Comedian and Great British Bake Off presenter Matt Lucas finally got to show off his baking skills after he swapped his presenting role for a stint as a baker. But his first challenge was a bit hit and miss even though he received a Hollywood handshake from Paul.
At the beginning of the show, Matt and fellow co-host Noel Fielding were shown arguing about who would fill in for a last minute cancellation. After flipping an imaginary coin, Matt was chosen as the loser and was made to compete in the tent.
Following his decision to compete in the Stand up to Cancer show, Matt joked: "I am very excited about meeting Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. I have been watching them on the TV for years. I have no idea what they will be like in real life."
He later joked that he was only given the job so that he could appear on the show as a baker. He said: "The way to get me on to the show as a baker was to hire me as a host first."
Matt - along with fellow stars DJ Annie Mac, rapper Example and comedian Ed Gamble - were tasked with making windowed biscuits of their own design. Matt chose to make his in honour of his favourite football team, Arsenal.
But despite spending more time than any other competitor in the tent, his first bake did not go well. At first, there were concerns that his biscuits would not be baked at all, but while he did manage to present his creations to the judges, most of them had very little icing.
Speaking to Paul, Matt said: "I remember that you don't like too much icing."
To which Paul replied: "At the same time I don't like none. I Just think you needed to be more even with your rolling out."
But despite his less than perfect effort, Paul still gave Matt a Hollywood handshake. Much to the annoyance of Prue.
While he was trying to shake Matt's hand, Prue tried to hold Paul back. "Take no notice," she told the rest of the tent while they shook hands.
