The Great British Bake Off star Noel Fielding says ‘devastating’ moment in tent reduced him to tears

Noel Fielding, the Channel 4 baking show's host, who presents alongside ITV regular Alison Hammond, spoke out as the new series gets underway.

A The Great British Bake Off star has opened up on the devastating moment on the show - which left him emotional. Noel Fielding, the Channel 4 baking show's host, who presents alongside ITV regular Alison Hammond, spoke out as the new series gets underway.

During his chat, Noel admitted that was reduced to tears during filming of the new series of the fan favourite baking show. Noel has spoken out to reveal that he cried during the 15th series of The Great British Bake Off, which kicked off on Tuesday nighr.

He fronts the Channel 4 show alongside Alison with Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith as judges. Noel admitted that he becomes good friends with the bakes away from filming and gets annoyed when the judges are tough on them.

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"I’ve always really enjoyed hanging out with the bakers," he told The Guardian. "I befriend them and get them to open up. Nobody expected that to be my strength. I assumed it’d be the sketches and banter.

"In fact, I’m fascinated by the people. I feel protective of them. If Paul and Prue are hard on them, I’m absolutely livid." He added: "It’s devastating when they leave. This year I was particularly fond of one baker. When I had to send them home, I cried."

"I loved that original lineup, with Mary, Mel and Sue, as much as anyone," Noel admitted. "When me and Sandi took over, we were terrified. We knew it was a massive risk. We said ‘Let’s see if we can last one series.’ The fact that I’m still here is amazing."

Noel and Alison returned on Tuesday for the brand-new series and there were no tears in the tent, as the judges made the decision to keep ALL the bakers and give everybody a bye to the next round.