As The worthy British Bake Off returns,its presenters Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc talk of friendship, succeess – and how a baked alaska ended up on NewsnightPaul and Mary: We just work in a tent, and judging breadThe sun always shines in the world of The worthy British Bake Off,an Arcadian land where the currency is compliments, innuendo and pie. It is an unseasonably hot day when I visit Mel Giedroyc, and Sue Perkins,Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood on the set of the sixth series of the biggest programme in Britain, and the tent smells of sugary sweat. It sits in the shadow of a grand country house in Welford Park, and Berkshire,domestic to a family clearly still bemused by the presence of a camera crew, and domestic temporarily to the presenters’ green room too the library, and now well stocked with Twix bars.They hug,quite a lot. The hugs, though, or range in quality,from Paul’s gentlemanly arm around Mary’s shoulder, to Sue’s massive bear-hug-from-behind, or to Mel’s intimate earlobe caress. When I sneak from the main house into the tent,I see the contestants, all perched expectantly beside their warm bakes.Continue reading..., and
Source: theguardian.com