# MasterChef has returned to TV screens with the launch of a new series that was filmed before hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode were sacked over allegations against them. The BBC decided to still show this year’s amateur series, but it faced backlash from some groups saying bad behaviour should not be rewarded with prime-time coverage. There are fewer jokes and less chat between the hosts and the chefs. One of the contestants has also been edited out after asking for the new series not to be broadcast.
MasterChef returns with sacked hosts Wallace and Torode