Noel Fielding, a comedian, will make his comeback on television with The Great British Bake Off, but he has kept his demarcation due to health concerns.
With the return of The Great British Bake Off, co-host Noel Fielding will be returning to screens just months after abruptly disappearing from a TV show at the beginning of this year.
Presenter Noel, 52, has scarcely been seen on TV since dropping out of filming the second season of his Apple TV show, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, leading some to question whether he would be returning to host Bake Off.
The actor’s health is said to be the cause of his decision to not shoot again in January, which is causing a lot of concern, especially as the season was about to wrap up. A spokesperson at the time stated that the health of our client is a private and private matter.
Here is a breakdown of his health, his sporadic appearances since January, and rumors about his future with the Channel 4 show as Noel and The Great British Bake Off both return tomorrow (2 September).
Show’s abrupt axe
Following Dick Turpin’s abrupt cancellation of The Completely Made-Up Adventures, concern was raised about Noel’s health. A second season of the show was announced in July, just as the show first aired on AppleTV last year.
A source told the Times that Noel had “no choice but to stop”. They continued: “People have been concerned about Noel’s wellbeing and given him time to recover but there are serious repercussions.”
The comedian has not been able to film a show before for health reasons. Noel skipped the first day of The Great British Bake Off’s first filming in 2022, but co-host Matt Lucas did the rest, presenting only the first half of the episode. Similar to the year before, eagle-eyed observers observed Noel disappearing just before the German week showstopper round. Noel was reportedly “under the weather,” according to Matt Lucas, who was speaking during the episode.
appearances on the flimsy
Since he left the AppleTV show, the comedian has made a few appearances, but none have been particularly frequent. Noel and his wife Lliana Bird were spotted in North London in February. His first appearance since leaving the show was this one.
He joked that he and fellow Bake Off star Prue Leith shot shots backstage at a Kasabian Brits Week performance two weeks later. In July, Noel and his wife were spotted at BST Hyde Park as well.
Return to The Great British Bake Off
There were concerns that Noel would not be able to film The Great British Bake Off after his unexpected departure from Dick Turpin’s Completely Made-Up Adventures. However, those worries vanished as soon as a comedian’s representative assured fans that Noel would return.
“There has been absolutely no discussion about Noel stepping down from Bake Off,” they told Deadline.
“We have been in contact with Channel 4 and Love Productions throughout all the speculation and his ‘stepping down’ has never been part of that dialogue. We can confirm he will be returning to co-host the next series of Bake Off.”
