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Gemma Calvert

EXCLUSIVE Mel Giedroyc on why she won’t be watching Bake Off, surviving grief and 'screaming' while chasing the Pope!

Mel Giedroyc for woman&home October 2026 Issue.

Everyone who knows Mel Giedroyc knows she is one funny woman. Whether through her hilarious work with comedy partner Sue Perkins, her star turn presenting The Great British Bake Off or her most-recent appearance on Amazon Prime's Last One Laughing, she doesn’t stop making people giggle.

However, even the funniest of people have their down times, and following the death of her mother Rosemary in 2024 Mel, 58, had to try something new to get her out of her sadness. And for her, it was walking with her husband Ben which she credits with helping her grieve.

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