The Great British Bake Off: Nadiya Hussain on move to Channel 4: 'I'm all about change'

'Change happens, change comes and wherever it goes, whatever it does, I just want it to do well'

Since Channel 4’s acquisition of The Great British Bake Off, fans of the show have been questioning who will present/judge the new iteration of the show.

Of the original quartet - Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood, Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc - only Hollywood has signed on with Channel 4, the others have all handed in their notice.

Many fans have suggested 2016’s competition winner Nadiya Hussain should take over presenting duties, having been such a hit with viewers.

Asked on BBC Breakfast whether she would work with Channel 4 on the show, the baker left things rather open: “I'm happy doing what I'm doing actually – I've written these books, I love writing, love cooking, love baking, I'm really enjoying what I'm doing and I don't want that to be taken away from me. I'm having such a good time at the moment."

Speaking about the show’s move to Channel 4, Hussain remained optimistic, saying according to Radio Times: ”Change happens, change comes and wherever it goes, whatever it does, I just want it to do well. Because it's something that I've spent the last six years watching and I want it to do well wherever it goes.

“I'm all about change. It’s gone somewhere else, it has, and I don't think we like change sometimes, as humans, and I don't think there's anything wrong with [the move]. Hopefully, it will work somewhere else.”

Discussing the departure of Mel and Sue, Hussein was less optimistic: “Paul and Mary, they're the judges, but you don't really see them that much, you don't really get that interaction, but Mel and Sue are so important to the show. When I was there, every time I was falling apart, every time I was thinking 'Why am I here? I can't do this', they would say 'It's just cake, come on, you can do this’.”

Recently, reports have claimed the BBC are planning a ‘rival’ Bake Off show with Mel, Sue, and Mary, one publication claiming the show may reach TV screens before Channel 4’s iteration.