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Alison Hammond has been confirmed as the new host of The Great British Bake Off. Hammond, who co-hosted the BAFTA Film Awards last month, will replace Matt Lucas on Channel 4’s baking competition. The show has a loyal following on Netflix in the U.S. The Daily Mirror first reported the news on…

The Great British Bake Off‘s executive producer has said that people were justified in criticizing Season 13 of the hit competition series. Critics including Scott Bryan, a self-confessed Bake Off superfan, said the Channel 4 show’s challenges became overly complicated and Paul Hollywood and Prue…

David Schwimmer will don his apron and compete for the coveted Star Baker prize as he joins the cast of The Great Celebrity Bake Off. The Friends actor will enter the Bake Off tent for a special episode, which will broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK and raise money and awareness for Stand Up To…

Matt Lucas just confirmed that he is leaving Great British Bake Off after three seasons as a presenter. In a statement posted on social media, Lucas revealed the reason why he was exiting the Channel 4 competition. “Farewell Bake Off! It’s been a delicious experience and I can’t imagine a more…

Prue Leith and her fellow The Great British Bake Off judges and hosts were slammed on social media for the México-themed week of the show that reduced the rich Mexican culture and cuisine into stereotypical imagery. Following the backlash, judge Leith is now talking about the controversy. “There…

HBO Max Remakes ‘The Great British Bake Off’ In Mexico HBO Max is planning to adapt the UK’s hit cooking competition series The Great British Bake Off in Mexico as The Great Bake Off. A 10-part celebrity version of the show will be produced by WarnerMedia Latin America, in what represents HBO Max’s first original…

British broadcaster Channel 4 has unveiled an impressive line-up for the celebrity version of The Great British Bake Off, which is made to support Stand Up To Cancer fundraising efforts. Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley and Atonement star James McAvoy are among those booked for The Great Celebrity Bake Off, a five-part…

The Great British Bake Off rose like a magnificent soufflé for UK broadcaster Channel 4, as the Love Productions show’s Season 11 finale was watched by a record audience on Tuesday night. Deadline won’t be revealing any spoilers given the episode is yet to stream on Netflix in the U.S. (where it is known as The Great B…

Luis Troyano, a finalist and audience favorite on Season Five of The Great British Bake Off, has died from esophageal cancer. He was 48. His death was announced today by his agent Anne Kibel, who tweeted, "Sadly, my lovely client lost his brave fight against Oesophageal cancer last week. A fantastic man with a love of…

Love Productions has wrapped filming on Season 11 of The Great British Bake Off after production was badly delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Filming has taken place over the past six weeks at a top-secret location in the UK, with the usual months-long production schedule significantly condensed down to overcome…

The Great British Bake Off is now two weeks back into production and will likely return to television later this year, according to producer Love Productions’ parent company Sky Studios. The baking competition series, which is shown by Channel 4 in the UK and Netflix in the U.S. (where it is known as The Great British…

EXCLUSIVE: Comcast’s European broadcaster Sky has taken full control of Love Productions, the producer behind Channel 4 hit The Great British Bake Off. Sky took a 70.41% stake in Love Productions in 2014, and now the pay-TV operator has acquired the remaining 29.59% of shares in the Richard McKerrow-founded outfit, as…