Irish actress and comedian Aisling Bea appeared on the final episode in the series last night of The Great British Bake Off's Stand Up to Cancer's Celebrity Specials. She joined former Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher, TV presenter (and newly married) Alan Carr and Paralympian Kadeena Cox.
The four of them were all brilliant craic in fairness and got on like a house on fire and while it was Hatcher who got Star Baker, Kildare woman Aisling Bea proved the most entertaining and no doubt won a whole bunch of new fans.
For those of you unfamiliar with Aisling Bea, she is a regular on comedy panel shows in the UK and is formerly a winner of the Edinburgh Fringe So You Think You’re Funny Award back in 2012. As an actress she has starred in Sky One's comedy Trollied and has appeared in the likes of The Fall, Holby City, In With the Flynns and even made her acting debut in good old Fair City playing Cliodhna Norris back in 2009.
Could Aisling Bea any more excited about tonight’s show? @WeeMissBea is on #GBBO for @StandUp2C. Tonight. 8pm. @Channel4. pic.twitter.com/6Ssq6y0YGR
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) April 3, 2018
Back to Bake Off though, where Aisling Bea tried to impress with her Irish Stout muffins which earned herself a pinky finger shake from judge Paul Hollywood, as much as she tried to get a coveted handshake. Later on then she turned her hand to a LGBT themed rainbow cake which she described as a "lovingly made mess".
"I just hope the LGBT+ community don’t distance themselves from the project," she joked.
Take a look at some viewers reaction below:
Standard. #GBBO @WeeMissBea pic.twitter.com/OsUqBmCD0f
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) April 3, 2018
I was officially the best Irish baker on tonight’s show. Here’s myself & @noelfielding11 watching my FOURTH attempt at custard. More like custHARD. #GBBO @su2c pic.twitter.com/pvguAa6ctU
— Aisling Bea (@WeeMissBea) April 3, 2018
I'm still smiling about the fact that Aisling Bea made a pride cake on bake off and used the entire LGBTQ+ acronym when describing it, we love a queen
— Joshâš¡ï¸ÂÂ? (@space__ages) April 4, 2018
Eat, drink, and Bea merry…#GBBO @WeeMissBea pic.twitter.com/JRXr1i8zje
— Channel 4 (@Channel4) April 3, 2018
Outlander's Caitriona Balfe was also a fan:
@WeeMissBea “they look hideous but they taste incredible “ maith an cailín !! I’ll be putting my order in for some #pintmuffins #StandUp2C
— Caitriona Balfe (@caitrionambalfe) April 3, 2018
Not since Italia '90 have I been this proud of an Irish performance! Go on ya good thing @WeeMissBea #GBBO pic.twitter.com/7RPgs4AjoS
— Jarlath Regan (@Jarlath) April 3, 2018
I could watch Aisling Bea trying to shake Paul Hollywood’s hand all day. #gbbo
— Muireann O'Connell (@MuireannO_C) April 3, 2018
As a member of the LGBT community and a big Aisling Bea fan, I would like to say that I definitely want to be associated with your cake @WeeMissBea I thought it was glorious. 😘✌ï¸ÂÂ?ðŸÂÂ?³ï¸ÂÂ?🌈
— Sarah McIntosh (@SepsChildInFeb) April 3, 2018
ðŸ–ÂÂ?ðŸÂÂ?½I called it. Thelma and Louise road trip with Aisling Bea and Teri Hatcher. Many cakes. Several men get shot. #GBBO #SU2C
— Jason Bournemouth (@EczemaBoy) April 3, 2018
Aisling Bea picking up Teri Hatcher and twirling her is exactly what I needed in life #GBBO
— Laura Mc Aleer (@Laura_McAleer) April 3, 2018