Russell Brand may have triumphed on Celebrity Bake Off with his strange-but-brilliant vagina showstopper – but it was John Lithgow who truly won viewers’ hearts.
Best known for his roles in The Crown, Dexter, 3rd Rock from the Sun and Shrek, the award-winning US actor was an unlikely addition to the tent for the first episode of the 2019 Stand Up to Cancer special.
But while he may be an American A-lister, Lithgow threw himself into the competition. Fans watched in delight as he butchered his Swiss Roll, dyed his lips blue, and even made a gingerbread homage to The Crown with himself as Winston Churchill.
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Fans found the whole thing hard to take in at first. John Lithgow! In the Bake Off tent! What an unlikely combination!
Losing my tiny mind that John Lithgow is on bake off right now #GBBO pic.twitter.com/fHM4lE2IHT
— Dearbhla MD (@Debsasplat) March 5, 2019
Never would I have thought the Venn Diagrams of “Bake Off” and “John Lithgow” would EVER overlap but I am here for it #bakeoff #su2cbakeoff @BritishBakeOff #GBBO
— Mo (@mmokaythen) March 5, 2019
I can't tell if I'm watching #GBBO for the cakes or the sheer magic of seeing John Lithgow in the Bake Off Tent.
— Jane Howarth (@JaneTaraHowarth) March 5, 2019
Fortunately, he charmed viewers with his sense of humour and willingness to give it a go.
I think I’ve just fallen in love with John Lithgow #bakeoff #StandUpToCancer
— Rebecca Lock (@RebeccaLock22) March 5, 2019
John Lithgow…baking gingerbread…in the bake off tent, is something I never thought I needed until tonight. My heart is full 😍
— Ben Farrall (@benfarrall24) March 5, 2019
John Lithgow making gingerbread on telly. What a time to be alive. #bakeoff
— Jenny Ryan (@jenlion) March 5, 2019
And while things might not have gone entirely to plan with the Swiss Roll…
The first bite is with the eye. #GBBO pic.twitter.com/99WQEZtStX
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) March 5, 2019
He did produce a magnificent homage to The Crown, admitting: “I am ridiculously proud that I actually achieved this.”
JOHN LITHGOW IS MAKING A SCENE FROM "THE CROWN" IN GINGERBREAD INCLUDING HIMSELF AS WINSTON CHURCHILL #GBBO pic.twitter.com/BDegTPw8Uh
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) March 5, 2019
This is wonderful and meta and I love this so much #GBBO pic.twitter.com/C3t9L0WHjQ
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) March 5, 2019
And with a little prompt from Noel Fielding, the former Star Wars voice actor even graced us with a bit of Yoda-speak…
John Lithgow has the force. #GBBO pic.twitter.com/r2q6ZajzGd
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) March 5, 2019
john lithgow, formerly known as lord farquaad:
makes a gingerbread version of himself as winston churchill
gives the queen a black eye
scolds russel brand for impatience in yoda speak
presents his tigger's pooh masterpiece…
… all on bakeoff #gbbohttps://t.co/AM6yRZ7Yqn
— citizenbirds' comparative art hist post comingsoon (@citizenbirds) March 6, 2019
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer continues next Tuesday at 8pm on Channel 4.
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