Great British Bake Off winner Matty Edgell has described presenter Noel Fielding as someone who “throws things across the tent” when he is bored, with producers choosing to “let the chaos happen”.
Noel Fielding's On-Set Behaviour
Speaking to Lottoland, Matty recounted an incident during Bread Week: “When Noel’s bored, he starts throwing things and making his own fun. I remember on Bread Week, he was throwing things and then he smashed a glass bowl. I think he was playing cricket with Saku or something.”
When asked whether producers ever intervene, Matty said: “No, no, no. They just let the chaos happen.”
Alison Hammond's Presence
Matty also praised co-presenter Alison Hammond, saying: “Alison is Alison, isn’t she? She’s always able to fall over something or do something funny. She’s just crackers… she’s so funny.”
He added: “You can hear her laugh across the tent and you’re trying to keep a straight face because you don’t know if the camera’s on you.”
Matty described the pairing of Alison and Noel as a success, noting: “They get on like a house on fire… They’ve hit the jackpot with the way that Noel and Alison bounce off each other.”
Fielding's Reflections on the Show
In September, Noel appeared on the Dish from Waitrose podcast to discuss his time on Bake Off. He recalled watching the series before joining and thinking: “Mel and Sue were great on that… God, that’s a good job that Mel’s got. I think I could do that job. I’d love to do a job like that.”
He credited Jay Hunt with offering him the role after seeing him in an E4 show, saying: “How she thought, ‘That guy could do Bake Off,’ is a stroke of genius. It was the weirdest show I’ve ever done. Really experimental and mental.”
Noel admitted he had no presenting experience at the time, but noted: “I think what Jay thought was, ‘Oh, he’ll be good with the bakers.’ That’s what they want, really, ‘cause you end up being sort of like a teacher and a bit like a therapist. You are trying to look after them, aren’t you?”
He concluded: “I’ll stay forever until they kick me out.”
