LET’S BAKE!
TV MUST-SEE SHOW
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Channel 4, Sunday 17 March, 7.40pm
★★★★★
With Celeb Big Brother and now the return of Celebrity Bake Off, the gods of entertainment are really spoiling us. As always, the famous amateur bakers –with varying degrees of skill and talent –are facing the judgment of Prue Leith and Paul Holly wood to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer. So, it’s all for a great cause.
STAR POWER
While we love regular GBBO, there’s something particularly enjoyable about the celebrity version, where many of the stars are clueless in the kitchen and just there to have a laugh – plus Paul and Prue are practically giddy.
In the past, we’ve seen Paul compliment a delighted Tom Allen on his crack (shortbread, people); then-contestant A lison Hammond hilariously losing the oven door (Google it); and Lee Mack flirting with Prue, then grating his fingers and squirting fruit juice in his eye. So, who’s serving up the funny this year?
ON THE MENU
Hosts Noel Fielding and GBBO newbie Alison Hammond welcome another array of great stars across the five weeks. The opening episode sees actor Jodie Whittaker, singer Paloma Faith, comedian Munya Chawawa, and TV star Spencer Matthews making cake pops, putting a twist on a New York classic, and recreating Prue and Paul in biscuit form –no pressure, then. In episode 2, actor Danny Dyer, comedians Rhod Gilbert and
