PAUL Hollywood has defended setting Bake Off contestants ice cream challenge on the hottest day of the year as furious fans claim it wasn't fair.
Series favourite Lottie was sent home last night - despite fellow contestant Laura's disastrous bake. Putting Paul under pressure for setting the bakers such a tough task, presenter Matt Lucas told him: "Well done to you guys for choosing an ice cream challenge on one of the hottest days of the year." Nervously laughing, Paul replied: "We didn't know that, did we?
We didn't know." Comic Matt then looked directly into the camera as he joked: "They knew... Devious." This week's theme was a Bake Off first as it was 80s Week.
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