Australian-born Mr Torode, who married his wife Lisa Faulkner at Oxfordshire's Aynhoe Park near Banbury in 2019, started presenting MasterChef alongside Gregg Wallace in 2005. READ MORE: Jeremy Clarkson's net worth revealed after harvest strugglesLisa Faulkner and John Torode married in Oxfordshire back in 2019. (Image: Ian West / PA)A BBC spokesperson said at the time: “John Torode has identified himself as having an upheld allegation of using racist language against him. John Torode denies the allegation. Ms Faulkner also commented on the dismissal, telling MailOnline in an interview: "MasterChef will not be the same without John.