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<\/p>\nGregg Wallace has candidly revealed just how stressful he found apperaring on Strictly Come Dancing back in 2014.<\/p>\n
The MasterChef star, 58, who was paired with pro partner\u00a0Aliona Vilani, said the experience led to him breaking out in a rash and even seeking therapy.<\/p>\n
He told The Mirror’s Men In Mind podcast: ‘I was having a really tough time [on Strictly] I was really, really stressed\u2026 so badly that the side of my face broke out into a rash, like cold sores’.<\/p>\n
Gregg explained how things got so bad that he couldn’t bring himself to dance in front of the audience which led to worried show bosses recommending he get professional help.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Saying: ‘I was due to do the dance that night and I called [The therapist] up and said, “Are you free? Can you come and help me?” She jumped in the car, came into my dressing room and had me in floods of tears. But I went out and danced’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Candid:\u00a0Gregg Wallace, 58, has candidly revealed how stressful he found his time on Strictly Come Dancing back in 2014<\/p>\n
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Behind the scenes:\u00a0The MasterChef star who was paired with pro partner Aliona Vilani said the experience led to him breaking out in a rash and even seeking therapy<\/p>\n
Unfortunately the TV chef failed to impress with his routine and was voted off first from the series finishing in 14th place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gregg says continued his relationship with the therapist and credits her for helping him come to terms with his ‘low self-esteem’ and ‘self-doubt’.<\/p>\n
He said that he believes his issues come from growing up poor in a a council terrace and fears deep down that he will loose everything and go back to having nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last month Gregg\u00a0denied that he left the BBC show Inside The Factory in March due to inappropriate comments made towards female staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Appearing on Good Morning Britain\u00a0the presenter stated that such claims were ‘inaccurate’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was reported by The Times back in May that he had allegedly offended certain female staff members at the Nestl\u00e9 UK factory in York with comments about their weight during a ‘friendly’ conversation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘He was rude towards staff and continued to talk in a derogatory manner, especially to women,’ a source told the newspaper.<\/p>\n
The comments were non-sexual but were deemed ‘inappropriate’ and a complaint was lodged with Voltage TV, the production company responsible for developing the show.<\/p>\n
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Honest:\u00a0Gregg explained how things got so bad that he couldn’t bring himself to dance in front of the audience which led to worried show bosses recommending he get professional help<\/p>\n
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Opening up: He said:\u00a0‘I was having a really tough time [on Strictly] I was really, really stressed\u2026 so badly that the side of my face broke out into a rash, like cold sores’.<\/p>\n
‘He was given a talking-to and was appalled that he had caused such offence,’ the source added.<\/p>\n
However host Richard Madeley gave the presenter a chance to clear up the rumours on the show as Gregg confirmed that ‘the reporting isn’t accurate.’<\/p>\n
He revealed that there was an issue with Inside The Factory that prompted him to leave, but it was not for the reasons reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘There was an argument inside the factory, the reporting isn’t accurate. There was an issue and I thought this is the perfect time to come out.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Offending people? No no. If you look at the headlines you can’t see a story that matches those headlines.’<\/p>\n
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‘Inappropriate’: Last month Gregg denied that he left the BBC show Inside The Factory in March due to inappropriate comments made towards female staff (pictured with co-host\u00a0Cherry Healey)<\/p>\n
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He said: ‘There was an argument inside the factory, the reporting isn’t accurate. There was an issue and I thought this is the perfect time to come out’<\/p>\n
Gregg also revealed that he also wanted to leave to help care for his three-year-old son Sid, who is autistic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Explaining his home situation, he revealed ‘I’ve got a little boy called Sid who at the moment is non-verbal, he is still in nappies, he’s got learning difficulties….Mum needed help there.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
He revealed that the demanding nature of the filming around the different factories across the country meant that it made sense to give it up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He concluded: ‘It’s completely inaccurate, I didn’t challenge it. There was an issue, I don’t want to discuss the issue but it wasn’t what the papers said it was. There was nothing offensive to anybody that’s just people guessing.\u00a0It was a decent time to come out, I think.’\u00a0<\/p>\n