{"id":11533,"date":"2022-02-24T17:50:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T16:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1591645"},"modified":"2022-02-24T17:50:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T16:50:02","slug":"bake-off-the-professionals-announces-stacey-solomon-as-new-host","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bake-off-the-professionals-announces-stacey-solomon-as-new-host\/","title":{"rendered":"Bake Off: The Professionals announces Stacey Solomon as new host"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Stacey Solomon has been announced as the new host of Bake Off: The Professionals, replacing comedian Tom Allen.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programme\/b-3rnua4\/the-great-british-bake-off\/&quot;\">Great British Bake Off<\/a> spin-off will see Solomon take over hosting duties for its seventh season later this year, alongside returning co-host Liam Charles.<\/p>\n<p>Judges <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/bake-off-the-professionals-judges-2018-cherish-finden-benoit-blin\/&quot;\">Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden<\/a> will also be returning, and the four posed for a photo to celebrate Solomon\u2019s arrival on the show.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">Announcing the news on the official Bake Off Twitter, the account said \u201cChoux la la! We\u2019re chuffed to announce that @StaceySolomon <\/span>will be joining @LiamCBakes, @BenoitBlin_MCA and @Cherish_Finden<span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\"> for the next series of Bake Off: The Professionals. Welcome to the petit fours-ome, Stacey!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Choux la la! We&#8217;re chuffed to announce that <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/StaceySolomon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@StaceySolomon<\/a> will be joining <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiamcBakes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@LiamCBakes<\/a>, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenoitBlin_MCA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@BenoitBlin_MCA<\/a> and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/cherish_finden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@Cherish_Finden<\/a> for the next series of Bake Off: The Professionals.<br\/><br\/>Welcome to the petit fours-ome, Stacey! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GBBO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#GBBO<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/loPzV6TJTb&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/loPzV6TJTb<\/a><\/p>\u2014 British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BritishBakeOff\/status\/1496818039085490176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The series started life as Bake Off: Cr\u00e8me de la Cr\u00e8me on BBC One, a spin-off of The Great British Bake Off which pitted teams of professional pastry chefs against one another in a series of tasty (and tense!) challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The series relocated to Channel 4 for season 3 in 2018, which is when Allen joined as host in his first presenting role.<\/p>\n<p>Posting on his <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CaW_-dDMXjT\/&quot;\">Instagram<\/a> following the announcement, Allen said: \u201cI\u2019ve had the best time co-hosting The Professionals down in Sussex with my wonderful friend Liam but now is the time to move on. Stacey Solomon you are going to be absolutely amazing I can\u2019t think of anyone better to be doing it!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was my first tv presenting job back in 2018 and it has taught me so much \u2013 thanks to the amazing team with whom I\u2019ve loved working, all the incredible chefs and most of all Benoit, Cherish and of course the brilliant Liam. Have a great series you guys!! X\u201d<\/p> <p>Last season was won by Michael Coggan and Andrew Minto from Gin &amp; Bake in Cardiff, who beat out stiff competition from London and Brighton.<\/p>\n<p>Solomon started her career on The X Factor, finishing third in season 6 in 2009. She was also crowned queen of the I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026Get Me Out of Here! jungle in 2010 and has since presented I\u2019m A Celebrity: Extra Camp and become a panellist on ITV\u2019s Loose Women.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for something to watch tonight, check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-saferedirecturl=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1621675707136000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHZUCv7O_zRZ96NqNS9kFw5vJYLQg&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-saferedirecturl=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1621675707136000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHqEhDsZVrg0k0vXh_aaBPw0HuLFA&quot;\">Entertainment<\/a> hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong><strong>isten to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 12:00 am Stacey Solomon has been announced as the new host of Bake Off: The Professionals, replacing comedian Tom Allen. The Great British Bake Off spin-off will see Solomon take over hosting duties for its seventh season later this year, alongside returning co-host Liam Charles. 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