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11 times Noel Fielding was the best part of the new Bake Off
WE’RE SIX WEEKS in to Channel 4′s brand new Great British Bake Off, and people have had some time to make their minds up about it.
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As devoted GBBO fans, we have to say… The new team is doing a very good job of filling the boots of Mary, Mel and Sue. Is that blasphemous?
Obviously, Sandi Toksvig is a gem – but Noel Fielding has surprised us in becoming the heart of the show very quickly.
1. There are his mad but appropriate shirts
That ice cream one! Where can we get it?
2. When he proved that his baking knowledge was top notch
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Wow!
3. When he created an alternative to the Hollywood Handshake
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Dare we say it’s more desirable? No?
4. His burgeoning friendship with Julia
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Sadly, we won’t get to see them become fully-fledged BFFs. One of the many injustices of Julia’s exit.
5. And his ongoing one with Liam
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They get on a lot better than another Liam and Noel we know.
6. Every time he has interjected with something like this
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Referring to Caramel Week:
7. Or this
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There’s a hint of the Boosh still in him.
8. And speaking of Boosh, when he got a little tribute in
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YAY.
9. When he frolicked in the fields outside the tent with Sandi
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Honestly! Why has no one ever done this before?
10. And ate a whole flower just to spite Prue
Prue: “Nobody’s going to eat a marigold.”
Noel: “They’re my favourite bit!”
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His verdict? “Tasted like a clown’s nose.”
11. Basically, he’s an angel
We’ve been converted. Noel 4ever.
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