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The Great New Year Bake Off fans were left baffled this evening by the ending of the show. As the winner was announced, a group of Irish dancers appeared in the tent and proceeded to perform the Riverdance as everyone looked on. Tonight saw the return of four past contestants battle it out to be the first Star Baker of 2023.

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.

Often, no matter how busy you are, there are interview opportunities you just cannot turn down. Beyonce? Name the time and the place.

THE Great British Bake Off final left viewers frustrated with the 'impossible' final technical challenge. Last night’s show saw Syabira, Sandro and Abdul battle it out for the top spot of the competition, with the contestants facing the infamously tricky climatic challenge that left fans with raised eyebrows.

GREAT British Bake Off fans have been left fearing for Noel Fielding following his 'worrying' appearance during the finale. The Channel 4 cooking programme's latest series came to an end on Tuesday night as a new champion was crowned - warning - there's spoilers ahead. Viewers watched as the three finalists Syabira, Abdul and Sandro battled it out for one last time in the big tent.

THE winner of The Great British Bake Off has been crowned - but some fans have been left furious. After 10 weeks and a total of 12 contestants just three bakers remained on the beloved competition, battling it out for the winner's spot.

Syabira Yusoff was crowned the winner of the 13th series of Channel 4's Great British Bake Off on Tuesday night.

The Great British Bake Off welcomed their first vegan baker Freya Cox to the show last year and her ways were praised by judges Paul Hollywood, 56, and Prue Leith, 82, throughout the series.The 20-year-old has said she is proud to have been an advocate for veganism on the show and even managed to change Paul's mind about baking her way. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Freya reflected on her experience in the tent last series, which was won by Giuseppe Dell'Anno.The baker admitted it was "harder" for her baking the vegan way "because the challenges are already so difficult".This however didn't stop Freya from sticking to her guns.She added: "I was so dedicated and commited to it [being vegan] because I'm the type of person that really likes to stand by my morals," she spilled."I'm never going to change that."A Place in The Sun's Jonnie Irwin, 48, diagnosed with terminal cancerFreya's time on the show came to an end during German Week when she failed to impress judges with her Upside-Down Yeast-Leavened Cake.After leaving the show, she said Paul approached her to praise her for her efforts.She revealed: "When I left, especially Paul, he was so lovely and he was like, 'Oh you've changed my opinion a lot on vegan baking' which I thought was really nice because he didn't need to say that."Despite his words, Freya doesn't believe she could convert him to veganism anytime soon. "I'm never the sort of person who is really forcing it on anybody," she explained, adding she's happy if people are just more "open-minded" about it.The show introduced a vegan week on the show for the first time back in 2018.Despite not following the plant-based lifestyle, Paul defended the show for introducing the episode. At the time, he said:

Great British Bake Off last year and has enjoyed much success.The now full-time baker has spoken exclusively to Express.co.uk about how he dealt with criticism from Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood ahead of the show final.Giuseppe's life has been non-stop since he won the show in November last year, quitting his job as an engineer, to launch his career as a full-time baker.Giuseppe addressed dealing with harsh criticisms of his bakes from the judges and if it ever affected him.He replied: "I crave criticism and I crave feedback because behind any criticism there is an opportunity to grow and to improve yourself and make yourself better."So being on Bake Off and having people with experience and expertise and telling you how you can improve and make the cake better."It is very harsh but I've always welcomed that as I know it is never personal, it's always just about the cake."So why should I not take it positively and constructively?"He also opened up about what was different on the show when he took part, to when he was a viewer at home.He expressed: "As a viewer of the show I was simply enjoying it as many people do at home.

TOP Gear viewers have blasted the series as they branded the latest show the 'worst episode so far'. The BBC motoring programme, presented by Paddy McGuinness, Chris Harris and Freddie Flintoff, aired its latest episode last night. It saw Freddie sample the brutal, full-contact motorsport of F1 stock cars.

