Nigella as new bake host

I love Nigella! I think she will bring some much needed oomph to Bake Off, which has become a bit same-y in recent seasons.
As for baking, she's as much of a baker as Pru Leith is. I've made many of her cake recipes and they never fail me.

I love Nigella and hope she does a good job on GBBO. I never liked Alison Hammond at all before this but I think she is an excellent host. I can't see the point of Noel at all, he's not even funny. Not sure why it even needs two hosts.

I'm delighted that she's going to be doing it...my daughter, not so much 😂.

I don't mind PH these days but if they were to replace him with someone nerdier, my vote goes to Nigel Slater.

James Martin would also be great but I can't see it happening.

I don’t think Mary and Prue did the sex goddess innuendo that Nigella does so well though.
We shall see, Nigella is certainly skilled and experienced and might turn out to be great.

I think she’s great - her recipes are excellent, we’ve been using them for years. I find her warm and friendly, and I’m sure plenty of the “sexy marketing” was heavily encouraged by the producers too. The microwavey thing was clearly a comedy joke, making a totally ordinary and sometimes disparaged-by-cheffy-types kitchen thing sound comically fancy.

Also like that she’s unlikely to play second fiddle to Paul “I think I’m the Head Judge” Hollywood. I really think that however good they are, any past contestants would have been seen as not-equal with him and we REALLY don’t need more of that dynamic.

I’m still really enjoying bake-off, and I really like Alison and Noel - so there!

Not keen on Nigella- I would have loved someone like Nancy.
I will probably give it a go to see how it works, but I am disappointed with the choice.

I haven’t watched since it moved to c4 but I will give it a go with Nigella. All that pouting and faux naughtiness is just part of the shtick for those programmes she does/did. Am sure she will be lovely and supportive to the bakers and she’s a good sport.

I love Nigella! I've met her and she is lovely. Let's give Paul Hollywood a run for his money, she will.

She is incredibly irritating with that stupid voice, stupid looks at camera, hair flicking etc. She thinks she is sexy but to a lot of people she is certainly not. She just looks idiot.

As to the stupid way she pronounces microwave - not funny in the slightest just showing off and stupid

I agree. I wish Paul Hollywood would leave.
Hoping that Nigella will take up more space than Prue who seemed content to let PH be the star.

More famous!!! Don't make me laugh

Can't stand Paul H but love Nigella. I think she seems a genuinely lovely, warm, funny human, who has been through an awful lot and kept going with good humour and strength. She's worth 100 hollywoods

I personally think it's a bad choice. I can't relate to her, I find her irritating and cringe worthy. If she was natural, she'd be fine, it's all the sexualised behaviour I dislike. However, she seems very popular so I'm probably in the minority.

We won’t watch it on principle now. She’s a fucking disgrace

Prue makes me gag when she talks after eating. It sounds like she has claggy food stuck in her throat 🤢

I might watch to see how Hollywood manages to be in the shadow of a more famous person.

Love her. I could watch her all day. She’s a coup for GBBO

I'm interested to see how Nigella delivers the role. I can't be bothered with the suggestiveness and innuendo and general fakeness of her own shows, but I think she's smart and versatile enough to dial that right down and approach GBBO with authority and just the right amount of warmth. And she has the overwhelming merit of appearing to enjoy eating rather than just having a technical interest in food.

(I wasn't convinced about Alison Hammond when she took the role, but have loved her GBBO persona from the start.)

I’m with you! Love Nigella. And I think she’s an excellent baker.

I’ve made many a cake from her books for kids parties and school bake sales.

I am not a baker. I hate being so precise. But, I haven’t found a Nigella cake recipe that hasn’t worked. My in-laws think I’m a great baker and I am definitely not, so I have a lot to thank her for!!

I don’t think she can really help her voice, and I think she just is sexy, rather than putting anything on. I enjoy her shows, she doesn’t take herself seriously and her recipes are relatable. I’m looking forward to the new show.

Would of loved some one a bit funnier and warmer the Nigella

Well, @Anon9898, I think it's a fairly safe bet that Nigella would have known better than to write would of, so there's that.

I was hoping for Nancy Birtwistle and a reset to the traditional style of GBBO, but I have seen Nigella on Australian Masterchef and she was really good with the contestants. Very encouraging and funny, different to her own shows.

I do wonder if PH will enjoy being second fiddle? Oh, I do hope not. 🤣

I think she'll be great, I had stopped watching as I was finding it boring, but I will watch the new season now, I love Nigella

I seem to be in the minority who thinks she’ll be really good.

Prue Keith wasn't known as a baker, she was an all-round professional cook. Nigella has plenty of excellent cakes in her books. She has also proven herself over the decades through her books and TV programmes.

I think she's a great choice. I just hope that in her mid sixties she no longer feels the need to stick out her tits and lick her finger while gazing into the camera.

Nigella made her name as "Domestic Goddess" / baking. Her recipes are good

I hope she's encouraging and supportive to contestants

I think she could be an OK choice for the show