After it was sensationally revealed that Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins would not be jumping ship – or kitchens – from BBC1 to Channel 4, the current judges’ positions are in question.
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Turns out it may not just be the dough that caused Love Productions to hand over Great British Bake Off to Channel 4 from the BBC.
Reports have been rife that judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry will follow suit and throw in the towel. I work for Love Productions.
“[At the moment I don’t think Mary is] signing anything with Channel 4 and what her colleagues choose to do will be a factor in her final decision”.
The 2013 quarter-finalist from Didcot added: “I would like to think that The Great British Bake Off will return to the BBC at some point, but I’m not sure that will happen – money talks”.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, he commented: “She’s very happy with the BBC, put it that way”.
They said they were “very shocked and saddened” to learn Bake Off would be leaving the BBC, adding: “The BBC nurtured the show from its infancy and helped give it its distinctive warmth and charm, growing it from an audience of two million to almost 15 [million] at its peak”.
They continued: ‘The BBC nurtured the show from its infancy and helped give it its distinctive warmth and charm, growing it from an audience of two million to almost 15 [million] at its peak.
According to The Sun, Mary and Paul might be “on the verge of quitting”, and we may also have to wait until 2018 before a new series comes our way (reportedly due to a one year break clause between the BBC and Love Productions).
They ended their statement: “We’ve had the most awesome time on Bake Off, and have loved seeing it rise and rise like a pair of yeasted Latvian baps”.
“In the bigger picture, we are just making bakes in a tent”. We wish all the future bakers every success’.
‘Paul is now in LA and hasn’t had a chance to talk to Mary.
Bookmakers William Hill have Jo Brand odds-on favourite to replace Mel and Sue.
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The 44-year-old oversaw the successful move of the show from BBC Two to BBC One, where the number of fans tuning in increased substantially.
