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The Great British Baking ShowjudgePrue Leithisn’t hiding her excitement to have another woman on the show.
“I never get the jokes,” said Leith. “All this stuff about innuendo and things. I feel I’m really glad Alison’s coming, because at least she’s a woman and she’ll be a little more sensible.”
Chef Hartnett laughed and jokingly replied, “I’m not sure about that, we know Alison.”
Hammond is known for her infectious laughter while co-hosting the popular U.K. daytime showThis Morning, where herinterviewswith stars includingHarrison FordandRyan Goslinghave gone viral.
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“Well, those three men, they’re like three children. You say sausage and everybody always does laughter. What’s wrong with you guys?” Leith added. “But anyway, that’s them. Over and over again, I’m the butt of the joke because I’m standing there and I don’t understand why everyone’s laughing. But I have said something which apparently is hilarious and it’s rude, but of course, I don’t get it.”
Hammond showed off her comedic capabilities in herGBBSannouncement on Twitter, three months afterBridesmaidsstar Lucas announcedhis departurefrom the show. In the video, figurines of Hollywood, Leith, Fielding and Hammond stand in a replica of the baking tent.
“So yes it’s breaking news, Alison Hammond is joining the team ofThe Great British Bake Off,” she said in the tongue-in-cheek video, moving a microphone towards her figurine. “Alison, have you got any words whatsoever? ‘Well, do you know what I’m just absolutely thrilled, I’m going to be meeting the bakers very soon. I’m joiningThe Great British Bake Off, I’m so very excited!'”
The star then moved the microphones on the screen across to her costar cake figurines. “As you can see all my colleagues are absolutely speechless! Yes, yes, just speechless,” she continued. “We’re so very, very happy and we can’t wait to get started.”
This won’t be the Hammond’s first time in the tent as Hammond previously appeared as a baker in 2020 for the show’scelebrity specialin aid ofStand Up To Cancer.
Channel 4 confirmed that filming for the 14th season of the show begins this spring. The series, with Hammond as a co-host, will air on Netflix in the U.S. later this year.
source: people.com
