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‘I’m almost going to cry’ says Gregg Wallace after being dad-shamed over how much time he spends with his autistic son
Gregg recently opened up about his wife Anne-Marie's fears for their son
GREGG Wallace hat hit back at dad-shamers after being inundated with negative comments over his weekend routine.
The MasterChef presenter, 59, and dad-of-three recently shared an insight into his home life - and some fans were not impressed.
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Gregg made the comments during a recent interview with , during which he was asked to describe his typical Saturday.
He listed things like breakfast and working out, but appeared to suggest he only spends 90 minutes with son Sid, four - who is autistic and non-verbal - before playing video games for hours.
But Gregg hit back in an emotional Instagram live, telling fans: "There are just two things I want to address here with Sid.
"People said 'So you spend an an hour and a half with your son", but then spend two hours on your computer'. No - I'm with my son in the house all the time.
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"I just didn't write down 'Had a tickle with Sid, playing around the living room' - you're not logging every minute of the day. I just logged the blocks. So, it didn't mean that's all I saw him that day."
Gregg, who shares Sid with his fourth wife Anne-Marie Sterpini, was also forced to hit back at cruel claims he suggested his youngest son was unwanted.
He said: "The other thing as well - and I'm almost going to cry over this - people saying that Sid was unwanted. It took us two years to conceive with Sid. Two years."
During the interview Gregg said: "I'm a much better father now I'm older, although another child isn't something that I would have chosen at my age."
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Last year Gregg spoke to The Sun about his and Anne-Marie's fears for their son.
He said: "The biggest challenge is... they're fears more than anything else. If he's upset or he's unwell, at the moment, he can't tell us, and I'm not sure how he would communicate that to us."
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Gregg continued: "He started school and, of course, you can't say 'are you making friends?' So all you've got is him skipping into school and looking forward going into school."
For Gregg, social situations that many take for granted require a little bit more planning to ensure they run without a hitch.
He continued: "An issue is the public understanding when you go out that you haven't got a naughty child, you've got a child that simply doesn't understand the concept of 'be good and we'll give you ice cream' or 'it will be here in a minute'."
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