The news that Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig have been signed up as The Great British Bake Off’s hosts has been trending on Twitter.
Noel Fielding is a hit signing with some fans (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Fans of the baking contest, which had its final run on the BBC in 2016, were unsure about the new line-up of stars at Channel 4, which also includes Prue Leith as Paul Hollywood’s partner in judging the bakers’ efforts.
Won't be watching the new bake off on C4. Judges fine, but presenters…disappointing. Guess the target audience is slightly different!
— Emma T (@ETusty) March 16, 2017
Sandi Toskvig, Noel Fielding, Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood?! So random, I'll have to watch at least once #GBBO #C4 #bakeoff
— Caroline Allan (@cfcallaghan) March 16, 2017
Comedian Noel was the most talked about signing for the new series, splitting opinion among the programme’s loyal viewers.
Noel Fielding on Bake Off?! Brave move from Channel 4. Hopefully they'll give him the freedom to be himself as he could be brilliant #GBBO
— NatNat (@nats626) March 16, 2017
Noel fielding hosting bake off is like all my dreams coming true at once.
— Gab Mills. (@ohmygaibrielle) March 16, 2017
noel fielding is hosting bake off and everything is suddenly right in the world
— becca (@swimddeep) March 16, 2017
I was so adamant I wasn't going to watch the new bake off but noel fielding is hosting so I'm going to HAVE to goddam
— E ☯️ (@estherfindlay) March 16, 2017
But others were not so convinced it was a good idea.
Not sure I like the new line up for Great British Bake Off
— Steph (@cameroncams1) March 16, 2017
Another fan referenced the BBC’s recent recasting of Top Gear’s stars which ended with Chris Evans quitting the car series.
Did nobody learn anything from the Top Gear fiasco?! #bakeoff
— Jemma Beedie (@jemmasaid) March 16, 2017
Others were more willing to give Noel a chance in the role.
Noel @noelfielding11 is going to present the Great British Bake Off i dont know whether to cry! is it lunacy or genius #booshbakeoff
— B-sidemyself (@Julespestano) March 16, 2017
Ok guys, c'mon. Sandi Toksvig & Noel Fielding may be a strange pairing to host Great British Bake Off, but give Noel some slack yeah? #GGBO
— Laura Gardner (@LGardner_7) March 16, 2017
However, one viewer wondered whether the comedian agreed to the gig for the freebies on offer.
@noelfielding11 did your agent just call you up and say; 'If you take this job, you get access to hella cake. #bakeoff
— Samuel Jones (@SamuelJones18) March 16, 2017
Noel is best known for the surreal BBC comedy The Mighty Boosh and was a team captain on music game show Never Mind The Buzzcocks until it ended in 2015.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here