How to spot a middle-class man of a certain age

Gregg Wallace has had quite a week, hasn’t he? Since several accusations emerged of the MasterChef presenter’s reportedly inappropriate behaviour – the latest being from his biographer, Shannon Kyle, who alleges that he “dropped his towel” in front of her and gave her a “thigh rub” each time he changed gears while driving – he has struggled to “own the narrative”; Wallace denies all accusations, including the aforementioned, and after he misguidedly levelled his anger at “middle-class women of a certain age”, has since apologised for his behaviour. But, unwittingly, Wallace’s misogynistic categorisation of “middle-class women of a certain age” – his obvious disdain – put him firmly in a category too: a certain kind of middle-class man of a certain age. open image in gallery Red meat and a tough time with his dad, X owner and soon-to-be US government adviser Elon Musk checks many of our boxes for a certain type of man He’s learning ‘Blackbird’ on the guitar “Blackbird”, another song by The Beatles or “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zepplin – but strictly one to two songs only, learned to justify buying seven guitars, an amp and some fancy production software. open image in gallery The president-elect didn’t have the best of relationships with his father He loves talking about eating red meat Shorthand for “vote leave” and, in the case of Joe Rogan and Elon Musk – king of the new-age cavemen, who this week hinted at a red-meat renaissance – environmental ignorance.