Twitter erupts in collective anger as judge accidentally tweets winner of 'Great British Bake Off'
There are a few things that Britons treasure above all else. The art of queueing is one of these along with the Queen, naturally, and the gorgeous British countryside.
If there's one show that still magically sums up the British spirit is the Great British Bake Off, even after it left the BBC, even after legendary Mary Berry quit.
So it's understandable why, just a few hours before this year's final episode, the nation erupted into a collective fury as one of the show's judges accidentally revealed the name of the winner in a tweet.
Judge Prue Leith tweeted she "wanted [all three finalists] to win" before congratulating one of them.
Her tweet was picked up by Dan Wootton, The Sun's associate editor and showbiz presenter on ITV's Lorraine show (WARNING: THERE ARE SPOILERS BELOW, PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK):
Safe to say that people didn't take it well:
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After the backlash, Leith deleted the tweet and expressed regret, saying, "I'm in too much of a state to talk about it."
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According to reports, Leith sent it at the wrong time because she's currently in Bhutan.
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Only three finalists will challenge each other in the baking contest tonight: Sophie Faldo, Kate Lyon, and Steven Carter-Bailey.
