Channel 4 Great British Bake Off chaos as two collapse and one quits
Viewers of Channel 4's The Great British Bake Off will see some of the show's most dramatic scenes in its 15-year history tonight. Three bakers crumble under the pressure as they tackle biscuit week.
In shocking scenes, one baker quits, another faints and a third crashes to the floor. As the last of the trio lurches sideways in a dramatic tumble during judging of the showstoppers, judge Paul Hollywood can barely contain himself.
He says: "What the hell is going on?" His sidekick Prue Leith shows more sympathy, asking the latest casualty: "Are you all right?"
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The other bakers seem shaken but also collapse in giggles, with Andy saying: "They’re dropping like bloody flies!" The drama takes place after the bakers spend four hours making an edible puppet theatre.
Midwife Illyin, 31, is the baker who faints. Last week, she received a coveted Hollywood handshake just 20 minutes into cake week for her cinnamon roll loaf, Mirror reports.
But this week, as she starts to swoon, another baker is heard to shout: "Got a medic?" One is rushed into the tent and Illyin is put into the recovery position on the floor.
She can be heard saying: "I just feel dizzy." It seems she does not fare as well as she did in the last episode as t onight she describes the critique of her Viennese sandwiches as 'gutting'.
Illyin admits: "I knew biscuits were a problem." The midwife leaves the tent for further medical attention and is not present to for the judging of her showstopper because she still feels 'woozy'.
Noel Fielding steps in, laughing that the experience is hugely stressful and jokes: "I’ve had nightmares about this." The two tumbles follow the decision by one baker to quit the tent for good during the technical challenge, stating simply: "I’ve had enough. I’m done."
Presenter Alison Hammond offers her sympathy, telling the quitter: "You tried man. You tried." Viewers can see all the action from biscuit week on Channel 4 at 8pm today (Tuesday, October 1).