The last ever Great British Bake Off on the BBC had fans feeling very emotional on Boxing Day.
Another batch of former contestants were back in the tent for the second Christmas special episode – the last with Mary Berry and presenters Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc before the show moves to Channel 4 without them.
Janet from 2011, James from 2012, Howard from 2013 and Chetna from 2014 took on the festive canape signature challenge, a nordic cinnamon loaf that no one could pronounce for the technical and a final showstopper of 36 Christmas miniatures.
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Chetna took home the final Bake Off star baker accolade, but for fans the tears were real.
One last Bake Off. 😢 I'll miss them so much! #bakeoff #ChristmasBakeoff
— Dominic (@Domixt) December 26, 2016
Last ever BBC #BakeOff. Getting emotional every time I see Mel & Sue...
— David Puckridge (@DavidPuckridge) December 26, 2016
When you realise this is the last time we'll see Mary Berry, Mel and Sue on Bake Off.. #GBBO. #GBBOXmas. pic.twitter.com/aL6qprfFGl
— Jamie Hough (@jmehough) December 26, 2016
OH, MEL AND SUE WE SHALL MISS YOU SO MUCH! 😭😭😭 #gbboxmas
— Rachel Hosie (@rachel_hosie) December 26, 2016
"Thank you and goodbye" 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩 #GBBOxmas
— Annie Rebekah (@annierebekah_x) December 26, 2016
It wasn’t without controversy though. James admitted he copied other people in the technical challenge – and then he won it.
James winning the technical after copying everyone else gives me hope for life😂 #gbboxmas
— Megan (@megan_stovell) December 26, 2016
And there was plenty of kitchen disasters.
Poor Chetna! #GBBOxmas pic.twitter.com/y9o6oW2R7s
— Reality Box (@RealityBox) December 26, 2016
Chetna is dropping everything and Sue made icing out of flour instead of sugar, this is going well... 😂🙈 #GBBOXmas xx
— Siobhan Linehan (@slinehan1) December 26, 2016
It also had us all feeling nostalgic. Remember when someone took Howard’s custard from the fridge and used it in their own bake?
Nobody, and I mean nobody, touches Howard's custard#ChristmasBakeoff
— Enough Of That (@AndyGilder) December 26, 2016
Hang on to your custard. Howard's back 💛💛💛 #GBBOXmas #GBBO #bakeoff
— Holly Anderson (@HollyAndersonXx) December 26, 2016
And once you’ve seen this…
But Dad just said Howard looks like Michael Gove and now I can't unsee it 💔 #gbboxmas @BritishBakeOff
— Zoe Clarkson (@zoelikespies) December 26, 2016
Anyway, it was a fitting end to the year.
How I would describe 2016 using cake #gbboxmas #BakeOff pic.twitter.com/9FaWoUdDq3
— Jasmin (@ItsJasminHere) December 26, 2016
