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Comedy duo Mel and Sue were unhappy with the mood producers were originally aiming for on the show.
Perkins, who used to host the show with Mel Giedroyc, quit when the company that makes it, Love Productions, took it from the BBC and sold it to Channel 4.
Mel Giedroyc confesses to never watching Bake Off since quitting the show, calls Mary Berry 'rock and roll.'
Channel 4’s recipe for Great British Bake Off success is still missing a couple of vital ingredients in the form of replacement hosts for Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, who originally fronted the show on BBC One. The broadcaster, who acquired the rights to the show from Love Productions for £75m in September, have reportedly been struggling to secure new presenters after the comedic duo walked away from the series last year.
My disdain for television talent shows will be more than clear to anyone who has stumbled upon one of my many vitriolic rants aimed towards the X-Factor, most recently inspired by the woeful turn of events that saw Honey G actually be allowed to release a legitimate record in the British charts. Although the idea that this is an ego trip for Gary, or an attempt to prolong the relevancy of a dwindling ‘Take That’ would be totally wrong because they’re searching for members of ‘The Band’ not ‘Take That’ and they’re going to be in a fictional musical about the fictitious ‘The Band’ and not about the life of ‘Take That’.
The BBC’s new Saturday night entertainment show received mixed reactions – as did ITV’s slightly tweaked format of The Voice. Gary Barlow was in West End musical mode, opening the show with a full stage production that may have flummoxed X-Factor viewers, but set the stall out nicely for those of us who previously enjoyed the hunt for Maria, Dorothy, Joseph and Nancy.
Great British Bake Off fans held a funeral service for the show outside BBC HQ on Thursday. .@Dungeon_London has sent a hearse and actors to the BBC to mourn the loss of Bake Off. More than 14 million tuned into Wednesday night’s final to see Candice Brown be crowned the series winner for the last time on the BBC, but the episode was tinged with sadness.
The beloved Bake Off judge, 81, told Chris Evans on Radio 2 on Wednesday morning that her decision to stay with the BBC was made “straight away”, but that no plans had been made about what the trio will do next. As for Mel and Sue, who decided against renewing their contract with the new broadcaster, Mary revealed that she is keen to reunite with the pair on television projects in the near future. In the meantime, Bake Off’s remaining contestants – Andrew Smyth, Jane Beedle and Candice Brown – are hoping to rise to the occasion and be crowned the seventh series winner.
Great British Bake Off hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins bring their distinctive warmth and charm to the famous marquee through their exchange of top banter, hilarious puns and double entendres. According to reports, Richard could be about to land another role on the terrestrial channel, as Bake Off bosses believe his dry sense of humour and penchant for puns could make him the ideal replacement. Speaking of the new frontrunner, a source told The Sun: “Richard is a really popular choice at the minute, as many think he’s got a great character that would bring a great spark to the show.
The network’s Chief Creative Officer, Jay Hunt, insisted everything was going well, claiming that Channel 4 “saved” the show for the viewing public following the disintegration of the BBC and Love Productions’ relationship. “This was the worst kept secret in British TV history,” she told The Times. Do I, in the end, think it’s a good fit with Channel 4 that audiences will come and find it here?
Britney Spears has admitted that she would be interested in a role on the Great British Bake Off when it moves over to Channel 4 next year because she loves cooking calorific treats. The Toxic hitmaker stopped by BBC Radio 1 on Wednesday to have a natter with Scott Mills and Chris Stark, but the conversation soon turned to the hot topic of the moment: Bake Off’s channel/presenter drama.
After that, though, the show is Channel 4’s – but they may have to wait, because their contract allows for the BBC to delay the showing of the program until 2018. Industry experts have suggested this is unlikely, however, because the “cooling off” clause that would allow this delay is included to give the BBC time to strike a new deal with Love Productions, something that they aren’t expected to do. In that case, then, it seems that the first new Bake Off we’ll see on Channel 4 will be a celebrity special, in aid of the charity Stand up to Cancer.
In a dramatic escalation of the almighty Bake Off bun fight, the BBC could launch a rival to the show BEFORE the original version even gets an airing on Channel 4. Channel 4 bought the show from Love Productions earlier in the month – a move which saw presenters Mel and Sue decide to quit out of loyalty to the Beeb. Mary Berry followed the pair last week, leaving Channel 4 with little more than Paul Hollywood and an empty tent.
Gary Barlow has jostled the judges and presenters into position to plug his new Take That-themed talent show Let It Shine – and it’s a pretty stellar line-up. Lining up alongside 45-year-old Gary on the judging panel are Spandau Ballet star turned EastEnders badboy Martin Kemp, Glee singer and actress Amber Riley, and former X-Factor judge Dannii Minogue, making her first appearance as a judge on British TV since she sat alongside Simon Cowell in 2011. “Dannii, Martin and Amber all bring so much to this panel with the breadth of experience in music, acting, stage and TV,” gushed Gazza.
It’s barely 24 hours since Mel and Sue announced that they were sensationally quitting Bake Off, but a steady stream of celebs are already edging forward with one eye on the dough. One contender who must surely be a favourite is TV chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver, who has made no secret of his love for the show in the past. “I love Mary Berry and it’s really great watching.
Sue Perkins will not appear in this week’s episode of The Great British Bake Off, leaving co-presenter Mel Giedroyc to present the BBC baking show on her own, but it has been confirmed that the duo will be reunited next week. Making light of the fact that her partner-in-crime is absent for the first time in Bake Off’s six-year history, viewers will witness Mel introducing Biscuit Week alone, telling the bakers in the tent: “One baker has gone, they’re not coming back.