Noel Fielding addresses his Bake Off future and explains why he won’t leave just yet

Noel Fielding has made it pretty clear he isn’t planning on leaving the Bake Off tent any time soon, and he has one person to thank for that.

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The Great British Bake Off presenter has opened up about his future on the Channel 4 show, revealing that working alongside Alison Hammond has made the job even better. With the 17th series currently airing and just two weeks until the final, Noel has suggested he would happily keep presenting for years to come.

Speaking on the Dish podcast, the 53-year-old explained how Alison’s arrival completely changed things for him.

“Once Alison came on I was like, ‘This is the greatest job ever’ and I was like, ‘I’ll stay forever until they kick me out’ because we have so much fun,” he said.

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Noel first joined Bake Off in 2017, taking over the presenting duties alongside Sandi Toksvig after the programme moved from the BBC to Channel 4. Alison then joined him in 2023, and the pair have become quite the double act.

Alison, who also presents This Morning, has previously described Bake Off as a “wholesome” and “lovely” programme to be involved with.

Noel has also admitted that he never expected to still be presenting the baking competition all these years later. Speaking to The Guardian, he even joked that one of the judges might have something to do with his staying power.

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“Who knew that was going to happen? Maybe Paul Hollywood’s hypnotised me. I can’t escape the tractor beam of those blue eyes,” he said.

 

 

 

 

 

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He also reflected on the original presenting line-up, admitting that taking over from such familiar faces was a pretty daunting prospect.

“I loved that original lineup, with Mary [Berry], Mel [Giedroyc] and Sue [Perkins], as much as anyone. When me and Sandi took over, we were terrified. We knew it was a massive risk.

“We said, ‘Let’s see if we can last one series’. The fact that I’m still here is amazing,” he added.

Away from the Bake Off tent, Noel is a dad of two with his partner, radio presenter Lliana Bird. The couple have kept their family life relatively private.

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