Great Celebrity Bake Off 2024: Viewers beg TV bosses to give Danny Dyer his own cookery show following hilarious appearance
Viewers have demanded Danny Dyer gets his own cooking show.
The actor, 46, is best known for his role as hardman Mick Carter in EastEnders, but featured in the Channel 4 series’ Stand Up to Cancer special and fans took to X to voice their opinions.
One wrote: ‘Watching #GBBO and omg Danny Dyer deserves his own cooking show!’
Another said: ‘Think we need a Bakken series with Danny Dyer. I’m excited to watch and support this episode on @Channel4.”
Even the official SU2C account tweeted: “We’ll settle for a Danny Dyer channel. Bunch!’
Viewers have demanded Danny Dyer gets his own cooking show after his appearance on GBBO on Sunday night
Danny’s fans took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to claim he should have his own cooking show
The former soap star claimed at the start of the episode that he had ‘never’ baked in his life and as he put his cake together later in the show, there was panic that his masterpiece would fall to the floor.
He exclaimed, “It’s over, it’s over.”
Ultimately, Danny decided he’d just have to live with the results, but luckily the cake stayed in place.
The Heat actor was joined by comedian Leigh Francis, funnyman Rhod Gilbert and radio DJ Yinka Bokinni during the special, which saw Keith Lemon star Leigh, 50, take home the Star Baker apron.
Leigh ditched his alter ego of Keith Lemon to take part in the Channel 4 special, impressing judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with his ‘disgusting’ Showstopper.
Commissioned to turn their biggest disaster into a cake, Leigh decided to recreate the moment he lost his toenail by creating an impressive baked replica of his injured foot.
The judges and viewers were seriously impressed with the baking, especially after Leigh admitted he had never made a cake before.
“That toenail looks so realistic,” one viewer tweeted.
There was a brief moment of panic for the EastEnders star when it looked like his multi-tiered cake might fall over
Ultimately, Danny decided he’d just have to live with the results, but luckily the cake stayed in place
Leigh Francis beat Danny, prankster Rhod Gilbert and radio DJ Yinka Bokinni to receive the Star Baker apron on Sunday night
Leigh ditched his alter ego of Keith Lemon to take part in the Channel 4 special, impressing judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with his ‘disgusting’ Showstopper
Others agreed, writing: ‘Leigh is so damn talented! Love him’; Genuinely surprised (in a good way!) at #gbbo by @LeighFrancis and his #showstopperchallenge!’; ‘So happy for Leigh! Genius!’
During the show, the four celebrities were also tasked with making 12 cookies for their first task, the Signature challenge and tricky fondant fantasies for their Technical.
Leigh also impressed in the technical class, taking first place. He follows in the footsteps of Spencer Matthew after the Made In Chelsea star won the first episode.
Elsewhere, viewers were delighted to see comedian Rhod Gilbert back on TV after his ‘brutal’ battle with cancer.