‘Gutted’ Emmerdale star shares Celebrity MasterChef experience as show yanked off air

Amy Walsh shared her devastation as her episode of was shelved following accusations of “inappropriate behaviour” from its host,

The star said she was “gutted” about the decision made by the after all the “hard work” she and other celebrities had put in.

Amy typed on : “Beyond gutted about this decision after all the hard work we all put in.

“Sorry to confirm they won’t be showing our Celebrity Christmas Special 2024! When we can, I’ll try and share some pics of what I made; maybe I’ll recreate it for you all in my kitchen.”

In the comment section, Amy’s celebrity pals shared their upset over the announcement as they admitted it was “frustrating”.

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Gregg Wallace is the subject of a misconduct investigation. (Image: Getty)

Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh typed: “Nooooooo.”

While Denise Walsh said: “Gutted! I was really looking forward to seeing you on this. How frustrating!”

Another commented: “This is so sad, beaut, I was so looking forward to seeing you in this working your magic as always! Definitely recreate.”

It comes as Gregg’s show has been dropped from the festive TV schedule after the and Channel 5 cancelled episodes featuring him amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

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The has cancelled its planned two MasterChef Christmas specials, which featured celebrities such as The Wanted singer Max George, reality star Luca Bish, and comedian Shazia Mira.

The second, called MasterChef Meets Strictly Festive Extravaganza, was due to feature ‘s Amy Dowden, Gorka Marquez, Kai Widdrington and Nancy Xu, with Motsi Mabuse setting a challenge.

It is understood that the celebrities involved are being spoken to about the reasons behind the change in programming and that no changes will be made to iPlayer content.

The previously said it would continue airing all filmed episodes of MasterChef, but yesterday’s announcement appears to mark a significant Change.

The corporation said the celebrity Christmas specials are “obviously a different type of show” as it justified its decision to axe them.

The was originally criticised for showing a semi-final of the current series of MasterChef: The Professionals despite the ongoing storm surrounding its co-host Gregg.

He is facing claims from at least 13 women across five shows over a 17-year period, who have accused him of inappropriate behaviour. Gregg denies all allegations.

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