In a recent chat with The Guardian, Daisy Ridley answered fan questions and explained why she made a ‘toilet’ cake for ‘Bake Off.’
“I learned to give myself grace because I’m actually a really good baker,” the actress replied when someone asked what making a toilet-shaped cake on ‘The Great Celebrity Bake Off’ taught her about herself. “It was a toss-up and I lost.”
She continued, “I love ‘Bake Off’ so much, but you cannot imagine the stress of that tent. No one is sitting around. Everyone is working up to the wire. Each time they come to talk to you, you think: ‘Oh my God, I can’t stop,’ even if it’s Paul Hollywood.”
“I made a toilet because that represented my bugbear. I was watching ‘How Clean Is Your House?,’ where they showed how if you flush the toilet with the lid up, it’s unhygienic beyond belief. My family continues to find it hilarious. So if I brought some happiness to some people, great.”
Stand Up To Cancer’s Celebrity ‘Bake Off’ started in March on Channel 4. Ridley, Rob Beckett, Alexandra Burke, and Tom Allen took part. Fans were excited for the show’s return. Ridley’s cake got a big reaction.
The bakers did three challenges: the signature, the technical, and the showstopper. They made millionaire shortbread, vegan chocolate raspberry tart, and cakes based on their pet hates. Daisy made a toilet-shaped cake for her showstopper, covered in white fondant.
“Never thought I would see Daisy Ridley make a toilet cake but here we are,” one viewer wrote on X. A fan of the actress also said, “Daisy Ridley is talking about making a toilet and I’m still shooting heart eyes at her…. I need to get over this crush.”
“Daisy Ridley on the ‘Great British Bake Off’ is my happy place. I’d eat her over-mixed toilet cake any day,” another person shared. “I want Daisy Ridley to know that I would scran every single crumb of her toilet cake,” another viewer added.
‘The Great British Bake Off’ started in 2010 in the UK and came to the U.S. in 2014 on PBS. In 2018, it moved to Netflix. Last year, Matt Lucas joined Noel Fielding as a co-host. The show has had three spinoffs: ‘The Great Sport Relief Bake Off,’ ‘The Great Comic Relief Bake Off,’ and ‘The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off.’
