The funniest Twitter reactions to the BBC losing the Great British Bake Off

published 13 September 2016

You scanned the newspaper front pages today, didn’t you? You saw the historic headlines, emanating from the highest corridors of power and sending shockwaves around the country.

No, not the fact former Prime Minister David Cameron is stepping down from UK politics, but news that the Great British Bake Off is to move from the BBC to Channel 4. A scandal in the eyes of many.

Clearly, it’s the most popular TV show around at the moment, and there were few better places to gauge opinion than Twitter. So without further ado, here were the funniest reactions on social media.

Let’s kick off with the obvious one, shall we?

Bake off on c4 is like when your mum and dad break up. You still get to see him but it's in a flat above a dominos with garden furniture.Bake off on c4 is like when your mum and dad break up. You still get to see him but it's in a flat above a dominos with garden furniture.— David Meade (@DavidMeadeLive) September 13, 2016 September 13, 2016

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