The Bake Is Back - the countdown to Great British Bake Off 2026 starts here

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Trailer for the new series just dropped - no transmission date yet though.

Anyone else excited to see how Nigella gets on as the new judge? A worthy successor to Pru and Mary, I think.

Heck the bakes seem dreadful

Dead auntie

I think I've become too cynical in my old age for bake off

I reckon the Jamaican hurricane has trumped the dead goat, several dead grannies and the resuscitated parrot!

Really?? I’m experiencing serious iced gem cravings. And party rings are always good.

What is this about?

I’ve not watched Nigella much in the past, but I’m wondering if she has had a small stroke at some point. Her facial expressions and pronunciation are stumbling and quite strange.

Tom has been the best from a not very good bunch

och danni.

There is a god!

how is Tom star baker he was 3rd in technical and his showstopper was very unfinished. Connie should have got it.

Danni was the right person to go however

I thought that was a very sweet send-off for Danni.

As much as I love Tom, Connie was robbed there. She triumphed in two rounds.

Me too, Im only at the point where they've put them on the table

Iced gems were horrible, nasty non descript base with icing that put my teeth on edge, no flavour, just rock hard and sweet.

Im sorry to say I am delighted Dani is going. Peace (ish).

In a daydreaming moment I was hoping they might say "and the person going home is... everyone else!" Sadly it was just a dream.

Danni was quite sweet really.

Looks like next week is getting gimmicky. Why does this always happen?

Thrilled to see Danni get the boot, but baffled to see Tom get star baker. That was Connie’s title tonight.

It was more like a hard rich tea.

I thought Connie would get star baker. Danni was the right person to go - as she said her baking just isn’t as good as the others. I’m glad she got that extra week if it means she managed making friends with the others.

I really thought Connie would get star baker. We're gutted danni has gone we loved her ND vibes!

I am actually sad to see Danni go but not being able to taste the baking is never going to work well.

I guess you could just...watch something else?

I missed the start, did the baker who was ill last come back - should there have boon two leaving?

She did

Sorry Potter - she came back or she left <it’s late>