It's unsurprising, given the nation's devastation that The Great British Bake Off was announced to be moving from the BBC to Channel 4 next year, that the BBC have considered creating an alternative baking show that they will have rights to. We just didn't Series 7 of The Great British Bake Off has certainly been an emotional rollercoaster. Not only has the tent been filled with some of the best contestants *ever* (special mentions to Val, Selasi and Andrew), it was also announced mid-season that Bake Off A judge's ruling on an appeal by a bakery which was found to have "unlawfully discriminated" against a gay man, will be made public shortly. Two years ago, the family-run firm refused to make a cake for gay rights activist Gareth Lee with the slogan Baking competition The Great British Bake Off drew its highest overnight ratings ever with the final episode of its seventh season, its last on the BBC, on Wednesday night, becoming the most watched program of 2016 in the U.K. The episode averaged 14.0 And this evening marked the last ever time the baking series - presented by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins - will be broadcast on BBC One. The hosts, along with judge Mary Berry, have all resigned from the series over the switchover out of loyalty to the BBC. And as the series seven finale aired last night many despaired that it was moving channels. Now it seems the BBC are also mourning the loss of the popular baking show as a funeral hearse arrived outside the BBC studios yesterday afternoon. Flowers could be .
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