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Great British Bake Off finale: How it went down on Twitter

If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Oct 23rd 2013, 10:18 AM 2,201 Views 0 Comments

Source: Des Willie/BBC/Love Productions

LAST NIGHT SAW master cake-maker Frances Quinn slice her way through rivals Ruby Tandoh and Kimberley Wilsh to win the 2013 Great British Bake Off.

Feelings have been running high throughout the competition – so much so that Tandoh has written an op-ed in The Guardian on why the show attracted so much vitriol.

Twitter, naturally, could hardly contain itself for the finale. Here’s how it played out.

First, there was excitement.

And we mean real excitement.

Some people doubted the challenges…

… although others were very much on board.

The rivalry was fierce.

And emotions ran high.

Some viewers were so overexcited, they got a little confused.

The result was controversial.

But only for some.

The losers were gracious:

And Frances was so pleased, she resorted to puns.

Meanwhile in Ireland... the competition continues.

Catch up with our full coverage of the Great Irish Bake Off here>

The Great Irish Bake Off: Week five as it happened>

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Great British Bake Off finale: How it went down on Twitter