The Great British Bake Off made its debut on BBC Two in 2010 before moving over to BBC One four years on.Two years later, the programme entered a heated bidding war with Channel 4, who ended up acquiring the rights to bring the show over to their broadcaster instead.
Paul is the only judge who has been part of the show since its original run. Former host Sue Perkins has been reflecting on her early years on Bake Off, telling The Sun how difficult things were in the beginning, long before the series had become a nationwide hit.
Supposedly, things were bad enough that the BBC weren't spending a lot of money on the judges' accommodation during production, which allegedly left Mary sleeping in a cheap hostel filled with bed bugs. "Bake Off can.
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