Noel Fielding bids emotional farewell to GBBO co-host Matt Lucas after major announcement

express.co.uk:

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.

I wish you luck on your next adventure and look forward to watching as a fan."Punctuating his post with a heart emoji, he signed off sadly: "See you in the real world soon buddy.