NOW

that Mary Berry is also leaving Bake Off, people are speculating that the BBC might come up with a rival show, even though Mary signed off with the words: ‘Farewell to soggy bottoms.’ Anything with the loyalist line-up of Mary, Mel and Sue is already a banker. Personally, I’d like to see a show where all the bakers are called Greg. Then the BBC could bury Channel 4 with a silly little show called Gregs The Bakers. That will be £25million, please.