Masterchef’s John Torode has dismissed reports that he does not get along with his fellow judge Gregg Wallace.
They had been reports that the pair did not get along as they often did not appear in shot together to which Torode responded "Gregg and I are always in the same room."
Speaking to The Sun he added "If we had somewhere else to go it would be brilliant! Anybody who has been in the competition at any stage knows that Gregg and I are constantly together.
"We sit on that sofa at right angles to each other and every so often he says 'Get your shoe off my leg'. We also have various positions for our glasses so we don't mix them up. He drinks still water and I drink fizzy."
He added: "Of course, there is going to be disagreement between us. Every so often there has to be and if there wasn't it would be crazy. What I do with my life and what Gregg does with his, and how we view the contestants, are very, very different things.
"But you end up with two judges who are very experienced at seeing how people work and whether they can make it. There has to be a bit of give and take."
The final of Masterchef continued tonight at 9pm on BBC One.
