The Great British Bake Off: Fans ‘fuming’ over Hermine’s ‘unfair’ elimination

‘My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined,' tweeted one person

Angry viewers of The Great British Bake Off viewers have protested the elimination of show favourite, Hermine.

The 39-year-old accountant was sent home at the end of last night’s episode (17 November), after she revealed that she had rewritten her entire showstopper the previous morning and didn’t have a solid recipe.

“I don’t have a clear vision at the moment, so it’s just keep going and don’t stop,” she said.

The result, a lopsided cube cake, did not go down well with the judges. “By your standards, it’s a failure,” judge Prue Leith concluded.  

Many fans were left “fuming” at Leith and her fellow judge Paul Hollywood’s decision to eliminate Hermine, who had wowed viewers with her Japanese flower-inspired jelly cake the week before.  

“NOT HERMINE!” tweeted one viewer.

“Absolutely get to f*** getting rid of Hermine. Fuming,” added another.

A third said: “Tomorrow is a national day of mourning, farewell Hermine, the 2020 bake off Queen.”

There are just three finalists now left in the competition: Peter, Laura and Dave.

The Great British Bake Off airs on Channel 4 at 8pm on Tuesdays.