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Bake Off: The Professionals: Stacey Solomon replaced by Ted Lasso star
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13 May 2023, 18:42
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Ellie Taylor is stepping up as co-host.
Ellie Taylor, best known for her role of Sassy in Ted Lasso, is all set to co-host Bake Off: The Professionals, taking the baton from Stacey Solomon.
Solomon, who recently welcomed her daughter Belle, had donned the presenter's apron for the show's seventh series, stepping in for Tom Allen. The news of Taylor's appointment was announced by the show's official Twitter account, along with a snapshot of Taylor posing with co-host Liam Charles and judges Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden.
The tweet was as delightful as a perfectly baked soufflé: "From Ted Lasso to tiramisu - we’re delighted to welcome @EllieJaneTaylor as our new co-host on Bake Off: The Professionals alongside @LiamcBakes. Pastry chefs beware - judges @BenoitBlin_MCA & @Cherish_Finden are also back for pud! The new series arrives on @Channel4 this summer."
Taylor, who is also slated to join the cast of the Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off series, Knuckles, will be sharing screen space with Game of Thrones star Rory McCann.
There's a similar shake-up happening over at The Great British Bake Off, with This Morning presenter Alison Hammond stepping in, replacing Matt Lucas. When asked about the changing line-up, judge Prue Leith expressed her anticipation of working with Hammond, hoping that the new host will dial down the show's notorious innuendos.
Sharing her thoughts with Nick Grimshaw on the Dish podcast, Leith said, “I never get the jokes, you know... all this stuff about innuendo and things. I feel I'm really glad Alison's coming, because at least she's a woman and she'll be a little more sensible.”
Candidly, she added, “Those three men [Matt, Noel Fielding, Paul Hollywood], they're like three children. The word ‘sausage’ puts them into [hysterics].”
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