Paddy McGuinness hilariously entertained viewers on Celebrity Bake Off as he produced a very risqué cookie for his Showstopper challenge on Sunday’s episode.
The comedian, 49, appeared on the show for Stand Up 2 Cancer along with Coleen Nolan, Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas and broadcaster Ellie Taylor.
Despite saying he would be the program’s “most laid-back” baker, Paddy soon began to become competitive as the show progressed under pressure from judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
He won the technical challenge with his cheese and onion pastry, but ultimately met with disaster in the Showstopper challenge, as his attempt to make a chimney in Bolton looked like ‘Bake Off’s biggest erection’.
Meanwhile, Bake Off fans were quick to notice that Paddy was still wearing his wedding band after divorcing his wife Christine in July – after being spotted without it in January.
oops! Paddy McGuinness made a very risqué ‘Chimney’ on Sunday’s episode of the Celebrity Bake Off
Spotted: Eagle eyes quickly saw that Paddy was still wearing his wedding ring during the show
Paddy got off to a weak start, donning his oven mitts to get his signature jaffa cakes out of the fridge, while Paul Hollywood called them “the worst biscuits I’ve ever seen at Dame Edna’s.”
However, the actor managed to cunningly distract the other bakers during the technical challenge by posing as Paul Hollywood and handshakes, allowing him to claim first place.
But his signature gingerbread chimney in the Showstopper challenge led to disaster after disaster, with the structure flying off the couch and meaning he had to start over.
“The shaft has collapsed…story of my life,” he muttered with a cheeky innuendo as he desperately tried to save his creation.
In the end, Paddy managed to fix his bake with duct tape and by putting the biscuit pieces in a ‘Bolton mess’ – a take on the classic Eton Mess.
Paddy presented the very phallic chimney to the judges and explained away his messy baking by saying ‘What I wanted to do was give you the biggest erection of Bake Off’.
While the judges were unimpressed, viewers at home were charmed by Paddy’s witty personality on the show.
One of them said, ‘Paddy just embraced the chaos from the start and I respect that. #GBBO’
Showstopper: Paddy covered his ‘shaft’ with a strawberry after experiencing numerous disasters in the Showstopper
Review: Justices Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith weren’t sure what to make of the chimney
Lineup: Paddy appeared alongside Coleen Nolan, Ellie Phillips and Joe Thomas
Disaster! The chimney flew off the end of the bank, before collapsing as it was placed in the furnace
Sly: Paddy tried to distract the other bakers in the technical challenge by handshakes which meant he claimed first place
Charity: Loose Women star Coleen Nolan also saw multiple disasters during her time in the tent
Creation: Coleen attempted to recreate Blackpool Tower for her Showstopper challenge
Swooning: Viewers took to Twitter to cringe for Inbetweeners actor Joe Thomas, 39
‘Very concerned about Paddy’s shaft,’ added another, as Paddy tried to salvage his broken chimney.
A third said ‘Could really use a nice pint of Bolton mess’, but a fourth said ‘Paddy should have stuck to his ginger rings.’
Despite a stunning recreation of the Sydney Harbor Bridge by Ellie, Joe Thomas claimed the star baker’s apron with his model of Chelmsford Bus Station.
At the end of the show, he said, “I’m so happy! I can not believe it. I’m so excited.
“I just didn’t really want to be horrible and I’ve been very lucky that a number of things have come my way.”
Meanwhile, viewers also took to Twitter to swoon over handsome Joe, 39, who looked identical to his appearance on the TV show in 2008.
One fan commented, “I hyperventilate when I watch Joe Thomas,” while another added, “Literally, he hasn’t aged at all since The Inbetweeners.”