Masterchef judge defends spoof documentary, saying he was working as an actor ‘playing myself’
He has spent a career talking about food on TV but, with a new documentary on cannibalism, Gregg Wallace may have bitten off more than he can chew.
The presenter was shocked after his new programme extolling the virtues of “human meat” provoked a stinging backlash from viewers and MPs.
Wallace, best known for his culinary judgment on Masterchef, took his cue from Jonathan Swift as he branched into satire with a Channel 4 mockumentary titled The British Meat Miracle.
In the tongue-in-cheek show, the host explored the potential of human meat to provide a cheap source of protein during the cost of living crisis, and a source of income for those willing to have their flesh harvested.