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Lisa Faulkner�s famous ex-husband set to join Emmerdale amid John Torode�s BBC MasterChef axe

After his EastEnders role 'killed his career'

John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen is continuing to air amid Torode’s axing from the BBC. Meanwhile, Lisa Faulkner‘s ex-husband is set to join the cast of Emmerdale.

Amid the fallout of the infamous MasterChef controversy, finalist Christine Hamilton has defended erstwhile judge John Torode and branded the BBC “woke”.

Torode is alleged to have used a particularly offensive racial slur. He denies using it, and claims to have no memory of the alleged incident.

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BBC bosses extended him a “lifeline” when it first came up during the internal investigation, according to Richard Osman. And John and Gregg Wallace’s personal relationship also appears to have suffered.

Lisa Faulkner and John Torode holding hands
Lisa and John married in 2019, several years after her separation from Chris Coghill (Credit: Splashnews.com)

Lisa Faulkner’s six-year marriage to ex-husband Chris Coghill

Long before she married John Torode, Lisa met actor Chris Coghill. They co-starred in the BBC Three drama Burn It, which aired in 2003.

Two years later, they tied the knot at a ceremony in in Surrey’

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Chris Coghill as Chris Lythgoe in The Walk-In, he has boxing gloves on in a room with windows, he looks rough

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