The Great British Bake Off 2020 will hit screens on September 22nd. The 12 home bakers are competing for the prize that was revealed last week. The show has revamped its filming process to address the coronavirus crisis.
The upcoming series took place at the Down Hall Hotel in Essex after filming in Welford Park in Berkshire for five years. All cast members and crew members have undergone regular COVID-19 tests in an isolation bubble amid the pandemic.
Producers said they drew up a list of safety rules "longer than the Bible" before filming began on the new socially distant series with Paul Hollywood's handshake given the green light despite fears of the virus to spread and claims it could be replaced with an elbow butt.
Exciting: The Great British Bake Off 2020 will hit the screens on September 22nd. The 12 home bakers are competing for the prize that was revealed last week. The show has revamped its filming process to address the coronavirus crisis (judge and host pictured).
At the height of the lockdown, the successful Channel 4 series signed an exclusive deal with the luxurious Down Hall Hotel and Spa in Essex, which sits on 110 acres, for rental for the entire series in late July.
The Observer reports that the cottage and hotel, a stone's throw from celebrity chef Paul’s listed farmhouse in Kent, allowed the show to book it for self-catering with 25 staff to help out.
The popular show was slated to go into production as early as April before the pandemic and subsequent lockdown ruined all plans.
The publication claims that participants were then allowed to move into the hotel with their partners, children or pet dogs – if they so chose – with child and dog grooming measures on set during the six-week filming period. The hit show is typically filmed over a 12 week period with bakers traveling to and from their homes.

Hollywood handshake! The producers said they drew up a list of safety rules "longer than the Bible" before filming began on the new socially distant series with Paul Hollywood's handshake giving the green light, despite fears the virus would spread, claiming it could be replaced with an elbow bump (pictured in the 2019 series)
Before entering the "biosphere", participants had to quarantine for nine days, with the 130 people involved in the show being tested three times before filming.
The publication claims the luxurious country house had different wings for the cast and crew, with new host Matt Lucas even hosting fun evenings for show members.
Love Productions creative director Kieran Smith told the observer, "The whole point of the bubble was to be close to each other or pat people on the back or it wouldn't be bake off."
In addition to the bubble of the show, everything that came into and out of the bake off biosphere, including baggage and grocery deliveries, had to be thoroughly cleaned with packages of flour that were even cleaned several times.

A Big Bubble: The upcoming series took place at the Down Hall Hotel in Essex after filming in Welford Park in Berkshire for five years. All performers and crew members were regularly subjected to COVID-19 tests in an isolation bag in the midst of the pandemic (the participants pictured from 2020 in the tent)

With the new: The Bake Off tent on the grounds of the Down Hall Hotel in Essex
Although Judge Prue Leith was classified as a high-risk candidate for the coronavirus at the age of 80, he decided to make a comeback for the popular series.
TV sources previously claimed producers banned senior candidates who are believed to be susceptible to the virus.
A source told The Sun: “Getting the next series of Bake Off in the can is very urgent considering this is one of Channel 4's biggest draws.
“That means the nation's backgrans and grandpas have been deemed too risky. Bake Off's cocky contestants are often the centerpiece of the show. Val, the cake, would "listen" to exercise when they were done, and the Septuagenarian Flo tap became favorites. "
Kelly Webb-Lamb, assistant program director and head of popular facts for Channel 4, recently admitted that getting the show back on the air was an "enormous" accomplishment.

Amazing: At the height of the lockdown, the successful Channel 4 series signed an exclusive deal with the luxurious Down Hall Hotel and Spa in Essex, which sits on 110 acres, to be rented for the entire series on a self-catering basis in late July 25 staff available to help
The TV manager attributed strict health and safety measures, testing and quarantine systems for the back hit's return.
Paul, 54, got the green light to give up his Hollywood handshakes because of the bubble amid fears of spreading the virus.
The food expert's handshake is widely considered a golden ticket for bakers looking to meet their high expectations or win the Star Baker of the Week.


Quarantine: Before the participants entered the "biosphere", they had to be quarantined for nine days. The 130 people involved in the show were tested three times before filming (participants Marc (left) and Lottie (right)).
Showmaker's Kieran, Love Productions, recently confirmed that his iconic gesture will take place on the series, amid fears it may be scrapped.
The first time fans witnessed his congratulations was on the third series of the former BBC show. The show restarted on Channel 4 in 2017 and saw him hand out an additional seven handshakes in just one run.
Channel 4 made it clear that they were following strict security protocol so all parties could shake hands to their hearts' content.


Stringent: Elsewhere, as well as in the show's bubble, everything that came into and out of the bake off biosphere, including baggage and grocery deliveries, had to be thoroughly cleaned with packages of flour that were even cleaned several times (Participants Linda, left, and Peter, right)
GBBO announced in August that they had finished filming the upcoming series. They posted a picture of the legendary kitchen on Instagram and wrote: “The new series from The Great British Bake Off have been shot. More news soon … & # 39;
Bake Off host Sandi Toksvig announced that she had left the show earlier this year and was replaced by Little Britain comedian Matt Lucas
Matt will team up with Noel Fielding, 47, who originally joined the Great British Bake Off Cast in 2017.


Incredible: Kelly Webb-Lamb, assistant program director and head of popular facts for Channel 4, recently admitted that getting the show back on the air was an "enormous" feat (contestants Loriea (left) and Laura (right) ).

News: In August, GBBO announced that filming for the upcoming series was complete by posting a picture of the iconic kitchen on Instagram

Teaser! They wrote: & # 39; Filming has completed the new series of The Great British Bake Off. More news soon … & # 39;
The first official from The Great British Bake Off was released earlier this month and saw Judges Paul and Prue and co-hosts Matt and Noel pose with cake.
Matt recently announced that he put on a lot of weight while hosting it and only slept two hours before his debut because he was so nervous.
The new series of The Great British Bake Off starts on September 22nd at 8 p.m. on Channel 4.

New cast: Sandi Toksvig, host of Bake Off, announced that she had left the show earlier this year and was replaced by British comedian Matt Lucas (see previous series).
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