Matt Lucas completes his run as Great British Bake Off host

Image source, Love Productions
By George BowdenBBC News
Matt Lucas has said 'farewell' to the Great British Bake Off tent, as the comedian has confirmed he is stepping down as presenter of the show.
The 48-year-old said his three-round stint had been a "delightful experience", but the time needed to oversee baking alongside other projects was too long.
"Happy passing the baton to someone else," the former Little Britain star wrote on Twitter.
Channel 4 has not announced a replacement host.
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In his statement, Lucas said the decision was made after trying to balance the he demands of Bake Off and other projects such as Sky Max comedy Fantasy Football League.
< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">He said, "I would like to express my warm and my gratitude to everyone at Love Productions and Channel 4 and to Noelipops [co-presenter Noel Fielding], Paul [Hollywood], Dame Prue [Leith], the crew and of course the wonderful bakers for having me welcomed into the tent.

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Matt Lucas completes his run as Great British Bake Off host

Noel Fielding, Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith and Matt Lucas outside the Bake Off tent

By George BowdenBBC News

Matt Lucas has said 'farewell' to the Great British Bake Off tent, as the comedian has confirmed he is stepping down as presenter of the show.

The 48-year-old said his three-round stint had been a "delightful experience", but the time needed to oversee baking alongside other projects was too long.

"Happy passing the baton to someone else," the former Little Britain star wrote on Twitter.

Channel 4 has not announced a replacement host.

In his statement, Lucas said the decision was made after trying to balance the he demands of Bake Off and other projects such as Sky Max comedy Fantasy Football League.

< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">He said, "I would like to express my warm and my gratitude to everyone at Love Productions and Channel 4 and to Noelipops [co-presenter Noel Fielding], Paul [Hollywood], Dame Prue [Leith], the crew and of course the wonderful bakers for having me welcomed into the tent.