The former judge has admitted she doesn’t watch the Channel 4 incarnation of the show she spent seven years as a part of during its time on the BBC.
“I hope she’s very good,” she responded. “They’ve had a good swap round since I left. But they’re all good, they bring a different way of life to Bake Off.”
However, Mary is unlikely to find out how Alison gets on, as she admitted: “I don’t actually watch Bake Off – you can imagine, being married to me, there’s a lot of food about, so we don’t watch much cooking on telly.”
Mary announced she was leaving Bake Off alongside original hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins when it was confirmed Channel 4 had outbid the BBC on the rights to continue airing the show in 2017.
Sandi left the show in 2020 and was replaced by Matt Lucas, who announced he would also be standing down after three series earlier this year.