Gregg Wallace has been replaced by TV host and chef Matt Tebbutt as a judge on the next series of MasterChef: The Professionals.

Mr Tebbutt, 51, is best known for hosting BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen and will join chefs Marcus Wareing, 55, and Monica Galetti, 50, for the 18th series of the cookery show.

Mr Tebbutt described it as “an absolute honour” to be hosting the show and working alongside Mr Wareing and Mrs Galetti.

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