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Liverpool Echo
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Sophie McCoid

Great British Bake Off star Laura hits back after abuse from cruel trolls

Great British Bake Off star Laura has hit back at cruel trolls who taunted her following last night's semi-final.

Laura was named as one of the three finalists on last night's show, alongside fellow bakers Dave and Peter.

Laura got through to the final despite her bakes being described as "messy" by the judges.

Many viewers took to social media to rage against the decision, believing that Hermine was more deserving of a place in the final.

But now Laura has hit back at her critics with a tweet.

Laura said: "It's easy to sit there on your sofa and judge. But I am a real person with feelings.

"Please take a moment to consider your words before you judge someone you've never met and whose food you've never tasted.

"It's ok to be sad your favourite person didn't go through, but please remember it's not my fault.

"I don't make the decisions. GBBO is all about kindness and I haven't seen much of that on here."

Laura's tweet was liked thousands of times and her friends all replied with love hearts and told her that they loved her.

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Laura has previously admitted how scared she was to go on Bake Off, because of criticism she might receive about her appearance.

After an article was posted on Grazia about how much viewers adored her, Laura said: 'Such a lovely article! I was terrified about going on gbbo because I thought I was going to be picked apart because of my weight. This means a lot."

*GBBO continues on Tuesday on Channel 4 at 8pm

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