Nigella Lawson is 'icing on the cake', TV critics say as she enters Bake Off tent
And, of course, a hefty dollop of innuendo," Singh said."Lawson is supportive in her judging but not afraid to tell the bakers where they can improve. The Bake Off format is very tired."He wrote: "The cakes wobble, the decorations melt, the bakers over-salt the batter, and everything remains the same."Nigella's arrival might have been an opportunity for a harder refresh. But instead of bending the format to suit Nigella, the new judge bends to the will of the programme."Hilton acknowledged that producers "might have done brilliantly to snag Nigella, and it will undoubtedly lead to an uptick in viewers".
- ▪And, of course, a hefty dollop of innuendo," Singh said."Lawson is supportive in her judging but not afraid to tell the bakers where they can improve.
- ▪The Bake Off format is very tired."He wrote: "The cakes wobble, the decorations melt, the bakers over-salt the batter, and everything remains the same."Nigella's arrival might have been an opportunity for a harder refresh.
- ▪But instead of bending the format to suit Nigella, the new judge bends to the will of the programme."Hilton acknowledged that producers "might have done brilliantly to snag Nigella, and it will undoubtedly lead to an uptick in viewers".
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Nigella Lawson is 'icing on the cake', TV critics say as she enters Bake Off tentImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Nigella has taken over from Prue Leith as a judge on Bake Off alongside Paul HollywoodBySteven McIntoshEntertainment reporter Published4 minutes agoTV critics have described Nigella Lawson as the "icing on the cake" of The Great British Bake Off, as the show returned for a new series on Tuesday.Lawson has replaced Dame Prue Leith, who announced she was leaving earlier this year after nearly a decade in the programme's famous tent.The Telegraph said Lawson gives the Channel 4 series a "new lease of life", while Digital Spy agreed she was a "brilliant addition" to the line-up.But the Independent was cooler on the launch episode as a whole, saying the show "wastes Nigella's…
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