Alison Hammond is set to be named the new co-host of 'Great British Bake Off'.

Alison Hammond is expected to be named new host of Great British Bake Off

Alison Hammond is expected to be named new host of Great British Bake Off

The 'This Morning' star will be the first non-white presenter or judge in the programme's 14-year history when she is unveiled as the replacement for departing host Matt Lucas.

A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Alison is a great choice. She will bring warmth and humour to the tent in spades. We’re laughing just thinking about it.”

The 48-year-old presenter - who shot to fame when she appeared on 'Celebrity Big Brother' in 2002 but was the second person to be evicted from the famous house - previously competed on the celebrity version of the show in 2020 alongside James Blunt, Joe Sugg and Alex Jones.

She said on the programme: “I do think that good food and good baking comes from the heart - and I’ve got a lot of heart.”

And while her biscuit challenge was a disaster, Alison proved she knows her way around the kitchen with the chocolate brownies she presented to judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith.

She told them: “I love chocolate brownies. Any time I go out and about, try a brownie, it never compares to my brownies. I know that sounds really big headed...

"Oh my god, this is just going so well. Things are just running so smooth for me, this is actually boring TV. I’m literally a natural baker - and a natural eater as well.”

Prue recently admitted she is "really sad" to see Matt say goodbye to the show because she loved his presenting partnership with Noel Fielding, but can understand why he wanted to move on.

She said: "I'm really sad because I love the guy. He's such fun and he got on so well with Noel [Fielding].

"They were just brilliant. But I do understand why.

"If [you're] close to Matt, you do know that he never stops working and he has so many projects and people keep asking him to do things and he loves theatre... he absolutely loves that kind of show.

"And you can't commit to it if you're on 'Bake Off', because we film that all summer. So I think he thought three years is enough. But I think he loved it and we're really sorry."

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