'Great British Bake Off' stars really aren't happy about Mel and Sue leaving the show

"The cookie is crumbling."
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LONDON -- "The cookie is crumbling."

The words tweeted by former Great British Bake Off winner Frances Quinn at the news that presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are leaving the show -- they won't be following it when it moves from the BBC to Channel 4 -- were echoed across social media on Tuesday evening.

In response to the news, Mel and Sue put out the following statement:


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In the hours since, former GBBO winners and contestants have taken to Twitter to share their tributes to the pair.

No word yet on whether or not Mary and Paul are staying...

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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