“He was having a breakdown,” Noel recalled to presenters James Acaster and Ed Gamble. “He told me to fuck off.”The Mighty Boosh star continued: “I just came up and was laughing at him and he was like: ‘Oh, fuck off.’ And then he went, ‘Oh I’m really sorry, I’m just really stressed.’“I was like ‘Are you joking?’ but it really got to him. I think he felt extra pressure because he was supposed to be good or something.”Mat eventually stepped down from Bake Off in 2023, and was replaced by daytime favourite Alison Hammond, who quickly made a big impression on viewers on both sides of the Atlantic.Later this year, Alison will be fronting her first ever Celebrity Bake Off, with contestants including Spice Girls singer Mel B, Heartstopper’s Joe Locke, former Doctor Who actor Jodie Whittaker and ex-EastEnder Danny Dyer.
Noel Fielding Reveals Why Matt Lucas Told Him To ‘F*** Off’ During Tense Bake Off Exchange
“I was like, ‘Are you joking?’, but it really got to him…”
