THE GREAT CHRISTMAS BAKE OFF & THE GREAT NEW YEAR BAKE OFF CHRISTMAS EVE, 8PM, & FRIDAY 3 JANUARY, 7.40PM, C4 COOKERY
Judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith are hoping to stir up some holiday magic in two new seasonal instalments of C4’s The Great British Bake Off.
With hosting helpers Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding overseeing proceedings, the Christmas edition will see a batch of soap stars enter the twinkly tent – EastEnders stalwart Natalie Cassidy and her former screen sibling Dean Gaffney, exCorrie star Shobna Gulati, Emmerdale’s Chris Bisson, and Sheree Murphy, who’s been in Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Neighbours.
Meanwhile, the New Year special welcomes back six Scottish bakers from series past.
Here, Paul, 58, and Prue, 84, tell us about the tree-mendous treats that await…
Some of our fave soap stars in the tent – you’re spoiling us!
PAUL It’s magic. I don’t really follow soaps, except Emmerdale as my wife [Melissa] is a big fan. We went to the Emmerdale set once and I pulled a pint in The Woolpack!
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Magic MOMENTS
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Season's EATINGS
PAUL HOLLYWOOD and DAME PRUE LEITH whisk us a merry Christmas with two sparkling specials
Destination WEDDING!
NICOLA WALKER on a sun-soaked new chapter for the Defoe sisters
GNOME wrecker!
Creator NICK PARK on how there is fowl play afoot as beloved Wallace and Gromit return
Toyah ARRESTED!
Betrayed Leanne serves up some Christmas revenge...
Ice and a SPLICE?
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Buried SECRETS
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Unexpected DETOUR
EMMA APPLETON on a sun-soaked romcom full of bumps in the road
CLOAK & dagger
CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN on the return of her A double-crossing game show
Renegade SPIRITS
JACK O'CONNELL and creator STEVEN KNIGHT on the battles ahead