Taking part in the TV cooking competition show for Stand Up to Cancer, the 'Get Him to the Greek' star decides to pay tribute to his wife when asked to recreate his 'finest performance' in edible form.
- Mar 6, 2019
AceShowbiz - Russell Brand shocked judges on U.K. TV show "The Great Celebrity Bake Off" for Stand Up to Cancer by paying tribute to his wife by making a biscuit shaped like a vagina.
The 43-year-old comic is a contestant on this year's charity edition of the hit British baking contest, and competes alongside "Shrek" actor John Lithgow in Tuesday's (March 05) opening episode.
According to British newspaper The Sun, the group of celebs were asked to recreate their "finest performance" in edible form by judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood, and the famed Lothario told his fellow contestants he planned to make "a vagina".
However, the star, who has now settled down with lifestyle blogger Laura Gallacher, with whom he has two daughters, said his creation was a tribute to the miracle of childbirth rather than his seduction skills.
"The female plays an integral role in the process of childbirth," he explained. "That's why it was a good performance because of my acceptance in a secondary role."
The "Bake Off" judges were still shocked by Russell's choice of biscuit, with 79-year-old restaurateur Prue saying, "You have got this great big vagina! It all sounds extraordinary."
Veteran baker Paul added: "I have never heard of a biscuit quite like it."
Indeed it is. #GBBOpic.twitter.com/qC7eVXv8s0
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Slightly off Brand. #GBBO@RustyRocketspic.twitter.com/3ZkTp8AZ5o
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Russell's earlier creations were less controversial with the contestants required to make brownies and an orange and black striped Swiss roll. And he chose to make footballer brownies and named one after "Bake Off" host Sandi Toksvig.
He joked to Paul: "Take a bite out of Sandi, Paul. You've been dying to do it since the big move."
Just one more sleep before a very special series of #GBBO begins.
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) March 4, 2019
Join @JohnLithgow, @RonJichardson, @HCDream2012 and @RustyRockets in The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off. Tuesday, 8pm on @Channel4. pic.twitter.com/O4auuhO1j5
Other stars taking part in the celebrity specials include Jeremy Paxman, Michelle Keegan, Caroline Flack and Georgia Toffolo.
Five episodes of "The Great Celebrity Bake Off" will air on Britain's Channel 4, raising funds for the network's Stand Up to Cancer campaign.
