Shock Bake Off twist as contestant forced to quit Channel 4 show midway through first episode

One baker was unwell and discontinue the amusement aft conscionable 24 hours successful the structure causing bosses to rip up the accustomed format connected Great British Bake Off

ALL the contestants connected the caller bid of the Great British Bake Off survived a ballot disconnected this week - erstwhile a contestant fell sick midway done filming.

Former university lecturer Jeff, 67, took portion successful the opening situation but helium was past missing connected surface contiguous and for the 2 different sections of the opening week of competition. He returns to the Channel 4 amusement adjacent week and truthful bosses decided to fto everyone spell through. A spokesperson for the amusement said: "Due to Jeff feeling unwell during the archetypal episode, nary 1 near the tent. John was named Star Baker. Jeff returns successful occurrence 2."

Judge Paul Hollywood insists this year's bakers merit tons of clip successful the structure due to the fact that they are truthful good. He told TV Times: "They're decidedly polished. We evidently person much talented bakers applying to travel connected truthful we're taking the pick now. They're astir the finished nonfiction earlier coming into the tent."

He added: "Judging this twelvemonth is the hardest it's ever been due to the fact that the modular is truthful high. It's ridiculous."

In the opening amusement determination were a bid of firsts arsenic bakers were besides fixed barroom to devour earlier the archetypal ever 'taste and bake' situation with mini battenbergs.

Co-host Alison Hammond says: "Each week the bakers volition look a gingham-clad concealed 2nd situation but this clip there's an other astonishment awaiting them."

Noel Fielding adds: "This is simply a sensation and cook challenge. You person 5 minutes to inspect your battenburg and past you person to recreate it with nary recipe."

Judge Paul Hollywood besides gave retired 1 of his 'handshakes' signifying astonishing baking aft little than 30 minutes into the show. He loved the cinnamon rotation loaf barroom from Illiyin Morrison calling it "delicious" and "gorgeous".

He aboriginal joked: "I gave a handshake retired but I was holding back, it took ten(tasted bakes)."

Midwife Illiyin ,31 , from London who got the handshake for her loaf barroom successful the archetypal situation said: "What conscionable happened? I dunno...what a mode to start."

It is besides the archetypal clip nary 1 has near the amusement successful week 1 meaning everyone inactive has the accidental of winning the contention heading into adjacent week.

The hopefuls are aged 19-71 with the youngest idiosyncratic being Dentistry Student Sumayah, 19, from Lancashire who is indulging her saccharine bony earlier going onto survey Dentistry.

Hazel, 71, has 4 children, 1 of whom inactive lives astatine location portion the different three, and her 10 grandchildren, each unrecorded adjacent by successful Kent. The erstwhile nail technician loves to marque day cakes and immoderate travel with moving parts – she has made respective ‘car’ cakes with remote-controlled wheels and moving lights.

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