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'Great British Bake Off' Viewers Left Up In Arms After Shock Dairy Week Elimination

Lisa McLoughlin

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'Great British Bake Off' Viewers Left Up In Arms After Shock Dairy Week Elimination

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*Alert this article contains spoilers*

Fans of The Great British Bake Off are up in arms after Phil Thorne's time on the series came to a sudden end - despite Priya O'Shea's disastrous technical and Michael Chakraverty's cake breaking in half.

Last night's show unveiled its first ever Dairy Week episode and bakers were first asked by judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith to create a dairy cake - incorporating cultured milk such as yogurt or milk.

While some rose to the challenge, others didn't and cracks began to form for all the bakers during the technical when they attempted to make 12 Maids of Honour, which consisted of flaky, rough-puff pastry, lemon curd and topped with a Tudor rose.

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Watch the moment Prue and Paul are left unimpressed by the bakers technical challenge and brand their attempts as "awful" below:

After two challenges, Priya O'Shea and Michael Chakraverty were the frontrunners to face the chop but with the Showstopper made with Indian milk sweets called Mishti ahead it was all to play for.

However, it wasn't professional trucker Phil's week after the judges branded the execution of the three challenges as "boring".

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But the decision from Paul and Prue to say goodbye to Phil visibly shocked the baker; after it was announced to the group he said to camera: "Dairy Week... curse the Dairy Week!"

Credit: Channel 4
Credit: Channel 4
Phil's Showstopper. Credit: Channel 4
Phil's Showstopper. Credit: Channel 4

Outside the tent, Phil reflected on his experience: "I was apprehensive about Dairy week as I don't really bake a lot of that and I was out of my baking comfort zone from the beginning.

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"At the end, even Norman the Gnome from my garden couldn't save me in my Showstopper, but he did get a bit of screen-time.

"My Trucking Lovely Rose Cake in the Signature represented my career at the wheel. I am a bit of a King of the Road at work, but the roses showed that I can keep in touch with my feminine side!"

Meanwhile, a relieved Michael Chakraverty shared: "I knew that Priya [O'Shea] and I were in the bottom. I feel a little bit guilty about being here next week."

Priya didn't have a great week in the tent. Credit: Channel 4
Priya didn't have a great week in the tent. Credit: Channel 4
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Michael thought he was going home after Dairy Week. Credit: Channel 4
Michael thought he was going home after Dairy Week. Credit: Channel 4

And it wasn't just Michael who was left shocked by the surprising exit as viewers took to Twitter to share their anger over Phil's departure.

One furious fan penned: "I'm ringing in sick tomorrow. This is b*llsh*t. JUSTICE FOR PHIL."

"Michael couldn't get his cake out of the tin, Priya failed miserably in the technical yet it's Phil who has been set home?!?!?" another shared.

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A third wrote: "Michael's cake falls apart and Priya messes up most of her bakes but Phil's technical is a 'bit boring' and he's the one to go?"





"Am actually disgusted by the result tonight, Priya who came last in technical and didn't do that well in other two challenges goes through and Phil who has one slightly disappointing showstopper (but did well in other bakes) goes out. Gasps of disbelief from all the..." an avid viewer posted.

While another simply shared: "WHAT THE BLAZES? NOT PHIL.PLEASENOT PHIL. [sic]"

Next week in the tent, the bakers will be going back in time and experiencing the roaring 20s - let's see if they will be sieving the dream.

Topics: TV News, TV Entertainment, Great British Bake Off

Lisa McLoughlin
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