Channel 4 gives first glimpse at Alison Hammond as new co-host of Bake Off
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V presenter Alison Hammond seems for the primary time in The Great British Bake Off tent in a brand new Channel 4 teaser for the much-anticipated collection of the present returning in September.
The playful animated movie follows a gaggle of candy substances embarking on a journey to the famend Bake Off tent to attain their dream of changing into a part of the chocolate and raspberry cake seen on the present’s opening titles.
This Morning presenter Hammond, 48, seems in a crimson and black floral costume alongside returning co-host and comic Noel Fielding, sporting a cowboy hat and a yellow unhappy face shirt, to devour the cake.
Returning judges Dame Prue Leith, sporting her signature brilliant ensemble, and Paul Hollywood additionally function within the trailer the place they’re seen tucking right into a slice of the cake.
The present is about to return to Channel 4 subsequent month.
The clip, set to Heaven Is A Place On Earth by Belinda Carlisle, is the primary time Hammond has been seen in her new function on the favored baking present after it was introduced she could be changing comic Matt Lucas.
In December, Lucas introduced he was stepping down from his function on the present as he may not decide to the programme’s schedule alongside his different initiatives.
Hammond, who’s up for greatest TV presenter prize on the National Television Awards (NTAs), is thought for her larger-than-life character and interviewing type, having been a presenter on ITV’s This Morning since 2002.
Prior to the function, she competed within the third collection of Big Brother and has since gone on to look in a number of actuality reveals together with I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Celebrity Coach Trip, Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity MasterChef.
She additionally appeared alongside actor Richard E Grant to host the Baftas this 12 months.
Following Bake Off’s transfer to Channel 4 from the BBC in 2017, Fielding and Sandi Toksvig took over as presenters from Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc.
Toksvig introduced her departure from the present in 2020 and was later changed by Lucas, who co-hosted the final three collection.
In 2020, Hammond appeared on an episode of Celebrity Bake Off, during which she momentarily grew to become confused concerning the whereabouts of her oven door.
The trailer for the upcoming collection will air on Channel 4 at 6.58pm on Wednesday and it’ll additionally function as a roadblock throughout the broadcasters community at 9pm.