Alison Hammond expected to be named new co-host of Bake Off

Alison Hammond’s reported appointment to co-host the Great British Bake Off follows presenter Matt Lucas’s exit from the show, which he announced last December. Photograph: Kieron McCarron/ITV/REX/Shutterstock

Alison Hammond is expected to be named as the new co-host of The Great British Bake Off, succeeding the comedian Matt Lucas, according to reports.

The This Morning presenter would be the first nonwhite host or judge in the flagship programme’s 14-year history – although Ravneet Gill and Liam Charles are co-presenters on Junior Bake Off.