{"id":3932,"date":"2026-08-25T11:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/chefs\/3932\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T11:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:31:10","slug":"nigella-lawson-makes-great-british-bake-off-debut-in-first-trailer-for-new-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/chefs\/3932\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigella Lawson makes Great British Bake Off debut in first trailer for new season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The celebrity chef was picked by the Channel 4 programme as Prue Leith’s replacement\"Nigella<\/p>\n

Nigella Lawson and Paul Hollywood will be co-judges on the Channel 4 show(Image: Instagram)<\/p>\n

Nigella Lawson has made her Great British Bake Off debut in the first trailer for the show\u2019s new season.<\/p>\n

The TV cook is no stranger to the small screen, with her own shows such as Channel 4\u2019s Nigella Bites, her self-titled ITV talk show and her BBC series Nigella\u2019s Christmas Kitchen airing over the years. The 66-year-old is one of the UK\u2019s most popular TV chefs, rising to fame through her cooking books, including her debut book How to Eat and her 2000 bestseller How to Be a Domestic Goddess, which have sold over eight million books worldwide to date.<\/p>\n

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Bake Off fans were left stunned earlier in the year when it was confirmed that Dame Prue Leith was leaving the series after nearly a decade. It was soon announced that Nigella was replacing her on judging duties.<\/p>\n

Prue joined the series in 2017 after she replaced Mary Berry following the show\u2019s move from the BBC to Channel 4. Questions were raised about Prue\u2019s future last year when she was missing from last year’s Stand Up to Cancer special, where her friend Caroline Waldegrave filled in.<\/p>\n

Nigella said in a statement at the time: \u201cIm uncharacteristically rather lost for words right now! Of course it\u2019s daunting to be following in the footsteps of Prue Leith and Mary Berry before her, great dames both, but I\u2019m also bubbling with excitement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Great British Bake Off is more than a television programme, it\u2019s a National Treasure \u2013 and it\u2019s a huge honour to be entrusted with it. I\u2019m just thrilled to be joining the team and all the new bakers to come. I wish the marvellous Prue all the best, and am giddily grateful for the opportunity!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Undated handout photo issued by Channel 4 of Nigella Lawson (second right) with fellow judge Paul Hollywood (left) and hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding(Image: Channel 4\/Love Productions\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n

On Tuesday (August 25), Bake Off fans were given a glimpse at Nigella in her new role alongside fellow judge Paul Hollywood, and presenters Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond through a new trailer.<\/p>\n

The trailer opens with Paul, who has appeared on every season of Bake Off dating back to 2010, wearing a light blue shirt and yielding a fork. Approaching the camera, he says: \u201cGo on then.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suddenly Noel appears, wearing one of his signature eccentric and brightly-coloured shirts, as he cuts across Paul with his own fork and says: \u201cNot so fast, blue eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also holding a fork is This Morning presenter Alison, who steps into frame looking glamorous in a vibrant, patterned dress before telling Noel and Paul that it\u2019s \u2018ladies first\u2019.<\/p>\n

In a tease on what kind of role she will be play on Bake Off, the trailer ends with Nigella being 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.<\/p>\n

A graphic on screen then states that \u2018the bake is back\u2019 over a brightly-coloured and flashing background. Filming is complete on the series, which will air from next month.<\/p>\n

Appearing on This Morning back when she was first announced, Nigella assured fans that while she’s \u2018excited\u2019, she is taking her Bake Off duties \u2018very seriously\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing about Bake Off is that it\u2019s about the programme \u2013 which is an institution of national treasure status \u2013 and it\u2019s about the bakers, and I just want to be there and be a part of it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cI am a tiny bit frightened, I\u2019d be lying if I didn\u2019t say that. I am very excited, but I take it very seriously. The thing about Bake Off is it\u2019s about the programme, which is an institution of national treasure status.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about the bakers and I just want to be there and be part of it. I think Bake Off is enduringly popular because it feels like it\u2019s about community, people need that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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