GREGG Wallace’s former wife previously opened up about some of the strange dynamics that shaped their relationship.
The MasterChef star married Heidi Brown in 2011, but he has since declared that union was a ‘huge mistake’.
She was his third wife, but that didn’t last long as the pair separated 14 months on from their lavish wedding ceremony.
In a candid chat with the Mail in 2012, Heidi lifted the lid on some of the strange requirements Gregg had for her while they were married.
She revealed that she was asked to provide to-do lists for him every day, and became overwhelmed by the extent she was involved in his regular routine.
Gregg himself admitted to this arrangement, saying: “It starts off every morning with ‘yoghurt’, then ‘leg band’ [he has a leg injury], then it’ll be ‘teeth’, then it’ll say ‘tablets’ because I’ve got to take my cholesterol tablets and vitamin C, then ‘check BBC News’.
“Those are all the things I must do before I leave the flat. Then it’ll say ‘Twitter’ because I want to tweet twice a day, then it’ll say ‘H’ for Heidi because of all the things I need to discuss with her.
“She runs the finances, the children and my diary. She also helped me with my diet and fitness, which means she was all over every aspect of my life.”
Besides being bound to each other through timetabling, Heidi also disclosed that she once handed Gregg her passport to reassure him that she wouldn’t leave.
The ex-wife explained that while she cared deeply for Gregg, the relationship became increasingly difficult.
“Sometimes he’s a difficult man, he can be quite moody,” she said.
“He’s very driven and works incredibly hard, which makes him stressed. He’s also quite needy. I was finding it more difficult to deal with.”
Heidi sadly continued: “I so desperately wanted everything to be OK, I bent over backwards to make sure everyone else was OK and had nothing left for me.”
Gregg also spoke about their split, admitting that while he wanted to make things work, their differences became insurmountable.
He shared: “I love my wife. I’m just not sure about anything. We’re very different people.
“I want to be out on the town. I crave company. I want to take my sexy, elegant wife to smart restaurants dressed up in her heels on my arm. She likes the local Italian.”
Despite their best efforts, the relationship ultimately broke down, with both parties agreeing that their differences were too significant to overcome.
With the marriage behind her, Heidi reflected on the experience with a mixture of exhaustion and sadness.
She told the Mail: “We each desperately wanted to be the person the other one wanted us to be.
“We should have both stuck up for ourselves a bit more. I wish him all the best and all the luck in the world. I hope he does meet someone who makes him feel happy and loves him for all he is. I can’t do that.”
This comes after the Sun revealed this weekend that Gregg’s behaviour was investigated by the BBC six years ago for making inappropriate sexual comments to a female member of staff.
Following the news of the probe, the MasterChef host filmed himself making a statement from home.
He said: “The story that’s hitting the newspapers, this was investigated promptly when it happened six years ago by the BBC and the outcome of that was that I hadn’t said anything sexual.
“I’ll need to repeat this again. I didn’t say anything sexual. Thank you for your time.”