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A former contestant on Celebrity MasterChef, Melanie Sykes, recently disclosed that she decided to give up her television career after spending time with the show’s host Gregg Wallace in 2021. She wrote in her 2023 book Illuminated: Autism & All The Things I’ve Left Unsaid that when she first appeared on the show, she felt Wallace's question about whether models eat was "unprofessional" and filled with "ignorance and disrespect".
The 54-year-old further told the Mail on December 3 that she wanted to leave the show because she thought Wallace's behavior on set was "jaw-dropping" and that he allegedly frequently "barked orders."
Sykes then added:
“I didn't know what to say, so I smiled and said "yes", but I was really thinking, 'Yes, you have finally helped me decide to end my television career once and for all.'"
As per SurreyLive's December 3 report, the broadcaster, whose current net worth according to the Celebrity Net Worth is $5 million, also revealed to her YouTube viewers that, while making an appearance in the early 2020s, she had filed an informal complaint against the BBC program.
Melanie Sykes acquired her fortune from modeling, hosting, and writing
Melanie Sykes is a model, radio presenter, and television host, whose net worth is $5 million. Sykes first gained widespread recognition when she appeared in a Boddingtons Beer commercial in the mid-1990s.
Later, she formally started her career as a TV host in the mid-1990s with the Real TV UK series on Sky One. She then began her television career as a reporter for The Big Breakfast. She has since gone on to present on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and EastEnders Revealed.
Melanie Sykes' Southall Stories, a BBC Two documentary about Asian culture in the United Kingdom, was also presented by Sykes in 1999. Additionally, she has presented at several award shows, such as Miss World, the Q Awards, and the BAFTA Awards.
Melanie Sykes further served as a Berlei lingerie model. Today with Des and Mol (2002), The Vault (2003-2004), Celebrities Under Pressure (2003-2004), Let's Do Lunch with Gino and Mel, Gene Detectives, and Missing Millions are just a few of the shows she has hosted and presented since starting her career.
Additionally, Sykes has also hosted award shows like The British Soap Awards in 2003. From 2006 to 2009, Sykes alternated as host of The Paul O'Grady Show as a substitute for Paul O'Grady when he was unavailable. Sykes also judged The Sofa Factor in 2008.
In addition to television, Sykes also worked in radio and hosted The A List at London's Heart 106.2 studios. However, near the end of 2006, she departed the show.
On December 22, 23, and 24, 2008, Melanie Sykes was heard on BBC Radio 2 in the afternoon. Following Emma Forbes' resignation, she also started co-hosting the BBC Radio 2 program Going Out with Alan Carr in May 2010. Sykes remained on the program until March 2012, when it ended.
She further made a one-time appearance on BBC Radio 2 on Boxing Day 2015 alongside Alan Carr. She and Carr returned to Radio 2 in early 2017 to cover for Paul O'Grady for four weeks.
Additionally, in Britain, Sykes has served as the spokesperson for Head & Shoulders shampoo, making appearances in print and television advertisements. Additionally, she has starred in ads for Churchill Insurance, Wynsors World of Shoes, and Morrisons.
She also tried her hands at writing. She and Hilary Boyd co-wrote a book called Blooming Beautiful: My Plan for Looking Great, Being Healthy, and Surviving Hormonal Havoc, Throughout Pregnancy and as a New Mother, in 2006, which was published by Michael Joseph.
Melanie Sykes further wrote Illuminated: Autism & All The Things I’ve Left Unsaid in 2023 where she penned down her struggles with autism and her experience on Celebrity MasterChef.
On the other hand, Gregg Wallace or his representatives haven’t said anything about these allegations as of yet.
