Matt Lucas is leaving the GBBO
December 6, 2022 by DarcieNext year’s Great British Bake Off is going to look a little different, as one of the show’s co-hosts, Matt Lucas, announced that he would not be returning to the program in 2023. In an Instagram post, he said that hosting has “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.”
Neither Channel 4 nor Love Productions has announced a replacement. However, the official GBBO Instagram account posted: “We’ve loved having Matt Lucas brighten up our Tent for the last three years, especially when laughter and smiles were so much in need.”
Lucas replaced Sandi Toksvig who left the show in 2020, also after three seasons. (Maybe it’s tough working with Noel Fielding for more than three years?) Fielding and Toksvig replaced Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc who were the long-time hosts of the GBBO before it moved to Channel 4. The only original host or judge is Paul Hollywood, who has been with the program since its inception. I think having a former contestant as a co-host could be interesting.
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