"He came across as a try hard wannabe 'eccentric'. Such a turn off."
I think you are right, @Restorativepowersoftea - and I am afraid that he will be seeing this as a vehicle for him to be whacky and eccentric, and that sort of attention seeking behaviour will ruin the programme.
The genius of Mel and Sue lay in the way they balanced their hosting role and the banter that involved with still making the bakers the stars of the show - whichninvolves a generosity and selflessness I don't think Noel Fielding possesses.