Great British Bake Off Fans Are Overjoyed As Alison Hammond Joins Team
Great British Bake Off fans have major cause for celebration as the show’s new presenter has been revealed.
On Thursday evening, The Mirror was the first to report that none other than HuffPost favourite and national treasure Alison Hammond had been chosen as Matt Lucas’ replacement.
Alison later confirmed the reports were true in a video posted on her TikTok, in which she said she was “absolutely thrilled” to be joining the team.
@alisonhammond Its Official !! Its happening The Great British Bake off !! Lets have it , the cake that is ???? @The Great British Bake Off @Channel 4 #GBBO
♬ original sound - Alison Hammond
Alison will join existing presenter Noel Fielding when filming on the new season gets underway this summer.
The Birmingham-born star is best known for her work on This Morning, having initially started appearing as the daytime show’s roving reporter after leaving the Big Brother house in the mid-2000s.
After impressing viewers with her interviews with A-listers like Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Harrison Ford and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, she was finally promoted to a full member of the presenting team in 2020.
And let’s just say, fans are seriously excited about seeing Alison getting stuck in when Bake Off returns to our screens...
The new host of Bake Off just weeks after doing the BAFTAs? I have never met the woman and i feel like a proud parent. This is Alison Hammond's world and we're all just living in it pic.twitter.com/QiUkzQlcj2
— SHANE REACTION (@imshanereaction) March 16, 2023
AM I DREAMING??? https://t.co/t9dnRsLghF
— violet (@violetemmzie) March 16, 2023
GBBO did what they needed to do. the show is revived. i for one will be tuning in. https://t.co/33O0cOyc1n
— georgia (@XGEE22) March 16, 2023
Oh ffs I’m gonna have to watch this now https://t.co/nfxCI4XcUG
— Sam Cleal ???? (@sam_cleal) March 16, 2023
Buzzing that @AlisonHammond has been announced as the new GBBO host - she is literally the perfect person to reinvigorate the format with ALL ???? ROUND ???? GOOD ???? VIBES https://t.co/v4EDEwDXRb
— Jess Hardiman (@Jess_Hardiman) March 16, 2023
This is fantastic news @AlisonHammond ????????????????????????????????
— Rhammel (@Rhammified) March 16, 2023
That show that's got really boring is about to get REALLY good again... https://t.co/wtNXgRqR79
— Lucie Toblerone (@msloobylou) March 16, 2023
If the news that Alison Hammond is the new #GBB2023 presenter is real, I am SO excited. Her interview with Ryan Gosling & Harrison Ford is one of my all time favourites!pic.twitter.com/B8MoM1swk2
— Nicola Austin (@nicola_aus) March 16, 2023
Alison Hammond being announced as the new host of Bake Off is the perfect excuse to re-share the best interview clip there is. pic.twitter.com/rtpMIjSoRf
— Cameron Frew (@FrewFilm) March 16, 2023
the fact we’ll be watching alison hammond and noel fielding present bake off when it’s back i’m not ready for this
— lizzie (@lizziejaynee) March 17, 2023
There is nothing that gives me greater joy than seeing this woman’s career going from strength to strength. Absolute national treasure ???? https://t.co/rJavqvFMCB
— Joel Lambert (@Joellambert) March 17, 2023
I’ve only just seen this and it is PERFECT! I can’t wait to see Alison on #GBBOhttps://t.co/B14vNFMZ06
— Rob (@thatRobster) March 17, 2023
As if I couldn’t love bake off anymore! Love this for her ???? ???? #GBBO@AlisonHammondhttps://t.co/vF86xDw6I0
— Monifa Bobb-Simon (@monifabsimon) March 16, 2023
Bravo to my girl @AlisonHammond on her Great British Bake Off appointment. I love the positivity and enjoyment she brings to every role.
— Chizzy (@chizzyakudolu) March 16, 2023
Keep shining, baby, keep soaring ❤️#GBBOhttps://t.co/07XHfkZw0m
Alison Hammond as new 'Bake Off' host is the perfect booking. What a great choice.
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) March 16, 2023
So proud of @AlisonHammond ♥️
— R Y L A N (@Rylan) March 16, 2023
In the great words of the Harding
ITS ABOOUTTT TIIIIMMMEEE x https://t.co/up3trl7qsM
Alison previously appeared on the celebrity version of Bake Off back in 2020, with many fans sharing one particularly memorable scene from her first stint in the tent…
So happy for this QUEEN! ???? @AlisonHammond#GBBOpic.twitter.com/jykrZz5x7r
— Harry Rutter (@harryjohnrutter) March 16, 2023
Alison Hammond as new co-host of The Great British Bake Off is perfection! Can’t wait for more iconic moments like the time she thought she had lost the oven door! #GBBOpic.twitter.com/CfRl6HDME2
— Jak Ball (@Jakfirst) March 16, 2023
Alison Hammond was once a contestant on Celeb Bake Off. She thought her oven doors went missing. Absolute icon. pic.twitter.com/32fYIMKnDX
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) March 16, 2023
Alison Hammond is the new #GBBO presenter?! YESSS!! ???? pic.twitter.com/Q9C2UZl9gL
— This is (@AsmahMahmood) March 16, 2023
If it’s true, our Brummie Bab @AlisonHammond is going to be chaotically great hosting Bake Off alongside @noelfielding11. I can hear this photo as soon as I see it. What an icon. #GBBOpic.twitter.com/ZvkmPpaCwM
— Becky Weaver (@beckywvr_) March 16, 2023
a national treasure this will be pure CHAOS. alison losing the oven door when she was on the show absolute tv gold https://t.co/APyvjWfLDy
— natalie (@NatalieAL) March 16, 2023
Bake Off was originally hosted by Mel and Sue during its original BBC incarnation, with Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig taking over when the show made the jump to Channel 4.
Sandi stepped down as host in 2019, with Matt taking over as Noel’s co-host in 2020.
Towards the end of last year, the former Little Britain star announced he was also leaving the show, with the upcoming series of Bake Off’s celebrity version set to mark his final time fronting the show.
Bake Off will return to Channel 4 in the autumn.