Great British Bake Off returns with Nigella Lawson as judge

Channel 4’s new season of The Great British Bake Off debuts with Nigella Lawson joining the judging panel. Viewers online praised Lawson, with one fan posting that they would "simply die of shame" if she disliked their bake and another saying Lawson is "wonderful" because she actually likes food. Several posts noted a shift in attention around the show, including a comment that "the nation's dads suddenly decid[ed] to pay attention" to this series. One viewer called Paul Hollywood largely irrelevant to their interest this season. A separate viewer flagged a brief production detail, noting a quick shot of a baker using a hand mixer in a stand-mixer bowl.