There's a brand new set of celebrities entering the Bake Off tent to raise money for Stand Up to Cancer, as the well-loved baking show, The Great British Bake-Off, returns for some charity specials in 2023.
Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas, who quit the main show last year, will be back to present the specials as a new line-up of 20 celebrities will try their best to win Star Baker. The celebrities in the line-up include TOWIE star and diva Gemma Collins and Friends actor David Schwimmer.
Schwimmer, 56, played Ross Gellar in the hit comedy which aired for a decade between 1994 and 2004. The actor has recently starred in British comedy, Intelligence , opposite Ted Lasso's Nick Mohammed.
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The other celebrities in the line-up are: the Repair Shop's Jay Blades, former Little Mix member Jesy Nelson, Murder in Successville's Tom Davis, Starstruck's Rose Matafeo, Noughts + Crosses' Judi Love, Taskmaster's Mike Wozniak and Dragons Den's Deborah Meaden. They'll be joined in the 2023 line-up by Strictly Come Dancing's Ellie Taylor, No More Jockeys' Tim Key, The Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas, Loose Women's Coleen Nolan, and TV presenter Paddy McGuinness.
W1A's Jessica Hynes will be showing off her culinary skills alongside Olympic medallist Tom Daley, actor David Morrissey, comedian Lucy Beaumont, broadcaster Adele Roberts and TV presenter AJ Odudu. All the celebrities will be hoping to impress the judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
In December 2022 Matt announced he would no longer be presenting the main Great British Bake Off show. Posting on Instagram he said: “Farewell Bake Off! It’s been a delicious experience and I can’t imagine a more fun way of spending my summers, but it’s become clear to me that I can’t present both Fantasy Football League and Bake Off alongside all my other projects."
“So, after three series and 51 episodes, I am cheerfully passing the baguette on to someone else. I would like to give my warmest, thanks and gratitude to everyone at Love Productions and Channel 4, and to Noelipops, Paul, Dame Prue, the crew, and, of course, the wonderful bakers for welcoming me into the tent. I wish whoever takes over all the very best, and I can’t wait to tune into the next series without already knowing who won! XXX Matt."
The celeb charity specials are set to air later this year.
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