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Ryan Paton

Stacey Solomon 'nervous' as she announces 'cool' new TV role

Stacey Solomon said she is "nervous" as she announced her exciting new TV role.

The Loose Women panellist has had to take regular breaks away from Pickle Cottage recently to work on a secret new project.

The mum-of-four has now excitedly revealed on Instagram she is the new host of Bake Off: The Professionals.

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She said: "I honestly couldn't believe they asked me. I just eat cake all day. It's such a cool job. I love it so much".

Stacey is replacing Tom Allen on the show and said she's "nervous" to follow in the comedian's footsteps.

She added: "He's been so kind and helpful We've filmed a couple of episodes and everyone's been so so lovely."

The 32-year-old will present alongside series eight contestant of the main show, Liam Charles, who also acts as a judge on Junior Bake Off.

Cherish Finden and Benoit Blin will return to judge as a team of professional pastry chefs take part in a baking competition.

The programme welcomed Stacey to the Bake Off family in a post shared on its Twitter account.

It said: "Choux la la! We're chuffed to announce that @StaceySolomon will be joining @LiamCBakes @BenoitBlin_MCA and @Cherish_Finden for the next series of Bake Off: The Professionals.

"Welcome to the petit fours-ome, Stacey."

Excited fans flooded the comments after the announcement.

Chef Candice Brown said: "Wow."

Tina posted : "Yayyy! But when?"

Carly commented: "Yay love Stacey!"

Babita added: "Oh yay, this is amazing! We can't wait for this!"

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