Great British Bake Off host Matt Lucas dramatically quits show

LITTLE Britain fans have gone wild as Matt Lucas and David Walliams reunited following the pair quitting their TV shows. The comedians, who starred together in the Little Britain and Come Fly With Me series, have reunited. It comes following Matt Lucas announcing earlier this week that he has quit The Great British Bake Off.

BELOVED Bake Off stars have confirmed their return to the Channel 4 show following Matt Lucas' departure. The Great British Bake Off's New Year's special lineup has now officially been confirmed - with Lottie Bedlow and Chigs Parmer among the contestants coming back to the tent.

HOLLY Willoughby is seen suffering a fall and collapsing in front of the Celebrity Juice audience. The 41-year-old This Morning host wound up sprawled out on the steps after a backwards tumble. She fell after trying to grab a piece of cardboard from the grip of Fearne Cotton during a game on Celebrity Juice.

EMILY Atack and Joey Essex are caught snogging in the final ever episode of Celebrity Juice. The pair are filmed backstage on the show sharing a "cheeky kiss" - with her seen leaning in while he held her shoulders.

BBC Breakfast Nina Warhurst hit back at a Twitter troll after she was told to 'start wearing a fitted bra'. The journalist, 42, replaced Sally Nugent on today's instalment of the programme. One fan watching at home took to social media to send the broadcasters a nasty message.

NICOLA McLean has reignited her feud with Kim Woodburn by wading into her recent transphobia row. The women famously didn’t get along during their stint on Celebrity Big Brother in 2017 – and it seems they still don’t see eye to eye.

HOLLYOAKS fans were left gobsmacked after character Verity Hutchinson's shock death. The TV favourite was attacked by Bobby Costello, as the teen hit her over the head with a book.

MATT Lucas has opened up on the quirky Bake Off backstage antics which never made it to the final cut. The secrets were spilled after Little Britain comedian Matt, 48, dramatically quit his Bake Off host role and confessed it "became clear" he could no longer present the popular show. The stand-up - who fronts Bake Off alongside Noel Fielding - said he could no longer host it alongside his other projects.

EAGLE-EYED Countdown fans picked up on an apparent blunder from co-presenter Rachel Riley. The Channel 4 competition show features various number and word tests, where its contestants show their ability. During Tuesday's (December 6) episode, Rachel pulled out a series of letters for the celebrity contestants to create a word with.

CHRISTINE McGuinness mocked her ex Paddy as they hung out at home together yesterday. The model,  34, couldn’t resist questioning his choice of footwear as he put on a funny show for her - just days after she was seen kissing Chelcee Grimes.

The Great British Bake Off as he could no longer juggle all of his work commitments.Amid tearful farewells for the 48-year-old host, Noel Fielding chimed in on his Instagram page, uploading a photo of the pair together to 1.3 million followers along with a lengthy goodbye message."So sad that @realmattlucas is leaving the show! Farewell buddy thank you for 3 amazing years," he exclaimed."I will really miss your spark and huge smile in the tent and I will miss your kindness as a person and to all the bakers."I will miss your sense of the absurd and your silliness. I will miss all the times the four of us giggled together," he continued."I will miss your ability to turn into a fully formed character at the drop of a hat," Noel added affectionately."I will miss you pretending to be Boris Johnson singing David Bowie songs and i will miss your upbeat nature and positive vibes."You are a huge comic talent but also a lovely man and a good friend.

BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty hit back at a troll who told her that they're 'not a fan'. The journalist, who usually hosts the show alongside Charlie Stayt from Thursday each week, also presents the Radio 5 programme from 10am to 1pm every Monday to Wednesday.

SUSANNA Reid faced a fiery clash with the boss of Utilita Energy on Good Morning Britain today who slammed her "ignorance". The heated exchange came after Susanna read out figures from the company's financial statements, which included a turnover of £813million and a gross profit of £81million. "So your profit is £81million?", Susanna asked Bill Bullen, CEO of Utilita Energy.

BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent has disappeared from today's show. The journalist, 51 - who presents the programme every Monday to Wednesday - was replaced by Nina Warhurst this morning. Nina, 42, and co-host Jon Kay, 53, began Wednesday's instalment of BBC Breakfast by discussing the headlines that have hit the news over the past 24 hours.

GOOD Morning Britain favourite Martin Lewis thrilled viewers by making a return to host the show today. The 50-year-old presented alongside Susanna Reid after taking over from Rob Rinder.

Matt Lucas just confirmed that he is leaving Great British Bake Off after three seasons as a presenter.

DAVID Walliams will return to Britain's Got Talent for one final time after he quit the show. The comedian, 51, is stepping away from the hit ITV series after he made foul-mouthed comments about contestants. However he'll be making one final appearance on the popular variety show this December.

STRICTLY Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas left fans in tears with her emotional tribute to her mum as she revealed her rags-to-riches story. Her fans flocked to Twitter to comment on the head judge's epic life journey which she told on Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two. Shirley stunned fans as she told how she grew up in a council estate just outside of Liverpool with her mum and brother.

The Great British Bake Off this afternoon.The host took to Twitter to announce that he has no time in his schedule next year to film the popular Channel 4 show due to other work commitments.In response to his announcement, judge Prue wrote: "I have absolutely loved working with you @RealMattLucas."Thank you for bringing so much laughter and fun to the tent.