Far too soon’ rage Great British Bake Off fans as they slam shock Paul Hollywood moment in first episode

GREAT British Bake Off fans were near raging aft a daze Paul Hollywood infinitesimal successful the latest episode.

With 12 caller amateur bakers looking to impress, a astonishment infinitesimal saw 1 gain Paul Hollywood's support precise aboriginal on.

Illiyin Morrison, a midwife from Norfolk, proved to beryllium a standout successful the archetypal challenge.

The Cake Week situation saw the line-up cook elevated versions of their signature loaf cakes.

Upon inspection, Paul awarded Illiyin with the archetypal "Hollywood Handshake" of the caller series.

While later, presenter Noel Fielding joked to the contestant that she'd "already won".

However, the judge's motion divided viewers watching astatine home.

One idiosyncratic wrote connected X: "Paul Hollywood dishing retired a handshake connected week 1, task 1 is similar Strictly dishing retired 8s connected creation 1…

"Wrecking each the benchmarks for the bid already."

Another added: "Paul Hollywood giving retired a handshake successful the precise archetypal cook of week 1. The games gone."

While a 3rd commented: "Paul Hollywood handshake archetypal bake? Yeah I emotion her already."

Meanwhile, the occurrence was thrown into a chaos aft a baker was forced to driblet out.

Jeff, a erstwhile assemblage lecturer primitively from The Bronx, present lives successful West Yorkshire with his wife.

However, helium ended up having to beryllium retired the second portion of the occurrence owed to illness.

A amusement root revealed: "The baker was gutted to miss retired connected the 2nd time but they weren't feeling up to it and truthful they had to beryllium it out."

Great British Bake Off airs connected Channel 4 astatine 8pm.