Former Celebrity MasterChef contestant Arlene Phillips, 81, weighs in on Gregg Wallace fiasco as he blames 'middle-class women of a certain age' for his woes

Arlene Phillips weighed in on the Gregg Wallace fiasco as she made an appearance at The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical premiere on Sunday night. Reacting to the revelations Arlene told MailOnline at the theatre event that while Gregg was 'lovely' towards her on the show she didn't like his use of the phrase 'middle-class women of a certain age'. Arlene Phillips weighed in on the Gregg Wallace fiasco as she made an appearance at The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical premiere on Sunday night Arlene, 81, appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in 2015 and has given her say on the 60-year-old who has now stepped down from the show after he was accused of sexist and inappropriate behaviour She said: 'I was in and out of the show because I was so hopeless, Gregg was really lovely to me as I think he liked the hopeless and helpless ones on the show so I didn't have any problem. One post read: 'Whichever PR firm advised Gregg Wallace to take on 'middle-class women of a certain age' clearly hate him as well.' Arlene was on the show in 2015 along with Kimberley Wyatt, Andy Akinwolere, Rylan Clark and Craig Gazey Reacting to the revelations Arlene told MailOnline at the theatre event that while Gregg was 'lovely' towards her on the show she didn't like his use of the phrase 'middle-class women of a certain age' A total of 13 people, including Kirsty Wark, have complained about Wallace's conduct while working with him over a 17-year period across five shows, from 2005 to 2022 She said: Although I'm more than middle aged - I'm old, but I still don't like the reference to 'middle aged' women that came out today' Radio presenter Julie Hartley-Brewer wrote: 'Spare a thought for Gregg Wallace's PR agent waking up this morning,' with a meme of Chandler from Friends shouting 'What did you just do?'