The much loved Bake Off is back – but with a sporty, charitable twist. A mix of famous faces will go head to head for the next few weeks in the hope they can earn the coveted crown of *star baker*, and to help raise lots of money for Sport Relief.
The first show was the turn of the Prime Minister’s wife Samantha Cameron, ex-footballer David James, EastEnders actress Maddy Hill and comedian Jason Manford. The signature challenge was to make 24 neat, bite-size canapes perfect to be served up at a party – but it seems David James didn’t quite get what was meant by that brief.
Look at the SIZE of those *canapes* (Screengrab/BBC)
Viewers took to Twitter to share in a LOT of lols at his bake.
Can't beat GBBO. Those canapés David! 😂😂😂 #SportRelief #bakeoff
— Helen Roberts (@helenmariew) January 27, 2016
Laughing away at #bakeoff big David James lol #worst
— Michael Cassidy (@keishdy) January 27, 2016
The close resemblance to your everyday normal-sized pasties was uncanny.
Good to see David James took his canapé inspiration from greggs 😂🙈 #bakeoff #sportreliefbakeoff
— Nik Morton (@rabbitheart92) January 27, 2016
Does David James think Canepes is slang for Pastie? #bakeoff #greggsgourmet
— Terry (@tezzalaa) January 27, 2016
Why has David James made massive sausage rolls? #bakeoff
— Dan L-B (@DanLB_99) January 27, 2016
He made a lot of people feel better about their own expertise in the kitchen.
David James currently making me feel a lot better about my baking abilities. #sportsrelief #bakeoff
— William Morecombe (@adoptedgog) January 27, 2016
David James is me when I bake #bakeoff #SportRelief
— Bethhh (@lincoln_beth) January 27, 2016
But he didn’t seem to care too much, which people absolutely loved about him.
David James' attitude towards baking is hilarious #bakeoff
— Ollie Pope (@Ollieargyle9) January 27, 2016
Watching David James bake is comedy gold. #bakeoff
— Arwel Jones (@agjones92) January 27, 2016
He seems to have earned himself a new army of fans…
They need to give David James his own show #bakeoff
— Donald Currie (@THEDON1960) January 27, 2016
Who knew David James was so comical? 😂 #bakeoff #GBBOSportRelief
— Lauren Brown (@lauren_amybrown) January 27, 2016
… though not ALL was forgiven.
I sat behind David James's goal at the City Ground once. I quite liked him up until that evening. #bakeoff
— Rich Goodall (@ErnstScribbler) January 27, 2016
Next week in the baking tent is writer and presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell, sports presenter Chris Kamara, singer Kimberley Walsh and politician Ed Balls.
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