Nigella Lawson makes Great British Bake Off debut in new trailer

By Carla Feric, Press Association Entertainment Reporter

Nigella Lawson can be seen making her Great British Bake Off debut alongside her new co-stars in a sneak preview at the Channel 4 baking show.

The TV cook, 66, was recently announced as a new judge on the programme, after Dame Prue Leith said in January that she was stepping down after nine series on the show.

Before the new season premieres next month, viewers have been given a glimpse at Lawson in her new role alongside fellow judge Paul Hollywood, and presenters Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond.

A trailer released on Tuesday opens with celebrity chef Hollywood, wearing a light blue shirt and yielding a fork, as he approaches the camera and says: “Go on then.”

He is joined by comedian Fielding, who is sporting one of his signature eccentric and brightly-coloured shirts, as he intercepts Hollywood with his own fork and says: “Not so fast, blue eyes.”

“Oh, ladies first,” This Morning presenter Hammond exclaims, as she steps into frame looking glamorous in a vibrant, patterned dress and also holding a fork.

The trailer concludes as their new colleague Lawson is heard clearing her throat and pushing her way through the crowd, wearing a purple zip-through jumpsuit as she makes a beeline for the camera with her fork.

A graphic on screen appeared saying “the bake is back” over a brightly-coloured and flashing background.

Filming is complete on the series, which will air from next month.

Lawson was pictured alongside her co-stars for the first time earlier this month on her first day of filming in the Bake Off tent.

She had said in a social media post that she was “a bit nervous, very excited, and extremely happy” ahead of her debut, but has “loved every minute”.

One of the most recognisable faces on TV, Lawson became a household name in the late 1990s with her hugely successful cookbooks and cookery shows.

The Oxford graduate worked as a journalist before becoming a food writer, having produced multiple bestselling cookery books including How To Be A Domestic Goddess, which won her the British Book Award for author of the year in 2001.

TV work followed, starting with the Channel 4 show Nigella Bites, before she crossed over to ITV and then the BBC.

Dame Prue joined the show in 2017 when it moved from BBC to Channel 4, replacing original Bake Off judge Dame Mary Berry.