there as a source of entertainment. I just found that deeply disrespectful to and deeply disrespectful to her profession.” . A spokesperson said the BBC took complaints seriously and had robust processes to deal with them, but it would be inappropriate to comment on anything that might form part of the ongoing investigation by MasterChef’s production company, Banijay UK.
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