Noel Fielding Responds To Claims He Won't Eat Cake On Bake Off
7 August 2017, 11:35 | Updated: 19 September 2017, 18:29
The comedian has clarified reports he won't be sampling the treats on Channel 4's new-look version of the baking show.
Noel Fielding has spoken out about reports surrounding his role on The Great British Bake Off.
The comedian was confirmed to co-present the new-look baking competition alongside Sandi Toksvig this autumn, but according to reports, a recent Sunday Times interview suggested that he wouldn't be eating cake to avoid getting "tubby".
As The Independent reports, The Sunday Times quoted the Mighty Boosh star as saying: "I get more work when I'm thinner," adding: "So I can't put on weight. No one likes a tubby gut is what I'm saying."
This didn't go down well with die-hard Bake Off fans, but Fielding soon took to Twitter to set the record straight, writing: "What I actually said (as a joke) in the Sunday Times was "nobody likes a tubby goth" I was taking the piss out of myself. I love cake x"
What I actually said (as a joke) in the Sunday Times was "nobody likes a tubby goth" I was taking the piss out of myself. I love cake x
— noel fielding (@noelfielding11) August 6, 2017
Then driving the point home, the comedian replied to a gif of a goth scoffing his face, writing: "Me on bake of ! X".
Me on bake off ! X https://t.co/OhB4DZibqH
— noel fielding (@noelfielding11) August 7, 2017
Meanwhile, the first teaser trailer for GBBO was unveiled last week, which also had fans sharing their scathing reactions online.
Watch it below:
See some of their responses here:
I hope I'm wrong but I feel like the new #gbbo will have the same fate as Iain's baked alaska. pic.twitter.com/E271sYlD2y
— Lisa Goldie (@LisaGoldie) August 3, 2017
If you were thinking about watching the new #GBBO keep in mind the trailer features an anthropomorphic vomiting pastry for some reason pic.twitter.com/dkFC3vVLt0
— Sarah (@SarahJ_Berry) August 3, 2017
what even was that trailer #GBBO pic.twitter.com/esEurYhtqV
— bobby (@ridleyftsugg) August 3, 2017
Our reaction to the new #GBBO trailer. pic.twitter.com/VyzlTbFU0y
— Smart Telecom (@SmartTelecomUK) August 3, 2017
