Viewers watching Tuesday night’s episode of The Great British Bake Off were left very divided after judge Paul Hollywood gave two of his famous handshakes.
The celebrity chef has appeared on the baking show since it began in 2010, and during the series has shared his special ‘Hollywood handshake’ as a nod to deserving contestants.
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In the latest installment of the show, Paul shook hands twice: once with Tasha for her “delicate and beautiful” marshmallow biscuits, and once with Josh, who was praised for his showstopper “illusion biscuits”.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, viewers were very divided about Paul’s gesture, with some fans saying it was too early in the series for Paul to shake hands.
© Channel 4 Paul Hollywood shook Josh’s hand on Tuesday night
One person wrote: “TWO handshakes in an episode??? Paul no,” while another added: “Paul Hollywood shakes too often these days.”
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However, not all viewers were impressed and many felt that both Tasha and Josh deserved Paul’s handshake. One person wrote: “Josh 1000% deserved that awesome handshake. Absolutely amazing!” while another added: “Two handshakes in one episode. Amazing. #gbbo #britishbakeoff.”
© Channel 4Tasha was crowned Star Baker
A third person tweeted: “Two handshakes in one episode?! Love it.”
Tuesday’s episode saw the bakers return to the Biscuit Week tent, where they were tasked with making marshmallow biscuits in Signature, custard creams in Technical and their favorite meal (but in biscuit form) in Showstopper.
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At the end of the show – spoiler alert! – Tasha was crowned this week’s Star Baker, while Keith became the second contestant to go home.
© Channel 4Josh with his illusion display of biscuits
After leaving the tent, Keith said, “It’s okay, I feel good, nothing sad at the moment.” He said.
“I had a fantastic time. My arm was bruised from the first week pinching myself every half hour. I don’t know how many hours I’ll spend the rest of my life banging on about this.
“I was very comfortable when I left because I think it was undoubtedly one of the easiest decisions in GBBO history so I wasn’t surprised.”
The Great British Bake Off: all the winners so far
© Channel 4Prue Leith, Noel Fielding, Alison Hammond and Paul Hollywood on Bake Off
Series 1: Edd Kimber
Series 2: Joanne Wheatley
Series 3: John Whaite
Series 4: Frances Quinn
Series 5: Nancy Birtwhistle
Series 6: Nadiya Hussain
Series 7: Candice Brown
Series 8: Sophie Faldo
Series 9: Rahul Mandal
Series 10: David Atherton
Series 11: Peter Sawkins
Series 12: Giuseppe Dell’Anno
Who is left in the Great British Bake Off 2023?
- Dan, a 42-year-old building resource planner from Cheshire
- Dana, 25, a database administrator based in Essex
- Josh, 27, a postdoctoral research fellow from Leicestershire
- Abbi, 27, vegetable grower and delivery driver from Cumbria
- Cristy, 33, mum and assistant from East London
© Channel 4Cristy is an assistant from East London
- Matty, 28, a PE and science teacher from Cambridgeshire
- Nicky, a 52-year-old retired cabin crew member and volunteer from the West Midlands
- Rowan, a 21-year-old student from West Yorkshire
- Saku, a 50-year-old intelligence analyst from Herefordshire
- Tasha, 27, participation officer from Bristol
© Channel 4Dana is a database administrator based in Essex
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