The Bake Off contestants were tasked with making churros in this week’s showstopper challenge but an unexpected celebrity got a little name drop.
When telling the bakers what kind of churros they could make, Sue Perkins suggested they might try dough sticks that are “hard and battle ready like ChuRoss Kemp” and viewers at home were beside themselves.
If your churros are hard as nails, they have a special name. Cc @rosskemp pic.twitter.com/VQ3gE8cw5I
— BBC One (@BBCOne) September 14, 2016
Churross Kemp wins #gbbo pic.twitter.com/4ggUOoTwzx
— Ben Hewis (@benhewis) September 14, 2016
Anybody heading down the East End? We have a sudden craving for churros Kemp… #GBBO https://t.co/2lBgqqiuQ4 pic.twitter.com/DzlghWbAd5
— Radio Times (@RadioTimes) September 14, 2016
Churros Kemp #GBBO
(Sorry, this was the nearest Twitter stickers I could find) pic.twitter.com/emDMO5aZuv— Jeevesina (@jeevesina) September 14, 2016
‘Chuross Kemp’ I can’t #GBBO
— Abby Davies (@Abbalaaar) September 14, 2016
Chuross Kemp
Take a bow Sue
#GBBO— Neil Scully (@neilscully) September 14, 2016
I could definitely go for some #chuRossKemp right about now #GBBO #classicsue
— Adam Lewis (@AdamLewisLoves) September 14, 2016
You can make churros that are hard and battle ready ‘like ChuROSS kemp’. Why are we laughing so much at this #GBBO
— C-Mac (@cafyin) September 14, 2016
Chuross Kemp. Christ. The puns are too much. #GBBO
— Tim Henderson (@_timhenderson_) September 14, 2016
CHUROSS KEMP. what will we do without these quality puns?! #GBBO
— tash prout (@lonelyaslaika) September 14, 2016
This comes as light-relief for the GBBO team and fans alike, after an emotional few days, which has seen the show announce a move from BBC One to Channel 4 – and presenters Mel and Sue reveal they are quitting.
In a statement given to the Press Association by their spokeswoman, the innuendo-loving duo revealed the sad news and broke millions of hearts across the cake-loving country; fans of the show have now responded in abject horror.
The pair said: “We were very shocked and saddened to learn yesterday evening that Bake Off will be moving from its home. We made no secret of our desire for the show to remain where it was.
“The BBC nurtured the show from its infancy and helped give it its distinctive warmth and charm, growing it from an audience of two million to nearly 15 at its peak.
“We’ve had the most amazing time on Bake Off, and have loved seeing it rise and rise like a pair of yeasted Latvian baps. We’re not going with the dough. We wish all the future bakers every success.”
Booooooo.