David Schwimmer will be donning an apron to compete for the Star Baker prize as he joins the cast of The Great Celebrity Bake Off. The Friends legend will enter the Bake Off tent for a special episode to raise money and awareness for Stand Up To Cancer, coming to Channel Four.
American actor David, 56, who played paleontologist Ross Gellar from 1994 to 2004, will be joined by TOWIE icon Gemma Collins, Top Gear host Paddy McGuinness, Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson, Loose Women panellists Coleen Nolan and Judi Love, The Walking Dead star David Morrissey, The Inbetweeners actor Joe Thomas, comedian and Strictly contestant Ellie Taylor, fellow former Strictly star AJ Odudu, comedian Lucy Beaumont and Man Down sitcom star Mike Wozniak.
Other celebs set to showcase their baking skills are The Repair Shop star Jay Blades, Olympic diver Tom Daley, Murder in Successville star Tom Davis, actress Jessica Hynes, actor and comedian Tim Key, comedian Rose Matafeo, Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden and DJ Adele Roberts.
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The show's official Twitter @BritishBakeOff shared the line-up with the words: "Say hello to our baking friends. Meet the stars hitting the Bake Off Tent to raise some dough for a very special cause!" And the show added: "The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off. Coming soon."
The Friends jokes immediately started flooding in including from @linzirob, who referred to the scene when Rachel Green accidentally made a disgusting pudding, and tweeted: "Signature bake could be interesting…‘make a traditional English trifle’"
Thinking of the famous Ross stuck in leather trousers scenes, @AngelaDawn1975 asked: "I wonder if @DavidSchwimmer will mix the talc with the lotion to form a paste…" @Waitey1984 tweeted: "‘The One Where Ross Bakes a Cake.'" And @Laurafinmil yelled at the sight of the line-up: "ROSS!!!!!!"
@JulieGoodwin11 gasped: "Omg this is going to be the best EVER." @Cazzagul applauded: "Fantastic line up, can’t wait." And @choirgirl293 exclaimed: "Blimey, how did you get Schwim!!"
@SophieBane also questioned: "You managed to get Actual David Schwimmer? Ridiculous!!!" @Hanxx asked: "david schwimmer???" And @ThisCraftyGal replied: "…and David Schwimmer!! Wait! What????"
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