Lottie Bedlow became the latest contestant to be eliminated on Tuesday’s episode of The Great British Bake Off.
The pantomime producer, 31, failed to impress the judges with her ice cream cake showstopper on one of the the hottest days of the year after the show was pre-recorded over the summer.
With the judges calling her bake ‘underwhelming’ and ‘terrible’, Lottie was left both ‘relived’ and ‘gutted’ over her exit from the tent.
Emotional: Lottie Bedlow became the latest contestant to be eliminated on Tuesday’s episode of The Great British Bake Off
Tuesday’s episode followed an 80s theme which saw the contestants tasked with creating quiches, custard and jam finger doughnuts and an ice cream cake showstopper.
Yet Lottie’s ambitious plans for a chocolate mixtape-shaped ice cream cake was thwarted due to the heat in the tent on one of the hottest days of the year.
Judge Paul Hollywood warned the contestant over her creation, yet Lottie decided to pursue with her showstopper which didn’t freeze in time and was left melting on the table.
During the judging feedback, Paul said he was ‘very underwhelmed’ over the ice cream cake.
Oh dear! The pantomime producer, 31, failed to impress the judges with her ice cream cake showstopper on one of the the hottest days of the year after the show was pre-recorded over the summer
‘Terrible!’: With the judges calling her bake ‘underwhelming’ and ‘terrible’, Lottie was left both ‘relived’ and ‘gutted’ over her exit from the tent
And things didn’t get better during the tasting section, where he commented: ‘It looks terrible, I think if it had tasted good. I’m just getting nothing from it at all, it’s a shame.’
While co-judge Prue Leith was kinder with her words as she said the chocolate ice cream layer was ‘delicious’.
The contestant also caused a stirred with her breakfast-themed quiches earlier in the episode as Prue admitted that she wasn’t a fan of baked beans.
Not happy: During the judging feedback, Paul said he was ‘very underwhelmed’ over the ice cream cake, he added: ”It looks terrible, I think if it had tasted good. I’m just getting nothing from it at all, it’s a shame.’
The judges were left deliberating over whether to send Lottie or fellow contestant Laura home, after she forgot to hit the freeze button on the ice cream machine and was also left with a melting ‘death by chocolate’ showstopper.
Talking after her exit, an emotional Lottie admitted that she was both ‘relived’ and ‘gutted’ over her exit from the tent.
She said: ‘It’s a massive relief but obviously I’m gutted to not be with everyone every day.’
Decisions: The judges were left deliberating over whether to send Lottie or fellow contestant Laura home (L-R)
Oh no! Laura forgot to hit the freeze button on the ice cream machine and was also left with a melting ‘death by chocolate’ showstopper
Lottie added: ‘Honestly, it’s been amazing, please stop crying Laura [her fellow contestant].’
The pantomime producer admitted that she only packed two outfits and had been wearing other people’s clothes as she managed to make it to week seven, she quipped: ‘Maybe I can bake!’
Elsewhere on the show, Hermine was crowned this week’s Star Baker after she wowed the judges with her quiches, technical challenge and showstopper.
Sad: Talking after her exit, an emotional Lottie admitted: ‘It’s a massive relief but obviously I’m gutted to not be with everyone every day.’
Incredible! Elsewhere on the show, Hermine was crowned this week’s Star Baker after she wowed the judges with her quiches, technical challenge and showstopper
It was a tricky week for the contestants as they were tasked with creating an ice cream cake showstopper on one of the hottest days of the year. The show was filmed over the summer.
Poking fun at the warm conditions, host Matt Lucas quipped: ‘Ice cream cake in this heat, there should be laws against this!’
While he later joked: ‘If I had hair, it would have melted already!’
With judge Paul admitting: ‘I had to peel my jeans off!’ to which Prue hit back with: ‘You peeling your jeans off is not what I want to remember!’
Fans were quick to point out how the show always appears to pick one of the hottest days of the year for an ice cream or chocolate challenge.
One person tweeted: ‘Who’s idea was it to make the bakers do ice cream cake and deep fried donuts on the hottest day of the year??? That just seems cruel. Gutted Lottie’s gone but she’s had a fantastic season #GBBO.’
Another follower commented: ‘Is it me, or does this happen every year? Hottest day in the tent, the day they make ice cream? #GBBO.’
A different show watcher joked: ‘US election’s night and #gbbo decided to make their bakers prepare ice cream cakes on the hottest day in summer.. 2020 anxiety level.’
While another account added: ‘In all seriousness who’s idea was it to have them make ice cream cakes on the hottest day of the year? I imagine these things are done in advance but I mean that was a proper coincidence wasn’t it? #GBBO.’
The Great British Bake Off continues on Tuesdays at 8pm on Channel 4.