Great British Bake Off: Iain Watters will NOT return to bake another day

The #JusticeForIain trend just wasn't enough folks.

Iain Watters will NOT return to the Great Bake Off

Today is a sad day for the Great British Bake Off, as we learn that not only is Diana Beard out of the contest, but that Iain Watters won't be coming back.

A BBC spokesperson has reportedly confirmed that he of the big beard will not see #JusticeForIain on the show, which was filmed in the spring, telling the Mirror that "he does not return as a contestant."

They added: "He does return for the final like previous contestants have done, for the taste test."

Speaking about the controversy that followed #AlaskaGate on BBC's Newsnight last night, Iain said: "I knew it was going to be quite a big thing as it was a big thing that happened on the show.


"I was more frustrated and it was just the heat of the moment. In the last half hour of the show it got very tense.


This comes after the sad news that Diana was forced to remove herself from the contest, after she fainted and hit her head earlier this year. She severed her olfactory nerve in the process, losing her sense of smell and most of her taste. Poor Diana.

Here's why we think everyone needs to give the poor lady a break and let the bin scandal be.

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