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'The upcoming series of The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off will mark the end of Sandi's magnificent stint as a presenter on the show. "As my waistline will testify, Bake Off is an all-consuming show," "Bake Off is a wonderful programme which has already proved it can happily withstand a change of hosting personnel," she added.Her co-host Noel Fielding said he would miss her, but knew "we were lucky to have her for 3 amazing years".The pair took over presenting duties when the programme Prior to that, the show aired on the BBC and was fronted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, known as Mel and Sue.Toksvig will still appear on the next series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, broadcast in the spring.

McDonald's is bringing back six menu items TOMORROW including Quarter Pounder, Chicken...Sorry, who is this? She has written plays, novels, and books for children. I wish everyone well. "Unusually I am departing from The Great British Bake Off so I can spend more time with my other work. I like bread. Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding on The Great British Bake Off. "She said: "I have absolutely loved working with Sandi, she's been a brilliant host and enormous fun and I am in awe of how hard she works juggling so many different projects. According to Channel 4's news release , Toksig is leaving the show to focus on other projects. She had three children with her ex-partner Peta Stewart, who carried the babies using sperm from a donor, before they split in 1997.She was then with fellow broadcaster Alice Arnold, who is now married to her fellow TV presenter Clare Balding, before starting a relationship with psychotherapist Debbie.They joined in a civil partnership in 2007 before marrying in December 2014, and live together on a houseboat in Wandsworth, South London.Before taking on the role on Bake Off, Sandi was probably best known for replacing Stephen Fry as the host of the comedy quiz show QI.However, she had already been a contestant on the show and appearing on Call My Bluff, Mock The Week and Whose Line Is It Anyway?.She also spent nine years at the helm of The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4, before handing the reins over to comedian Miles Jupp in 2015.In 2018, Toksvig revealed she was paid less than half of Fry's fee for hosting QI – despite asking for equal pay when she took over the job.

THE Great British Bake Off fans were in shock when Sandi Toksvig announced that she was quitting the show, but now her replacement has been revealed. Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding star on Channel 4 programme The Great British Bake OffToksvig (rear left) with fellow Bake Off stars Paul Hollywood, Noel Fielding and Prue LeithCo-star Noel Fielding said: 'I feel like Tom without Jerry !

I wish everyone well. The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. "As my waistline will testify, Bake Off is an all-consuming show.

"He added that the channel have other shows in development with Toksvig, "none of which involve cake".Leith joined the show in the same year as Toksvig and Fielding, with only Paul Hollywood staying on from the previous BBC line-up.

After three years and 51 showstoppers Sandi has announced plans to switch off her kitchen timer and leave the Bake Off tent. Toksvig – who joined Bake Off in 2017 alongside comic Noel Fielding – also presents Bake Off was hosted by comedians Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins between 2010 and 2016, when it was broadcast on the BBC, first on BBC Two and later, as its popularity surged, on BBC One. Fry was estimated to earn about £245,000.Toksvig, who was awarded an OBE for services to broadcasting in 2014, has written more than 20 books for children and adults, and a series of plays which have run in the West End.She has previously admitted that losing four stone, which saw her drop from dress size 22 to 12 - gave her the confidence to move from radio to TV.Toksvig is thought to have received £200,000 per series for Bake Off, and claimed she was the highest paid star on the programme in January 2018.Viewing figures are down from the 13million people who watched the show on BBC One, but a healthy average of 6.9million tuned in for the most recent final last October whch saw David Atherton crowned the winner.Channel 4 had previously said it wanted between five to seven million viewers, and needed to attract at least three million viewers per episode to break even. Channel 4 reportedly paid £75million to take Bake Off from the BBC in 2017. These are friendships which I know will continue beyond the confines of television. Sandi Toksvig is leaving her presenting role on popular UK reality cooking show "The Great British Bake Off" after three years. While Toksvig’s replacement is yet to be announced, bookmakers’ favourites are said to include Hussain – who has hosted BBC series including Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding on The Great British Bake Off.