GBBO host Matt Lucas 'upset' after replacing iconic soap actress in the tent

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READ MORE: BBC MasterChef under fire by fans after Midlands chef is axed Fellow baker Example revealed during an appearance on ITV's Lorraine that Matt had stepped in for former Eastenders actress Martine McCutcheon - who was meant to be there on the day.

Example - real name Elliot Gleave - admitted: "I was told it was me, Annie Mac, Ed Gamble and Martine McCutcheon and I got there and Martine McCutcheon wasn’t there. "So I’m pretty sure that Matt Lucas jumped in at the last minute as obviously he was meant to be one of the presenters. " He added: "I think fair play to him as a lot of people will think maybe he wanted to do this and he didn’t want to do it as he had no preparation. "He found out the morning we started filming he was told ‘sorry you’re not going to be presenting today you’re going to be baking’ so he’s the real soldier in all this. " The bakers were tasked with making cakes representing a job they did before they were famous.

The show produced some hilarious results including a fondant mishap and a fondant Noel slumped across a bar made of icing. In a brutal review, Paul admitted that Matt hadn't picked up any baking skills during his time as a host saying: "If you watch, you will realise… no.

He has got all the words but nothing to back it up with," explained Paul. "He knows all the right things, but just can’t put it all in the right order. "He continued: "He was nervous.