Matt Lucas confirms Channel 4 s Great British Bake Off will be back very soon . (PA) Matt Lucas has confirmed the new series of The Great British Bake Off will be back “very soon”. The comedian who made his debut on the Channel 4 hit in March last year said the new series will be filmed in a Covid-secure bubble. He replaced Sandi Toksvig, who had hosted the show with Noel Fielding since the programme moved to Channel 4 from the BBC. The cast and crew will again be tested and quarantined ahead of filming so they can make the new episodes without concerns about social distancing.
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Is Bake Off Back? Matt Lucas offers update on new series of Great British Bake Off
Filming will begin soon.
Matt Lucas has confirmed the new series of The Great British Bake Off will be filmed in a Covid-secure bubble.
The cast and crew of the hit Channel 4 show will again be tested and quarantined ahead of filming so they can make the new episodes without concerns about social distancing.
He told ITV’s Lorraine: “We’re starting (filming) very soon. And like last year we’re going into a bubble.
Matt Lucas offers update on new series of Great British Bake Off
Matt Lucas (Yui Mok/PA)
Matt Lucas has confirmed the new series of The Great British Bake Off will be filmed in a Covid-secure bubble.
The cast and crew of the hit Channel 4 show will again be tested and quarantined ahead of filming so they can make the new episodes without concerns about social distancing.
He told ITV’s Lorraine: “We’re starting (filming) very soon. And like last year we’re going into a bubble.
“All self-isolating and getting tested. And then we’re going into a Covid-free bubble, so we can all taste each other’s bakes and there can be handshakes and all sorts.”
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