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Great British Bake Off: Squirrel's nuts, showstopper flops and dirty innuendo

We look at the most memorable moments in GBBO history

Happy Bake Off Day!

The brand new series of the Great British Bake Off kicks off tonight, as 12 amateur bakers kick off their epic battle to become the fifth champion. 

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As always we'll be on the edge of our seats waiting for some more kitchen disasters and eyebrow-raising double entendre.

Octopus disaster!

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"Rob, stop touching up that octopus" - a line you could only hear on Bake Off. Series 4 contestant Rob left us baffled with his bizarre Paul the Octopus tribute loaf. Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood's reactions will no doubt mean we see less marine inspired baking this year.

Ouch!
We felt the pain when poor Yasmin of series two was left needing first aid treatment for her fingers after a hot caramel catastrophe. Sadly it was all in vain as her rose croquembouche failed to impress Mary and Paul. Despite losing her place in the competition, our fallen baker was defiant in defeat: "Apart from burning myself, I’d probably do the same again."

It's going down, I'm yelling timber...

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Frances Quinn's heartbroken face haunted us for weeks after her tower tragedy. A guilt-ridden Mel attempting to comfort the baker while keeping one hand on the creation has all the ingredients of classic Bake Off. We would never want to be on the receiving end of such disapproving glares from Paul and Mary...

Drama!

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Things took a shocking turn in week three of last year's competition when some of Howard's homemade custard vanished from the fridge. The culprit was revealed to be the butter-wouldn't-melt Deborah, who pleaded for forgiveness after accidentally lifting the wrong bowl from the fridge she shared with her victim.
"It’s either a terrible error or the most incredible case of baking espionage," Sue quipped.

Final flop!

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The all male final of series three was a mixed bag, but it was poor James Morton who pulled at our heartstrings as his chances of winning vanished in one mouthful. After recovering from a tin of cake mix dropped on the floor and a grease proof paper disaster, James's final offering to the judges was nothing short of a disaster as a disgusted Paul attempted to chew down on one of his cakes: "It's welding my mouth together." The Great British Bake Off, a modern tragedy for all generations.

Not so sweet treats!
While James fell at the final hurdle, John Whaite swooped under the radar to victory. It wasn't all smooth sailing for our eventual victor though. Paul Hollywood suffered the consequences after John accidentally used salt instead of sugar in his 1970s style Rum Babas. Our fresh batch of hopefuls will be keen to avoid such episode one errors.

Gravity wins!


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Series two got off to a disastrous start for poor Rob whose cake was introduced to the floor in spectacular fashion. Thankfully Rob, who won the hearts of many viewers with his winning smile, recovered to bake another week. Our hearts go out to any bakers who watch in horror as their creations fall victim to gravity.

Things can get a little nuts...

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Who could possibly forget when things got a little nutty during the series two finale thanks to the arrival of a very unexpected guest. His appearance was brief but this squirrel has gone down in Bake Off history.

And of course a side serving of smut...



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We couldn't possibly not include the innuendos and double entendre that are served up each week.
From soggy bottoms to irregular shaped balls, everyone gets in on the smutty action. There's too many to choose from so here's just a few to keep you going the rest of the day.

And who can forget when Hugh Jackman and Billy Crystal tried did this...


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Just brilliant.

Join us on Twitter for some live-tweeting antics tonight at 8pm and check back tomorrow morning for our episode one recap.

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