Nigella Lawson Joins Great British Bake Off Co-Stars In First-Look Photo

With mere weeks to go until we can tuck into the main delicacy that is Nigella Lawson’s Great British Bake Off debut, bosses have given us a little amuse bouche to tide us over until then.

On Monday morning, producers shared a first-look photo of Bake Off’s new family together for the first time, ahead of the show’s return to our screens, which is expected to take place next month.

“Life is about to get sweeter,” they teased, alongside the picture of Nigella with her new colleagues Paul Hollywood, Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding.

“Bake Off is coming soon…”

Although an exact return date for Bake Off is still being kept under wraps for now, the show’s launch has taken place in early September since 2020, so it’s a fair bet that this year will follow suit.

The new season will be Nigella’s first since taking over from long-serving judge Prue Leith.

Nigella said when the news was confirmed in January: “I’m uncharacteristically rather lost for words right now!” she enthused.

“Of course it’s daunting to be following in the footsteps of Prue Leith and Mary Berry before her, great dames both, but I’m also bubbling with excitement.”

She continued: “The Great British Bake Off is more than a television programme, it’s a National Treasure – and it’s a huge honour to be entrusted with it.

“I’m just thrilled to be joining the team and all the new bakers to come, I wish the marvellous Prue all the best, and am giddily grateful for the opportunity!”

Last month, the Daily Mail alleged that Nigella and Paul were “not really getting on too well” behind the scenes of Bake Off, claiming that the former was finding the latter’s somewhat ostentatious conduct “rather cringe”.

Reps for Channel 4 and Paul Hollywood did not respond to HuffPost UK’s request for comment at the time, while Nigella’s team declined to comment.