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The Great British Bake Off final review – even Paul Hollywood couldn't bear it

It was a tearful and disaster-laden final – the natural endpoint for the series that curdled our ultimate comfort TV

Spoiler alert: this review reveals the winner of the Great British Bake Off 2019. Do not read on if you have not watched the final.

It was the twice-baked Stilton souffles that started the decline. Failing to rise to the occasion, and collapsing in a soggy heap, was Steph’s fate – the soufflés did the same. Going into the final of The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4), she – the four-time star baker – was the one to beat. Watching the prize slip from her floured hands, crestfallen under her fringe, was heartbreaking to watch. Even Paul Hollywood couldn’t bear it. “It doesn’t matter, alright?” he said, comforting her after the only thing her showstopper stopped was her Bake Off-winning dreams. Of course it doesn’t matter. But it also sort of does: this is the Great British Bake Off, cultural institution, a pick-me-up for troubled times, comfort food for the nation.

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