Fans of the show have been questioning whether or not Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood will make the move to Channel 4, or whether they’ll be following in Mel and Sue’s footsteps…
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And with the follow-up announcement that Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc have stepped down from their hosting duties, it’s safe to say that any new series of our beloved GBBO is going to look totally different.
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”.
Following the loss of The Great British Bake Off and The Voice UK, could The Apprentice be next toleave the BBC? There’s no doubting that when Channel 4 bid for the show they dreamt that they would get the star talent too.
The popular double act has fronted the ever popular baking show since its debut in 2010, but after news broke on Monday (12Sep16) that Channel 4 poached the cooking programme from the BBC, Mel and Sue chose to abandon their posts.
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.
Weve had the most awesome time on Bake Off, and have loved seeing it rise and rise like a pair of yeasted Latvian baps.
The BBC offered £10m in funds to keep the Bake Off on its screens, but producers Love Productions refused to accept offers below £25m. It’s always been the four of them together.
Speaking on Premier’s Inspirational Breakfast, Benjamina said: “It’s quite exciting to know that we’re going to be the last BBC bakers”.
“They p****d Love off”, said one person familiar with the matter.
First, it was announced Channel 4 had paid £75 million for a three-year deal with the popular primetime TV show which, until now, had always been aired by the BBC.
This amount fell £10 million short of what the corporation would need to retain the show on BBC One, it was reported.
Its statement continued: “The BBC’s resources are not infinite”. GBBO is a quintessentially BBC programme.
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A celebrity version of the show will be broadcast in 2017, in aid of Stand Up To Cancer.
