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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nick McGrath

Mel Giedroyc: ‘Sue and I spent the first series of Bake Off saying, “This is a disaster. What have we done?”’

‘Sue and I once stole Paul Hollywood’s car’: Mel Giedroyc.
‘Sue and I once stole Paul Hollywood’s car’: Mel Giedroyc. Photograph: David Titlow/Camera Press

It’s “Ged-Roych”, thank you. My dad was incredibly exacting – he would have made you say “Gied-Ri-oi-ch”, but I’ll accept a close variation, as long as it’s not Gled Roy, Gee Drock, Guide Rioch or Good Rick. And definitely not Melanie Glad Rags, please.

I am the youngest of four siblings, plus two foster brothers for a few years. It was a big, lively household, so it took something quite significant to get noticed. I put on guinea pig circus shows with my beloved and very lardy Coca and Cola. I tried to get them to trot round – it didn’t work at all.

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