GREAT British Bake Off‘s George hit back at the haters who trolled him for making it to the next week of the competition over Amanda.
The frustrated baker slammed online trolls who slid into his DMs to shower him with abuse after the controversial episode.
He wrote a long message on his Instagram stories, taking a moment to thank his fans, but to also speak out against the hate.
“I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all the kind hearted people who are supporting ALL the bakers with true bake off spirit,” George started.
“To the minority who feel it’s ok to privately message hateful opinions to make people feel bad about themselves is not cool.
“Can I remind you it’s a baking show that we all auditioned for and you do not have to go out for your way to spread hate.”
George capped off the message with the hashtags: be kind, spread love not hate and who died and made you the judge.
This week’s pastry week proved to be one of the most difficult challenges for the bakers so far – with three testing trials to keep their place in the competition.
After a disastrous showstopper challenge – in which they had to create a savoury pastry terrine pie – Amanda and George found themselves scrambling after their pies took too long to cook and collapsed when they came out of the oven.
But neither doing well in the baklava technical and the chouxnut signature either, it was down to the judges to make the final choice.
Sadly, 56-year-old detective Amanda was sent home.
Speaking after her elimination, she said: “You’ve got to go some time haven’t you?
“I didn’t think when I got here I’d get that far after seeing all the other bakers. But I’ve had such a good time.”
“I came here to have a good time. It’s a little bit stressful here but it’s a fun stress,” Amanda added. “Perhaps if I didn’t talk so much I’d have gone a little bit further.”
However, even George was shocked by her elimination, with George almost positive he was next for the chop.
Viewers at home felt the same, saying that George’s track record made them certain he was next to leave.
“I reckon George has been in the bottom two every week so far but, somehow, he’s still there
At this point I feel like George is going to waltz through to the final,” wrote one on Twitter.
“Amanda didn’t deserve to go.
“It’s so unfair they keep George on the show,” said another. “His bake was raw, as his pie I’m collapsing with this decision.”
“So George served raw cake last week and had a disaster today and is still in?!? Absolutely bonkers,” added a third.
Next week the trials of the Bake Off tent continues with Caramel week.
Great British Bake Off continues Tuesdays at 8pm on Channel 4.
