Paul Hollywood, Zach Cherry, Casey Wilson and Prue Leith.Photo:The Roku Channel
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‘Tis the season for a special holiday edition ofThe Great American Baking Show.
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holidaywill be back on Roku this winter, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal, withHappy Endingsalum andBitch SeshstarCasey Wilsonstepping into the show’s iconic tent as a new co-host, alongside returning co-hostZach Cherry.
Both will oversee a culinary showdown between six celebrity bakers — who have yet to be announced — in a holiday-themed edition of the U.S. adaptation of the iconic British baking competition series.
The stars will don their aprons, fire up their ovens and compete for the coveted Star Baker crown while trying to impress celebrity chefPaul Hollywoodand restauranteurPrue Leith, who are both judges onThe Great British Baking Show(known in the U.K. asThe Great British Bake Off).
From left: Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, Casey Wilson and Zach Cherry on the set of ‘The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday.'.The Roku Channel
An exclusive first look atThe Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday— set to premiere onThe Roku Channelon Nov. 10 — reveals the baking tent festively decorated for the occasion with wreaths, twinkle lights, tinsel, Christmas trees, boughs of holly, gingerbread houses and more.
Hollywood, Leith, Wilson and Cherry also all sit together with plates of celebrity-baked goods in front of them, seemingly discussing the week’s challenge.
The U.S. adaptation premiered on Roku in May, with six hourlong episodes featuring nine amateur bakers from across the country. Cherry hosted together withThe OfficestarEllie Kemper.
Zach Cherry and Casey Wilson.The Roku Channel
Five seasons of the U.S. series had previously aired on ABC, the last being in 2019.
“Our adaptation of the iconic series will continue to dish out the enduring warmth and humor that fans of theBaking Showuniverse love, with a twist that we know Ellie and Zach will deliver,” Brian Tannenbaum, head of alternative originals at Roku, said in a statement at the time.
“The passion that fans have for this franchise is unmatched,” he added, citing the enduring popularity of the franchise, which first debuted in England back in 2010.
Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith sample some cake on the set of ‘The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday.'.The Roku Channel
Ina trailer for the show, Leith said she was excited to see the American competitors at work. “I’m hoping that these bakers will bring something new to the tent,” she said. “America genuinely is the great melting pot of the world.”
WhileBaking Showfans tune in religiously each week, Leith recently revealed thatshe can’t bear to watchthe long-running show. “The trouble with our job as judges is you’re looking down all the time and all your chins are on view. Then, to have a gob full of cake…,” she told theDaily Mail’sWeekend Magazinelast month.
“I never watchBake Off,and the truth is not that I don’t think it’s a wonderful show, I do,” she added. “I’m so vain, I cannot bear seeing my wobbly bits on view all the time.”
Casey Wilson.The Roku Channel
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source: people.com
