A picture of David Atherton wearing the badge
(Picture: twitter)A former winner of the Great British Bake Off has reminisced about a time he tried to wear a somewhat risque badge to film.
Posting on Twitter, David Atherton, who won the show in 2019, revealed he wore a badge proclaiming “I love anal” which was spotted and removed by producers on one of the days he was on set.
He said:
Just remembering the time I tried to get away with wearing this badge on Bake Off. I got it into the tent, but then it was spotted. pic.twitter.com/exMq9cY8mU
— nomadbakerdavid (@nomadbakerdavid) June 16, 2021
Reacting to the tweet, people on social media loved the confession and wished he had been allowed to wear it, watershed or no watershed:
Haha that's fantastic. Prue got into trouble when doing the final where Sophie won when she came into the tent wearing an apron with the slogan "What would Mary do?"
— Jacko Knight (@jackknightcooks) June 16, 2021
— Vacc-Ian-ated! (@imac76) June 16, 2021
I remember thinking that you were one of the tamest winners they'd had in a while, but as it turns out they just edited out your whole personality. 😂
— Christina Allen Page 💗💜💙 (@sihayadesigns) June 16, 2021
😂😂😂😂😂😂 this is the representation GBBO needs
— Devin Ibañez (@thatgayrugger) June 16, 2021
As well as being famous for tense baking fails, tears, tantrums and some delicious creations, people love the Great British Bake Off for its innuendos. In the same series that Atherton won, Paul Hollywood asked contestants to keep their biscuits “erect” and there were numerous mentions of “soggy bottoms”, of course.
But unfortunately for Atherton, it seems the programme has limits to what they will allow on broadcast and we guess the badge is a bit less subtle than most of the jokes made on the show.
Since winning the show, Atherton has released a cookbook and has written a column for The Guardian. So we are sure he isn’t that fussed about his badge now.
