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Christopher Biggins has shockingly admitted he would still like to be able to ‘grab women by the t***ies’ in a bizarre defence of Gregg Wallace.
The iconic actor, 76, who is openly gay, said his own past behaviour would ‘land him in prison’ today and claimed 25 years ago ‘everyone’ was acting inappropriately.
Gregg, 60, stepped down from his duties as Masterchef host after more than 40 complaints about his behaviour were upheld following a BBC investigation.
Christopher, who appeared on the show’s celebrity version in 2014, said he’d reached out to the scandal-plagued broadcaster following the axe, as well as sharing insight into his own less than savoury antics.
He told The Sun: ‘Years ago I would approach a woman from behind and grab her t***ies from the front. Well, I’m gay so it didn’t matter. And I’d like to still be doing it, but I don’t think I can any more.
‘If I were to do that now I’d be put into prison. Twenty-five years ago we were all doing it. It was a thing of affection.’
He went on: ‘I love Gregg and I love his wife. I’ve tried to get hold of her because they must be going through a terrible time because suddenly careers are vanishing, it’s so wrong.’
Daily Mail have contacted Christopher Biggins’ reps for further comment.
No stranger to his own controversy, Christopher was famously axed from the Celebrity Big Brother back in 2016 after making a shocking comment to X Factor star Katie Waissel, which was never broadcast.
Christopher told Katie, who is Jewish: ‘You better be careful or they’ll be putting you in a shower and taking you to a room.’
Bosses immediately removed him from the house, and his £100,000 fee was reportedly slashed.
Christopher has since apologised for his comments, noting that some of his close friends, such as Birds of a Feather’s Lesley Joseph, were Jewish.
Earlier this week Gregg and wife Anna stood united as they celebrate their nine year wedding anniversary on Instagram.
Anna shared a smiling selfie with Gregg as they enjoyed a picturesque picnic at Hever Castle in Kent, the location of their wedding almost a decade ago.
Anna, who shares son Sid, five, with Gregg, looked stunning in a green dress and sunglasses while the BBC star wore a black fleece and baseball cap.
Alongside a photo of the grounds of the castle, she penned: ‘Back at Hever Castle today to celebrate our anniversary’.
She also re-shared a video Gregg posted of the couple discussing their anniversary as the presenter gushed he is ‘a very lucky man’.
Gregg said: ‘Hello it’s our wedding anniversary, how many years Anna?’ prompting her to reply, ‘Nine years’.
He continued: ‘Nine years, how long have you been together, 12 or 13? We’re not sure.
‘The theme is willow and we’ve got a picnic basket and we are at Heaber Castle which is where we got married nine years ago.
‘Beautiful setting, beautiful wife, I’m a very lucky man’.
The BBC review into his behaviour concluded that the ‘majority of the substantiated allegations against Gregg related to inappropriate sexual language and humour’.
It added that ‘a smaller number of allegations of other inappropriate language and being in a state of undress were also substantiated’, with ‘one incident of unwelcome physical contact’ also substantiated.
Though the findings resulted in Gregg being fired from the BBC completely, it appears the presenter could be lined up for another big show.
On Thursday, bookies are predicting Gregg will feature in this year’s series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
The jungle show, hosted by Ant and Dec, will return with a brand new cast of celebrities this November.
Gregg is currently 4/1 to appear, according to William Hill, while his former co-host John has odds of 6/1.
Australian-born chef John, 59, also lost his job after two decades over allegations that he used the N-word, which he claims to have ‘absolutely no recollection’ of.
I’m A Celeb has previously been used as a platform for under-fire celebrities to reinvent their image.
Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock competed on the show in 2022, bagging an appearance fee of £320,000 and finishing in third place.
Gregg and John have returned to screens for one final time together as the BBC made the decision to air the controversial 21st series of MasterChef.
It was filmed last year and remained shelved by the broadcaster until the findings of the independent investigation were gathered.
Fans have been left divided over the move to air the programme, with some branding the decision as ‘bizarre’ and accused the BBC of being ‘tone deaf’.
There was a last-minute scramble behind-the-scenes to re-edit it and limit the appearances of John and Gregg.
One contestant, Sarah Shafi, will not appear on the programme after she complained about the behaviour of Gregg.
She claimed she was ‘eyed up and ogled’ by him on the show, while accusing the TV host of making an ‘off’ comment about his reputation with women.
Ms Shafi, who was set to appear on the show’s yet to be aired season, said the greengrocer, 60, made her feel like a ‘rabbit in the headlights’, when he made a ‘throwaway comment’ about his reputation with women.
