One of the hosts of The Great British Baking Show’s Sandi Toksvig has decided to leave the show. Fans have been happily baking along for 10 seasons now and want nothing more than for it to continue.
This British baking competition, The Great British Bake Off, (or The Great British Baking Show as it's known as in America) invites twelve amateur bakers to come and compete against each other to win the title of Greatest British Baker. Each round sees an aspiring baker who proves themselves each round by baking cakes, bread, pastries, and various types of desserts for the judges, Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood, Sandi Toksvig and Prue Leith's jobs are to sample and judge. One by one, the contestants are eliminated and eventually the winner is crowned. This wholesome baking show has been a staple to British audiences since 2010 for a total of 10 seasons.
While Britain is still recovering from losing a prince, they will not have to face a future without Toksvig on The Great British Baking Show as she also announced her departure. People reported that the host would hang up her judging duties and not return to the popular show. The 61-year-old comedian had been hosting the show since 2017 after the network shakeup got rid of the beloved national treasure, Mary Berry. As of now, the comedian will leave the show in the hand of her co-host and Mighty Boosh star, Noel Fielding.
Toksvig took to her Twitter on Thursday, January 16th to break the news to her fans. In her post, she told her followers that she wanted to move on from the program to concentrate on other projects she had going on. The comedian joked that the baking show had added to her waistline and brought immense joy over the years.
Fans are not at all worried that the show will falter as The Great British Baking Show has proved before that it can withstand a hosting turnover. Back in 2016, the show lost Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc as hosts, as well as Mary Berry as the key judge. The show has a proven track record of success thanks to its crossovers in America. The hit baking show can be seen airing on both PBS and Netflix. The show is also special in the way it is filmed because unlike most reality shows the baking show is only filmed on weekends across a 12-week period. The filming schedule is meant to allow the participants to continue to be able to perform their normal 9-5 jobs. Fans are just happy to know that their beloved show is not canceled and just going through a period of transition.
Source: People