It’s perfect, so why change the recipe?
TEACHER Rebecca, 37, was so incensed by the plan to move Bake Off, she launched an online petition that already has more than 33,000 signatures. Here’s why she feels so strongly ...
IF you asked anyone what programme the BBC was least likely to lose, so many people would have said The Great British Bake Off.
It’s their most popular show. And I am a big fan. I love the British countryside, the bunting and the bakes.
I grew up in a small village. Now I live in Maidstone. The show reminds me of fetes, ladies baking cake and happy days of childhood.
My dad used to bake, too. It makes me think of him.
And I think the reason GBBO is so popular is that cakes, fetes and family time are part of our society.
It’s perfect cosy TV. It’s timeless.
And I haven’t even mentioned Mel and Sue, or Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood. They add so much.
Why would Love Productions tamper with a winning recipe?
Does everything have to come down to money?
I knew Mel and Sue wouldn’t move. I’ve loved them for years and know they have integrity.
It just won’t be the same without them.
I do wonder if Love Productions had any idea of the uproar this would cause.
Maybe they thought it would all be fine, that people wouldn’t be that bothered.
Well, they definitely got that one wrong!
The funny thing is, I don’t even bake.
But there’s something about The Great British Bake Off that draws you in.
I had no idea that the petition would strike such a chord.
In fact, when I launched it I imagined it would just be a talking point among my friends.
I can’t believe the number of people who have signed it. It just shows the love for the programme.
I sort of feel responsible for trying to keep it on the BBC now.
My children Eden, 15, and Zac, 12, love it.
We watch it together – it’s family viewing.
I’ve had many favourite moments over the years, but the best has to be last year when Nadiya won.
When she said she was never going to put boundaries on herself again, never going to say she couldn’t do something again, I was in tears.
That was a perfect Bake Off moment.
A friend of mine pointed out that the BBC paid a fortune to win back Match of the Day in 2003 – £105 million. But the BBC was backed into a corner.
I don’t blame them.
I just hope the show can stay on the BBC, where it belongs. Let’s make it happen!