Great British Bake Off Next Presenter Odds: Comedian and Presenter Richard Ayoade BACKED IN to 5/1 second favourite to be the next Bake Off host!

Richard Ayoade now 5/1 to become a host on Bake Off after Matt Lucas left the show

Presenter and Comedian Richard Ayoade is now 5/1 with bookies to be the next host of the Great British Bake Off following Matt Lucas' departure.

Ayoade has previous hosting experience on Channel 4, home of Bake Off, with presenting jobs such as Travel Man and Crystal Maze on the channel.

Betway give Ayoade a 16% chance of hosting Bake Off alongside Noel Fielding who has been a duo with Ayoade before on the Big Fat Quiz of the Year on Channel 4.

Bosses for the channel may like the rapport that the duo have on that programme and see it come across well to Bake Off.

Ellie Taylor remains the 9/2 favourite to be the next host of the Great British Bake Off

Comedian Ellie Taylor remains the 9/2 favourite to be the next host of Great British Bake Off after being installed at the top of the betting from the off.

Taylor became somewhat of a household name after her spell on Strictly Come Dancing last year so she could right into the Baking series.

The latest odds put Taylor as the favourite in the market with an 18% chance of getting the job alongside Noel Fielding.

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Lucas announced he will be leaving in a statement earlier this month

Matt Lucas announced his departure from Bake Off at the start of December in what was a shock statement with no previous rumours of leaving.

The comic said in his Twitter post that he couldn't present both Bake Off and his new show Fantasy Football League as well as other projects.

Thanking the production crew and Channel 4, as well as his fellow presenter Noel Fielding and the judges, Lucas's statement brought soggy eyes to Bake Off fans around the country.