The Great British Bake Off: Show will return to BBC one last time for Christmas
Wipe your tears, it's not quite over for the beloved BBC iteration of the show... yet
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Your support makes all the difference.If your heart is grieving after The Great British Bake Off's grand final on the BBC; dry those tears, it's not quite over yet.
Though Candice Brown was crowned the winner of the last series ever to be aired on the channel, it's not the last time we'll ever see Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood, Mel, and Sue all together on screen.
The Great British Bake Off is set to return for two Christmas specials on the BBC, announced earlier this year; with BBC director of content Charlotte Moore saying of the plans, "Mary, Paul, Mel and Sue are the perfect recipe for the festive season."
A fact many fans likely forgot in the furore surrounding the show's controversial move to Channel 4, alongside the departure of Mary, Mel, and Sue from the show; though the BBC's official Bake Off Twitter account was quick to remind and reassure audiences.
"Deck the tent with bakes of holly! Paul, Mary, Mel, and Sue will return to BBC One for two special new episodes of GBBO this Christmas," the post writes; it'll be interesting to see whether these specials will make any nod to the show's departure from the BBC, or any of the controversy surrounding it.
If the BBC are looking for other ideas on how to continue the show, perhaps it could take inspiration from its fans, who have been demanding the channel commissions a spin-off centered on Val's adventures in Cyprus' Ayia Napa.
You can read our recap of the final here.
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