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verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Subsequently, Sandi was replaced by comedian Matt Lucas, and he and Noel presented the 2021 and 2022 series pretty successfully. Noel is now returning with a new host for 2023 and that would be... Mrs Alison Hammond! What an iconic duo. We can't wait to see their chemistry. If episode one is anything to go by, this series is going to be a hoot. In January 2020, it was announced that Sandi was quitting her role. This was amid reports she was “unhappy” at work and had been “desperate to leave for ages”. Tea ☕️👀. Now we've stopped raving about Noel Fielding's shirts, let's talk about his presenting. The show's original hosts Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, as well as judge Mary Berry, jumped ship when the show left the Beeb. They were replaced with comedian Noel Fielding and actor and director Sandi Toksvig. A peculiar choice, perhaps, but Sandi and Noel were the unlikely presenting team from heaven and totally worked.