The British version of MasterChef continues to be caught up in drama as new reports claim a second contestant asked to be edited out of the currently-airing season.

According to BBC News , an unnamed contestant requested to be removed from the broadcast amid controversy surrounding the BBC’s decision to air the season, which features hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode , before they were fired from the cooking competitions series.

“One other contributor decided that given recent events they would like not to be included,” a spokeswoman for Banijay UK, which produces the show through subsidiary Shine TV, said in a statement. “We have of course accepted their wishes and edited them out of the show.”

This comes after another contestant, Sarah Shafi, claimed to have been edited out

See Full Page