At the beginning of the episode, co-host Matt Lucas announced to the bakers that the comedian wouldn’t be on the first day of the final as he was feeling ill
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At the beginning of the episode, co-host Matt Lucas announced to the bakers that the comedian wouldn’t be on the first day of the final as he was feeling ill