Former Bake Off champ Nadiya Hussain ‘teased’ as part of new baking show with Mary, Mel and Sue
FORMER Bake Off champion Nadiya Hussain may be part of a new baking show alongside Mary Berry, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, the BBC has hinted.
She said: “There will be more news on what Mary Berry, Mel and Sue and Nadiya are doing next. Watch this space – some exciting news to come.”
BBC representatives refused to give any further details about the project, or even to confirm that it would be a baking show.
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Channel 4 had hoped the BBC would waive this right, allowing it to broadcast Bake Off next year. It has already put out the call for contestants and plans to film it in the summer.
The BBC’s tough attitude would suggest it is keen to air its own new baking show next year, unchallenged by the original format.
Nadiya, 31, won the series last year and is the show’s most famous contestant.
She signed an exclusive deal with the BBC in October to make segments for The One Show and to develop “new projects”.
Mary, Mel and Sue all announced in September that they would stay with the BBC rather than move to Channel 4 with Bake Off and former colleague Paul.