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Paul Hollywood's emotional message as Matt Lucas quits Bake Off

The comedian has quit the Great British Bake Off

Liverpool Echo

Matt Lucas QUITS The Great British Bake Off in emotional post after three series

"Farewell Bake Off! It's been a delicious experience and I can't imagine a more fun way of spending my summers"

Manchester Evening News

Great British Bake Off host Matt Lucas dramatically quits show

Many fans and viewers of the hit Channel 4 programme have been left devastated at the news.

Daily Record

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Matt Lucas is leaving The Great British Bake Off and pays tribute to 'a delicious experience'

The comic and actor took over as presenter in 2020

Wales Online

Matt Lucas quits Great British Bake Off after it ‘became clear’ he could no longer host

‘Little Britain’ star has appeared on the series for three years

The Independent UK

Matt Lucas quits Great British Bake Off as he says it's 'clear' he can't continue as host

Matt Lucas has called time on his presenting role on The Great British Bake Off, three years after he joined Noel Fielding on the Channel 4 show

Daily Mirror

Bake Off's Paul and Prue break silence on Mexican Week 'racist stereotypes' controversy

The Great British Bake Off star judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith have commented on the backlash following Mexican Week after viewers accused the show of cultural appropriation

Daily Mirror

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Who is David Walliams and why did he leave Britain’s Got Talent?

The 51-year-old has been a judge on the ITV show since 2012.

Evening Standard

'Bake Off is past its sell-by date - this year's series was hardly dazzling'

Sara Wallis says this GBBO series was hardly as dazzling as previous years. Gone are the heady days of #Bingate, #Custardgate, sliced-open fingers, store-bought fondant (the shame)

Daily Mirror

Bake Off viewers gutted as Matt Lucas makes Noel Fielding statement minutes into final

The Great British Bake Off winner was announced on Tuesday night but Noel Fielding was missing from the start of the 2022 final

Wales Online

The Great British Bake Off winners — can you remember them all?

Can you name all the winners of The Great British Bake Off?

WhatToWatch

'Why am I even watching this?' Channel 4 Bake Off fans complain after Noel Fielding missing from final before winner announced

The Great British Bake Off viewers were disappointed

Manchester Evening News

Bake Off crowns Syabira winner as fans slam judges for 'setting up' bakers in 'unfair' final

The Great British Bake Off has concluded its 13th series after a jam-packed finale as Abdul, Sandro and Syabira went head to head in the white tent to impress Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith

Daily Mirror

The Great British Bake Off fans devastated after star misses final due to illness

Matt Lucas issued the star's departure at the top of the show

Liverpool Echo

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Evening Standard

The best of the Great British Bake-Off: the handshakes, the bake fails, and everything in between

We round up the highlights of a rollercoaster season

Daily Mirror

David Walliams and Matt Lucas' feud amid BGT judge's 'shameful' remarks

Little Britain stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas had a huge falling out before the Britain's Got Talent judge made a number of cutting comments about contestants on the ITV talent show

Salon

Is this the worst season of "GBBO"?

From tasteless cultural jokes to passing off cooking as baking, the unscripted delight has made a few sour gaffes

The Guardian - UK

Too mean, too ignorant, too little actual baking: has Bake Off lost its charm for good?

From judges’ unnecessarily harsh criticisms ruining the show’s once-kind feel to a downright offensive Mexican week, this has been the show’s worst ever series. Can it recover?

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Daily Mirror

GBBO's Prue Leith defends the show after accusations of 'cultural appropriation'

Prue Leith, 82, has insisted that the baking show never intended to offend anyone after it was met with backlash following Mexican week. The hosts wore sombreros and ponchos as the contestants were given challenges that featured traditional dishes from the country

Daily Mirror

'Why the hell did the GBBO do a Halloween special two weeks early?'

Mirror columnist Ian Hyland shares his thoughts on the latest episode of the Great British Bake Off (GBBO), which had been a Halloween-themed instalment of the popular Channel 4 show

Evening Standard

Bake Off Week 6 roundup: Getting spooky for Halloween

Watch out, Freddy Prue-ger and the Paul-tergeist are here

Daily Mirror

GBBO fans left baffled as they predict major shake-up during themed week

Great British Bake Off viewers believe Christmas Week will come two months early after the Halloween special aired almost two weeks before the spooky day

Daily Mirror

First Date star hints 'awkward' Matt Lucas would be perfect celeb date for show

First Dates star Grant Urquhart has appeared on the Channel 4 show for six years but believes that comedian Matt Lucas would be the ultimate celeb star to date

Daily Mirror

The Great British Bake Off's Carole exits Channel 4 show after tough desserts week

The Great British Bake Off axed one more contestant during tonight's episode of the Channel 4 show, as the remaining stars faced off against one another in desserts week

Nottingham Post

Great British Bake Off host reveals surprise Nottingham Forest 'hope' with Steve Cooper comment

Latest Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive as Great British Bake Off host Matt Lucas tweets about the Reds and Steve Cooper

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