Sue Perkins has admitted she probably won’t be tuning into the new series of ‘Great British Bake Off’, claiming it would be too “weird” for her to tune in without being involved.
Last year, Sue and co-presenter Mel Giedroyc announced that they were stepping down from ‘Bake Off’ after seven series, following Love Productions’ decision to sell the show to Channel 4.
However, Sue has insisted that even though she might not be tuning in, she still hopes the show prospers in its new home, telling the Daily Mail: “That doesn’t mean you don’t want it to succeed in your absence.”
Reflecting on their time at the helm of ‘Bake Off’, Sue added: “It was a playground, enjoyed with fantastic bakers and mates. We had no script, we were given the latitude to just look after and hang out with the bakers in whatever way we saw fit.
After stepping down from ‘Bake Off’, it was confirmed that Mel and Sue would be staying put at the BBC, starting with a new presenting gig on ‘Let’s Sing And Dance For Comic Relief’.
Similarly, departing judge Mary Berry is also sticking with the Beeb, and will be at the centre of a new show, ‘Mary Berry Every Day’, which is set to make its debut later in the year.
Although it’s not yet known who Channel 4 will recruit to replace Mel and Sue, it looks as though TV cook Prue Leith will be joining Paul Hollywood as a judge on the new series of ‘Bake Off’.
She was also named the bookies' favourite, more or less as soon as Mel and Sue announced they were stepping down.
On Twitter, hers is the name we keep seeing crop up time and time again, either from people crying out for her to get the job, or pleading with Channel 4 not to give it to her.
In our opinion, it would be a bit too obvious, though, but we'd definitely be in favour of her forming a new double act with runner-up Tamal, with whom she got along like a house on fire in their days on 'GBBO'.
Like Nadiya, he too has managed to bag himself a career in TV, so we wouldn't be surprised if the offer fell at his feet either.
Julian is the undisputed king of innuendo, and his soft-spoken style lends itself perfectly to the 'Bake Off' tent.
He's also become a dab hand at light entertainment since his 'CBB' days, appearing on the panel of 'Your Face Sounds Familiar', as well as fronting 'Nature Nuts' and appearing on 'Give A Dog A Home'.
Hmmm.... maybe not.
Emma must be so stressed out interviewing the stars of 'Celebrity Big Brother' twice a year that we'd be quite happy for her to land a presenting gig that's a bit more... calming.