The Great British Bake Off took a tense turn when contestant Georgie Grasso nearly walked out during patisserie week.
The four remaining bakers were tasked by Paul Hollywood to make an opera cake in the semi-final on Tuesday (November 19). But the cake consists of many different layers and the tricky recipe became too much for Georgie, who told her fellow contestants "I quit".
Luckily, host Alison Hammond rushed over to support the baker, telling her she shouldn't give up on the challenge Georgie cried: "Oh my god I have done it wrong", adding, "I don't understand" with her face in her hands.
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Georgie announced: "I'm going, I've had enough, I'm going. I just don't want to do it. I'm done", before becoming emotional and adding: "I'm going to stand here until the end."
Alison put her arm around the baker to console her and said: "Listen to me, I have been where you are, you can do it".
She comforted the contestant, reports WalesOnline, continuing: "Listen to me, I've been where you are, what you've just done, listen, this is what you're doing. You put yourself into a 'I can't do this'. Listen to me you've got this, a million percent."
Alison added: "Please, I'm begging ya, get that negative and throw it away right now".
Georgie replied: "Yeah", before Alison reassured her she knew how to bake the opera cake. Georgie returned to the kitchen and although her opera cake finished in last place, it was a great effort.
Bake Off viewers rushed to social media so show their support for Georgie and Alison, with one fan writing: "Poor Georgie, gone into full on panic mode where your brain just goes into a "no, I can't do anything" spiral. Credit to Alison helping pull her out of it and credit to Georgie for getting something to serve #GBBO."
A second added: "Alison is such the empathetic friend you need to adjust your crown for you and get you back on track #GBBO", while a third chimed in: "Me watching Alison bring the positivity back .. what an amazing woman #GBBO
"I want Alison Hammond to be nearby at all times to give me pep talks when I'm feeling low #GBBO", added another. Georgie made it through to the Bake Off final after Gill Howard was sent home.
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