This week’s Great British Bake Off certainly caused a stir. Noel Fielding hid in a fridge, Julia Chernogorova made a rather phallic looking bread sculpture and (SPOILER ALERT) the nation’s sweetheart, Flo, was sent packing.
But more scandalous than any of these moments was Sandi Toksvig’s admission that occasionally the Bake Off contestants are allowed extra time if they’re struggling.
Yup. For real.
Sandi told The Mirror: “There have been odd times where we have slowed down the final 10-second countdown as we can see they’ve got one quick thing left to do.”
BUT THAT’S AGAINST THE RULES SANDI! We’re outraged.
And by ‘slowing down’ does she mean stopping for a half hour tea break mid count down or giving the contestants a few more seconds?
According to Channel 4, it’s the latter.
A representative said: “Any slowing of the countdown is a matter of mere seconds and gives all the bakers the same amount of time.”
We just don’t know what to think anymore, tbh.
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