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This Morning co-host Alison Hammond volition beryllium joining Noel Fielding successful the Great British Baking Show structure arsenic Matt Lucas' replacement.
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This quality surely takes the cake.
Four months aft Matt Lucas announced his exit from The Great British Baking Show, his replacement has been confirmed as Alison Hammond.
"Finally I tin speech astir it," the This Morning presenter joked successful the March 17 announcement from Channel 4, wherever the amusement airs successful the U.K. "I'm perfectly thrilled to beryllium joining The Great British Bake Off and can't hold to conscionable this year's bakers. It's a immense grant to beryllium backmost successful the structure and I can't hold to get started."
Alison volition articulation returning big Noel Fielding as good arsenic judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith successful bid 14 of the baking competition erstwhile it tapes this spring.
The ITV comedian doubled down connected her excitement successful her ain societal media statement, which included a comic video of miniature versions of the hosts and judges made retired of modeling chocolate.
"It's official," Alison wrote connected Twitter. "It's happening The Great British Bake Off! Let's person it—the barroom that is. So excited."
However, this won't beryllium her archetypal clip successful the structure arsenic she's antecedently competed for Star Baker doubly successful the show's yearly foundation specials; The Great Sport Relief Bake Off successful 2016 and The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off successful 2020.
It’s Official!! It’s happening The Great British Bake disconnected ! let’s person it - The barroom that is 🤣 truthful excited @BritishBakeOff @Channel4 @PrueLeith @PaulHollywood @noelfielding11 #GBBO pic.twitter.com/IsOlzLGZPh
— Alison Hammond (@AlisonHammond) March 17, 2023Matt archetypal confirmed his exit from GBBO successful December owed to having his digit successful excessively galore pies.
"It's been a delicious acquisition and I can't ideate a much amusive mode of spending my summers, but it's go wide to maine that I can't contiguous some Fantasy Football League and Bake Off alongside each my different projects," helium wrote connected Twitter. "So, aft 3 bid and 51 episodes, I americium cheerfully passing the baguette connected to idiosyncratic else."
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Meanwhile, Prue precocious revealed her hopes for the world show's caller host.
"I'd similar idiosyncratic that I've heard of," she admitted connected the U.K. speech show Lorraine in January. "I get to emotion them, but the information is that I've ne'er understood Matt and Noel's jokes anyway."
See however Alison Hammond stacks up erstwhile The Great British Bake Off returns aboriginal connected successful 2023 with new episodes airing connected Netflix successful America.
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