Great British Bake Off stars Paul Hollywood and Nigella Lawson have been pictured together for the first time forward of the brand new collection.
Ms Lawson has joined the favored TV present as a decide, changing Cotswolds resident Dame Prue Leith, who joined again in 2017.
Dame Prue had changed Dame Mary Berry, who lives in Henley, when the programme switched from the BBC to Channel 4.
Oxford University graduate Ms Lawson is the most recent to step into the function and will decide alongside Mr Hollywood, who has been current because the present’s inception.
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This month, each judges have been pictured together for the first time forward of working together in a viral social media publish.
As an April Fools’ joke, Ms Lawson uploaded {a photograph} of herself with Mr Hollywood to her Instagram web page.
She jested: “AN ANNOUNCEMENT: I know you were led to believe that I would be joining Paul Hollywood on Great British Bake Off, but, as you can clearly see, we are in fact a hard-bitten, seen-it-all detective (PH) and a lugubrious forensic pathologist (NL) solving crimes in the Ruhr Valley.
“My hair and make-up by Tricia Woolston; Paul’s his personal!”
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Paul Hollywood. (Image: PA)
Fans welcomed the “announcement” well, with many making subsequent jokes about the duo in those would-be crime drama roles.
“Crime Bruleé…the brand new hit detective drama coming quickly,” stated one commenter.
Another added: “Cakespeare & Meecrowahvay.”
Pastry chef Nicola Lamb quipped: “I feel it was Professor Plum within the tent with the offset spatula.”
In simply over every week, the publish has amassed over 60,000 likes.
