Gregg Wallace reduced to doing restaurant reviews for his own YouTube channel - but can only afford to dine solo

Published: 11:48 EST, 10 November 2026 | Updated: 11:51 EST, 10 November 2026 He once sat in judgement over the nation’s aspiring cooks from behind the MasterChef counter.But now Gregg Wallace is dining alone at London’s most lavish restaurants because his YouTube earnings will not stretch to a meal for two.The former MasterChef presenter, 61, has been filming himself dining alone at some of London’s most fashionable establishments for The Gregg Wallace Way.His latest review took him to The Ivy, where he paid £41.43 for lunch, including a three-course meal, a side of potatoes, sparkling water and a Diet Coke.But when one follower asked why he visited expensive restaurants alone while taking his wife to Nando’s and his mother-in-law to Burger King, Wallace replied: ‘We do it for YouTube.‘It wouldn’t make economic sense for two of us to go to the more expensive restaurants as well as travelling into London. Gregg Wallace has been reduced to doing restaurant reviews for his own YouTube channel, The Gregg Wallace Way – but can only afford to dine solo ‘I get money for each film I post. Taking two people it would cost too much to make the film for the return at the moment. It won’t be long. The channel is only in its fifth month.’Wallace’s previous reviews have included lunch at The Dorchester, where the bill came to £94.30, as well as a visit to The Savoy.Wallace previously insisted his new online career was earning him ‘good money’ after a follower told him to ‘get a normal job’.He said on X last month: ‘A normal job would get in the way of the money I’m earning.’The comments come after Wallace revealed earlier this year that he had suffered anxiety over money following his removal from MasterChef.He told followers on Instagram: ‘I’ve worried about it all of my life, even when I was earning a load of money, I still had a major worry over it.‘It’s more than worry, it’s an anxiety. It’s always been with me and I don’t really know where it comes from.’He added: ‘Everybody around me seemed to have more than I did. So I worked really, really hard and always put my money away.’ Wallace said it would 'cost too much' to take his wife Anna along to film the restaurant reviews with him But he previously insisted his YouTube was making 'good money'Wallace was sacked from MasterChef last year after an investigation upheld 45 of 83 complaints about his conduct, including allegations of inappropriate sexual language and one incident of unwelcome physical contact.He has since withdrawn his legal claim against the BBC after seeking up to £10,000 in damages over alleged failures to provide him with personal data. The BBC said it would pay him neither costs nor damages.He is now hoping to relaunch his career by selling Italian recipe boxes and ready meals online with his wife Anne-Marie, 39.The couple are preparing to launch Anna’s Kitchen from their Kent farmhouse, selling pantry essentials and ready meals.He has also been making personalised videos for fans on Cameo for £38 a time.