Time to cancel your Friday plans for the next 10 weeks. The Great British Bake Off has just confirmed the season 13 premiere date, and we have only a few weeks left before Paul Hollywood is back dishing out Hollywood handshakes and Prue Leith is ruling on soggy bottoms.
As Delish reports, Paul, Prue, Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond announced in a joint post on the official Bake Off Instagram account, “Brush up on your British baking terms, we’re coming for ya. The Great British Bake Off comes to Netflix US every Friday, starting Friday 5th Sept. #GBBO“
Naturally, fans immediately freaked out. “As an American, you have no idea how badly I need this,” one person joked. “Every fall this show is a balm for whatever fresh horrors are going on in the US. Counting down! 🥧🍰” another agreed.
Wrote one fan, “THANK GOD THE BRITISH ARE COMING. 🇬🇧❤️🇬🇧” And, “The way my entire body just relaxed as I scrolled and heard this theme song 😭😭😭,” someone else wrote. “I needed this! My therapy. 💞🎂Can’t wait for it to hit the US.”
Others were just excited to see the GBBO core four back together. “🙌🙌 Noel and Alison are the best duo PLEASE DONT EVER CHANGE IT,” one fan declared. “Is Prue coming back? Yay,” another said.
So… what can we expect from Collection 13? According to Netflix, 12 new competitors—ranging in age from 23 to 59— are stepping into the tent. “Among them: a scientist, an engineer, and a medical student who’re sure to bring a lot of brainpower to their bakes,” the statement reads. “Also entering the tent is an amateur drag king, a pickled food fanatic, two hairdressers, and a blue belt in jiujitsu.”
Ready, Set, BAKE!
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