
Great British Bake Off in chaos as two contestants collapse and another quits
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, Tuesday’s episode featured scenes not usually associated with the series leading judge Paul Hollywood to declare: “What the hell is going on?” It started with Jeff, a former university lecturer, who was suffering from illness during episode one’s ‘cake week’ and decided “I’ve had enough” in the latest episode. Speaking to presenter Alison Hammond, the 57-year-old said “I’m done” due to feeling unwell for a second week running. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free The final drama came when Dylan fell off his chair - to which Essex car mechanic, Andy, exclaimed, “They’re dropping like flies!” There were worries that Dylan had also fainted but he quickly confirmed that he had fallen off his chair while trying to reach for his water bottle. A walkout, a collapse and a fall, and it’s only episode 2!” The drama comes after Prue Leith recently revealed that she tried to quit as a judge from the Channel 4 show.
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