BAKE Off star Paul Hollywood is engaged to his girlfriend Melissa Spalding, The Sun can reveal. The TV show judge, 56, has been dating the 38-year-old landlady since 2019, after he split with Summer Monteys-Fullam, 26.

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The Great British Bake Off one day, but doesn't believe Prue Leith, 82, will step down anytime soon.The latter has been judging amatuer bakers alongside Paul Hollywood since she joined the show in 2017.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Rosemary, 71, said she would "love" to take on the role at some point. The chef believes she'd be the perfect fit for the show as she claimed it wasn't about "being clever" but instead knowing "how things should work".She explained: "The thing is when you've been around a long time, you've seen a lot, you know what's on and how things should work."It's experience, it's all down to experience.

SHE is normally a baking whizz known for whipping up an absolute storm in the Bake Off tent but Prue Leith left fans with more to be desired in last night's episode. The Bake Off was back and this week it was Prue setting the technical challenge for the baking hopefuls and their task was to emulate her spring rolls.

GREAT British Bake Off fans have hit back at Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith as show 'doesn't give bakers enough time' to make the tasks they're set. As the temperature heated up in the tent as the quarter finals dawned on them, Pastry Week set a new set of tests including vol-au-vents, spring rolls and a "pie-scape" based on a childhood storybook or nursery rhyme. However, all remaining five contestants found themselves in trouble throughout the tasks, with Paul in particular demanding "pastry nirvana" and criticising them for not rising to the challenge.

“That’s not the spirit of the show.”She went on to confirm that she and Paul Hollywood set the challenges in each episode.Co-hosts Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas introduced the episode, which first aired in October,The two were wearing sombreros and bright ponchos during the introduction.Noel commented he did not feel they should make Mexican jokes “because people will get upset” before Lucas said playfully: “What, not even Juan?”Following the broadcast, some on social media were critical of the programme’s depiction of Mexican culture, claiming it was guilty of cultural appropriation.During the interview, Dame Prue also spoke about what she sees as the show’s positive impact.“Really, the whole phenomenon of Bake Off is, to me, absolutely extraordinary,” she said.“This is rather a cliché thing to say, but I do think that it is a force for good, most of the time.“Everything we do in life is a bit stressful, we are always short of time, we’re short of money, there are all sorts of horrible things happening all over the world.“And Bake Off is this safe space where the worst thing that can happen is somebody will drop their bake.”It’s not the first time the show has been accused of “cultural appropriation”.In December 2020, the show came under fire for its “Japanese Week”.For the season’s seventh episode, contestants were also tasked with making Iles Flottantes, a French cuisine.They were also tasked with making ice cream and cakes with custard.

A Scots contestant has become the latest cake enthusiast to be booted off The Great British Bake Off.

The Great British Bake Off viewers were left divided by the unusual timing of this week's themes.

The Great British Bake Off fans waved goodbye to Dawn on Tuesday after her spine-tingling bakes failed to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith during the show’s first ever Halloween week. As part of the spooky themed challenge week, the contestants had first been tasked with creating an exquisitely decorated apple cake which saw Maxi and Syabira reign supreme with their delicious bakes – with both bakers earning a coveted handshake from Paul.

The Great British Bake Off were left scratching their heads just minutes into the latest episode on Tuesday night (October 18).The hit Channel 4 baking show returned with its Halloween Week on Tuesday, which meant the baking tent was filled with pumpkins, bats, and other spooky decorations.It also meant the bakers were tasked with whipping up spooky treats for judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, including a "eerie-sistible" apple cake and a scarily tough s'more technical.READ MORE: Great British Bake Off star claims key part of the show is faked However, fans of the show were baffled by the fact that Bake Off had decided to air its Halloween episode so soon, given that Halloween night isn't until October 31.They flocked to Twitter to complain about the scheduling decision at the start of the episode, and one might say they were even a little bit spooked. One fan asked: "Why isn't Halloween week next week when it's closer to Halloween?"A second wondered: "Erm why is it Halloween week when it's not Halloween week?"A third commented: "It’s too early to be having Halloween week."A fourth said: "It's a bit early for Halloween...