{"id":5379,"date":"2016-09-13T19:36:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T13:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/famous-fans-and-former-bake-off-stars-react-to-mel-and-sues-exit-from-the-show\/"},"modified":"2016-09-14T01:02:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T19:02:54","slug":"famous-fans-and-former-bake-off-stars-react-to-mel-and-sues-exit-from-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/famous-fans-and-former-bake-off-stars-react-to-mel-and-sues-exit-from-the-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous fans and former Bake Off stars react to Mel and Sue’s exit from the show"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Former contestants and celebrities reacted with dismay after The Great British Bake Off presenters Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc announced they will not return to the programme when it moves to Channel 4.<\/p>\n

Richard Burr, who took part in the 2014 series, posted on Twitter: \u201cWithout Mel and Sue it just isn\u2019t Bake Off. @Channel4 has just bought a tent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another 2014 contestant, Martha Collison, added: \u201cWell that\u2019s the end of that. Mel and Sue are the true stars of the show \u2013 irreplaceable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins (Ian West\/PA Wire\/PA Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Jo Wheatley, the Bake Off champion in 2011, said that she is \u201creally hoping this isn\u2019t true\u201d and that \u201cMel and Sue are as big a part of GBBO as (judges) Mary (Berry) and Paul (Hollywood)\u201d.<\/p>\n

John Whaite, the winner of the show in 2012, said: \u201cMel and Sue jump ship. Very sad news. They\u2019re wonderful girls who made the show what it is. Now, I\u2019m not feeling so hopeful\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

2012 contestant Cathryn Dresser wrote on the social networking site: \u201cSo we must utterly treasure the treasures that are Mel and Sue \u2013 whilst we have them \u2013 and keep the #GBBO faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Without Mel and Sue it just isn't Bake Off. @Channel4 has just bought a tent. #GBBO<\/p>\n

\u2014 Richard Burr (@RichardPBurr) September 13, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Only one thing to do when I'm this sad: on your marks, get set, bake \u00f0\u009f\u0098\u00a2 We'll miss you @sueperkins (& Mel too) #GBBO pic.twitter.com\/sKoE0uXyJ8<\/p>\n

\u2014 Richard Burr (@RichardPBurr) September 13, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Mel & Sue jump ship. Very sad news. They're wonderful girls who made the show what it is. Now, I'm not feeling so hopeful…<\/p>\n

\u2014 John Whaite (@JohnWhaiteBakes) September 13, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt was saddened by the news, writing on Twitter along with a crying emoji: \u201cGutted doesn\u2019t come close\u2026 Mel and Sue come back.\u201d<\/p>\n

TV presenter Rylan Clark-Neal wrote that he too was \u201cgutted\u201d and that Mel and Sue \u201cmade that show\u201d.<\/p>\n

The original news \u2013 that the show\u2019s producers Love Productions had signed a three-year agreement with Channel 4 \u2013 also caused a wave of reaction from Bake Off\u2019s famous fans.<\/p>\n

Lord Sugar ?tweeted: \u201cI feel sorry for the @BBCOne they invested years in making Bake off popular and the greedy disloyal format owner has sold it to Ch4.\u201d<\/p>\n

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So we must utterly treasure the treasures that are Mel and Sue- whilst we have them- and keep the #GBBO faith<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cathryn Dresser (@cat_dresser) September 13, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Gutted doesn't come close… Mel and Sue come back \u00f0\u009f\u0098\u00ad #melandsue #gbbo<\/p>\n

\u2014 Scarlett Moffatt (@ScarlettMoffatt) September 13, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Gutted about Mel and Sue. They made that show X<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rylan Clark-Neal (@Rylan) September 13, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kirstie Allsopp tweeted: \u201cBake Off shift shows a disgraceful lack of gratitude from the producers to the BBC who commissioned it in the first place, not a smart move.\u201d<\/p>\n

She later added: \u201cAt least I can reassure Mel, Sue, Mary & Paul that @Channel4 is a fabulous place to work, though still think #GBBO belongs at the Beeb.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comedian and BBC radio presenter Danny Baker tweeted: \u201cI don\u2019t think channels should buy up other channels programs like swaggering football clubs..\u201d <\/p>\n

The Great British Bake Off will move to Channel 4 next year (BBC\/Love Productions\/Mark Bourdillon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Richard Osman, co-presenter of BBC gameshow Pointless, tweeted: \u201cIt great news for bakers who run out of time on #GBBO, as they\u2019ll now be able to use Channel 4+1.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former contestant Beca Lyne-Pirkis tweeted: \u201cI think we all need a cup of tea and LOTS of cake after hearing this news \u2026 sad times. #GBBO\u201d<\/p>\n

Lord Prescott tweeted: \u201cI predict Bake Off moving from BBC to Channel 4 will be the ultimate showstopper. Wish they\u2019d stayed with the Beeb.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former contestants and celebrities reacted with dismay after The Great British Bake Off presenters Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc announced they will not return to the programme when it moves to Channel 4. Richard Burr, who took part in the 2014 series, posted on Twitter: \u201cWithout Mel and Sue it just isn\u2019t Bake Off. @Channel4 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5379"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}