Alison Hammond confirmed the return of The Great Celebrity Bake Off during the opening moments of Friday’s This Morning.
The 49-year-old and co-host Dermot O’Leary, 51, told viewers what they had been up to throughout the week when she revealed she’d been busy filming the beloved Channel 4 cookery competition.
Alison and Noel Fielding, 51, present The Great British Bake Off and it’s celeb spin-off where famous faces compete in the iconic tent to raises money for Stand Up To Cancer.
Speaking on Friday she told Dermot, who previously competed in the competition: ‘I’ve missed you, how’s your week been?’ before revealing: ‘I’ve been doing Bake Off, Celebrity Bake Off, it’s been great’.
Alison Hammond confirmed the return of The Great Celebrity Bake Off during the opening moments of Friday’s This Morning (pictured with co-host Dermot O’Leary)
Alison and Noel Fielding, 51, present The Great British Bake Off and it’s celeb spin-off where famous faces compete in the tent to raises money for Stand Up To Cancer (pictured wih co-host Noel and judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith)
After his ears suddenly pricked up, Alison, who replaced Matt Lucas as Bake Off co-host last year, teased: ‘But I can’t tell you any of the celebrities you’re gonna have to wait, you’re gonna have to wait’.
Before giggling: ‘Ok, I might tell you in private’.
Previous celebrity line-ups have included Jodie Whittaker, Danny Dyer, Teri Hatcher, James McAvoy and Ellie Goulding.
It comes after Dame Prue Leith admitted that she almost didn’t apply to replace Mary Berry on the Great British Bake Off as she feared she wouldn’t tick the ‘diversity boxes’.
The restaurateur, 84, has been a judge on the cooking competition since she replaced Mary Berry 2016.
However, this very nearly wasn’t the case as Prue reveals she initially completely dismissed the idea.
It was revealed that the women had known each other since the 1970s when a photo of them with broadcaster Jack de Manio (1914-1988) was unearthed.
Prue told the Sliding Doors podcast with Jennie Becker: ‘I just jumped at it. I had begun to think about it, once I knew Mary Berry was not going to go on. I thought: “Oh, I’d love that job”, but I dismissed the thought.
Speaking on Friday she told Dermot ‘I’ve missed you, how’s your week been?’ before revealing: ‘I’ve been doing Bake Off, Celebrity Bake Off, it’s been great’
Aison teased Dermot, who previously competed in the competition (pictured) saying: ‘But I can’t tell you any of the celebrities you’re gonna have to wait, you’re gonna have to wait’
Previous celebrity line-ups have also included Jodie Whittaker, Danny Dyer (pictured) Teri Hatcher, James McAvoy and Ellie Goulding.
‘I thought: “They’ll get someone younger, someone more . . . probably a young Asian chef or something, that would tick all the diversity boxes and stuff’. But no, they chose me.”
‘If you think about my past career, I’d had 11 years sitting at the Great British Menu as a judge and every plate has about ten tastes on it – it makes Bake Off look really simple.
‘With cake, with one spoonful, you can get the icing, the filling and the crumb. I knew all the top chefs, I had a Michelin restaurant of my own so I knew that level of cooking very well.’
The connection to baking specialist Maty extends to Prue’s own husband, fashion designer John Playfair, 77, who frequently uses it to his advantage while commenting on his wife’s cooking.
It comes after Dame Prue Leith (R) admitted that she almost didn’t apply to replace Mary Berry (L) on the Great British Bake Off as she feared she wouldn’t tick the ‘diversity boxes’ (both pictured in 2017)
Prue (centre) and Mary (left) have known each other since at least the 1970s (pictured with broadcaster Jack de Manio [1914-1988])
‘I won’t bake cakes since we are both too fat, so he taunts me with, “I wish I’d married Mary Berry,”‘ she said.
At the time of Prue’s arrival, fans, already disgruntled by the move from BBC to Channel 4 and the loss of Mary, Sue Perkins, and Mel Giedroyc, did not warm to her.
Prue told The Times in February: ‘Oh, I hate my voice. It’s too posh. When I replaced Mary Berry on Bake Off someone on Twitter said: “Oh no, not that posh b**ch”, and I sort of agreed with her. But yes, Americans seem to like it.’
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