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Matt Lucas Is Leaving "The Great British Bake Off"

"I am cheerfully passing the baguette on to someone else."

Step away from your bakes: Matt Lucas is leaving The Great British Bake Off tent.

Lucas, who along with Noel Fielding, has hosted the cozy competition series for three seasons, announced his departure today (Dec. 6), saying hosting both Fantasy Football League and Bake Off left little time in his schedule for other projects.

"So, after three series and 51 episodes, I am cheerfully passing the baguette on to someone else," he wrote in his announcement on Twitter. "I would like to give my warmest thanks and gratitude to everyone at Love Productions and Channel 4 and to Noelipops, Paul, Dame Prue, the crew and, of course, the wonderful bakers for welcoming me into the tent. I wish whoever takes over all the very best and I can't wait to tune into the next series without already knowing who won! xxx Matt."

Responding to the news, Bake Off judge Prue Leith tweeted: "Thank you for bringing so much laughter and fun to the tent," and Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood also tweeted, saying: "You will be missed... good luck with everything you’ve got planned … you’ve been awesome."

Fielding posted an emotional goodbye to his partner in crime, writing on Instagram: "Farewell buddy thank you for 3 amazing years. I will really miss your spark and huge smile in the tent and I will miss your kindness as a person and to all the bakers. I will miss your sense of the absurd and your silliness."

While the Bake Off team might be sad to see Lucas leave, many viewers did not have the same sentiment. The out Little Britain comedian received backlash for jokes made during the controversial "Mexican Week" episode on the latest Bake Off season, and fans were so fed up with him that they started a Change.org petition to remove Lucas from the program.

"Lucas has been cursing The Great British Baking Show in several ways, each more atrocious than the last," recently wrote The Daily Beast's Fletcher Peters, who dedicated an entire article to why Bake Off "needs to fire Matt Lucas."

With an opening on the series, it would be nice if they brought back a beloved host from previous seasons like Sandy Toksvig or OG hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. A Bake Off fan can dream.

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