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Even before his scandalous departure from bbcMasterChef, Gregg Wallace He has endured his fair share of turbulence in his love life.
It has been announced that the 60-year-old former greengrocer will be walking away from the show after a An investigation has been launched into historical allegations of misconduct, including alleged inappropriate sexual comments.
Gregg has often made headlines for his somewhat rocky love life and has spoken candidly about his relationships over the years.
More recently, Gregg spoke candidly about life with his fourth wife Anne-Marie and son Sid, after a long journey to conceive.
He endured a brief union with his third wife, Heidi, which he previously called a “big mistake.”
As Gregg leaves MasterChef, MailOnline takes a look at his colorful love life…
Gregg Wallace has often made headlines for his somewhat checkered love life and has spoken candidly about his relationships over the years (pictured with his fourth wife, Anna).
It is announced that the former greengrocer is resigning from MasterChef after an investigation was launched into historical allegations of misconduct
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Gregg’s first wife, Christine, left the marriage after just six weeks of marriage in 1991.
The couple tied the knot in an impromptu wedding ceremony, followed by a meal in a pie and mash shop.
The television personality, who was just 24 when they met, opened up about their romance in her autobiography.
He joked that his marriage was “possibly the shortest marriage in the world” and admitted that he knew it was a mistake even before he got married.
Denise Lovall
Gregg’s second wife was pastry chef Denise, with whom he had two children, but the marriage ended when it was revealed that he had had an affair with an employee.
Gregg has two adult children from his second marriage, son Tom and daughter Libby (pictured).
While the children initially stayed with Denise after their separation, Gregg fought for full custody when his alcoholism worsened (Tom Wallace pictured right).
He then married pastry chef Denise, with whom he had children, Tom and Libby, now 27 and 24.
The couple met in 1993 and married in 1999 and were married for five years.
In 2004, they ended up divorcing after Denise discovered that Gregg was allegedly having an affair with one of her employees.
Denise furiously ranted that she would “never change” in an explosive interview with People in 2009, around the time he met his third wife, Heidi.
While the children stayed with Denise at first after their separation, Gregg fought for full custody when his alcoholism worsened.
Sadly, in 2017, Denise died after a tough battle with alcohol addiction.
Heidi Brown
Gregg met his third wife, Heidi Brown, on Twitter in 2009, and they endured a brief marriage that lasted just 14 months, separating in 2012 (pictured in 2009).
Wife number three was Heidi, who he met through Twitter, but they split in 2012, just 14 months after their lavish wedding ceremony.
The biology teacher exchanged messages with Gregg on the social network and things quickly turned romantic.
“The third one was a big mistake,” Gregg confessed.
“I’ve probably been the unhappiest person I’ve ever been in my life, but she was a teacher and she was very good with children.”
After splitting from Heidi, Gregg dated beautiful women who made him feel, he told the Daily Mail, “like riding in my Jaguar with the roof down” when he went into restaurants with them.
His psychiatrist told him that he would never find happiness if he continued choosing women like he chose cars.
“The reason I had so many girlfriends was because I was always looking for someone,” he said in an interview last year.
“I think it’s an absolute game of chance. What are the chances of finding someone who not only attracts you and makes you feel comfortable and happy, but who is also looking for what you have to offer? What is the chance that will that happen?
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Anne-Marie, known as Anna, is a caterer who met Gregg on Twitter, just months after his divorce from Heidi in 2013.
Anne-Marie, who goes by Anna, is a caterer who met Gregg on Twitter, just months after his divorce from Heidi in 2013.
Consulting one of his television recipes, he asked the former greengrocer if rhubarb really combined with duck, as he saw it demonstrated on a cooking show.
Gregg recalled the interaction in 2015 on HELLO! Magazine: ‘I looked at Anna’s photo and thought, “Wow, she’s pretty.” So yes, rhubarb, which in medieval times was considered an aphrodisiac, brought us together.’
That initial exchange occurred in 2013, but Anna wasn’t sure if the TV chef was the one at first.
Speaking on ITV’s Lorraine, Gregg said: “I messaged him and we started messaging. Then I sent him my phone number.
“She came to London to have dinner with me and said it wasn’t until we got to the restaurant that she felt comfortable it was really me and not an imposter.”
‘I think it’s just luck, and this time I was very lucky. Very lucky.’
Gregg admitted he was worried about the age difference, but said it never seemed to bother Anna, 21 years his junior.
However, he said he sometimes felt uncomfortable when people saw him holding hands with his partner.
“People look at you anyway and I felt very self-conscious because she was younger,” she explained, “and I didn’t want people to judge her harshly.” I was doing ordinary things.’
The couple got engaged in December 2014 and said ‘I do’ at Hever Castle in Kent on August 6, 2016, with MasterChef judge John Torode as his co-star’s best man.
The couple welcomed their son Sid in 2019, despite Gregg’s initial misgivings about becoming a father for the third time when he was 50.
Anna is the foodie’s fourth wife and tells Lorraine that each of her previous marriages taught her something.
The couple welcomed their son Sid in 2019, despite Gregg’s initial misgivings about becoming a father for the third time when he was 50.
“I told him, ‘At my age, I wouldn’t choose to have kids, but I’m in love with you and if that’s what you want, I’ll happily do it with you,'” Gregg recalled last year. ‘But I had two conditions.
“I told him: ‘I’m not happy to trade my young, fun, sexy girlfriend for an exhausted mother, but if that’s what you want, I want help. The other condition was: ‘I want to spend a fortnight on vacation with you.’ .every year without a baby’.
‘Normally, at my age, your kids are older and you get your wife back. I’m going to be 70 when our son Sid is 20. The two conditions I had make me smile now.’
Speaking recently in The Telegraph’s My Saturday column, Gregg shared: “I’m a much better father now that I’m older, although having another child is not something I would have chosen at my age.”
‘I was always very honest with Anna, but it’s what she wanted and I love her. I only asked for two things: that we have help around the house (which is why his mother moved there) and, secondly, that we have at least one week a year to spend the holidays just the two of us.’