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Alison Hammond reveals she gained a stone during last year's Bake Off and now has a strict rule on cake tasting after finally losing the excess weight


The TV presenter originally said she only agreed to join the show in the 2023 series 'for the cake' - but now she's realised she has to curb the tasty treats

The former Big Brother housemate, 49, who replaced Matt Lucas as a co-host of the much-loved show, explained how she now has a strict rule on cake tasting. Alison has self-imposed a limit of sampling only winners' creations and those bakes which are awarded Paul Hollywood 's famous handshakes (Pictured with judge Prue Leith) While Alison has decided that during the current filming for this year's series she will only taste winners' creations and any bake given a Hollywood handshake, that seal of approval has caused controversy.

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