Chill contestant eating crisps during 'GBBO' challenge is utterly iconic
We all react differently under pressure. Some of us whistle loudly, others sing, and then there's Karen.
On the season premiere of The Great British Bake Off, Karen introduced a new coping strategy for those fraught moments: kicking back with a packet of crisps.
When everyone around her was pretty much freaking out, Karen was, well, munching on some crisps.
We like your style, Karen.
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Seemingly Karen had finished her first task before her fellow contestants. So she took a little break to have a well-earned snack, much to the delight of enthralled viewers.
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Some viewers are already hailing Karen the "icon" of this season. And, tbh, we can totally see it.
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One even went so far as to say that Karen's snack time was his favourite moment of this season.
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Anyone fancy a packet of salt and vinegar?
Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
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