Sami Zayn, the three-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, has revealed he would love to demonstrate his culinary skills on The Great British Bake Off (GBBO).
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Despite the fact that the WWE superstar has yet to watch the latest series because it has not yet aired in his home country of Canada, he stated that he wants to crack a few jokes with presenter Noel Fielding while Paul Hollywood judges the 'subpar vegan banana bread' he will bake.
What Sami had to say about GBBO
He told Metro that he's been watching the show and is aware that there's a new one on American Netflix, but he's waiting for it to come to Canadian screens so he can watch it as well. Spoilers were warned to stay away:
I know there’s a new season going on right now, but I haven’t seen any of it yet because it’s on American Netflix, I’m in Canada at the moment. So no spoilers!
But one day, one day I’ll get on there. Me and Noel [Fielding] will hang out, crack a few jokes. Paul [Hollywood] can judge my sub-par vegan banana bread or whatever it is. One of these days!
To achieve optimal success on the show and impress Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith, the WWE champion must master the art of baking, which is exactly what he wishes to do. He said:
I’d have to practice a little bit! Also, being vegan I guess I’d have to wonder if I could use dairy products, or if I would use dairy products. I don’t know – it would be very interesting.
What he is doing now
The 38-year-old wrestler is currently a part of a storyline involving WWE champion Roman Reigns. He told The Mirror that he became a 'Honorary Uce' after joining his Bloodline stable:
This is one of the more filled-out, long-term stories I've ever been a part of, and it's long, even by WWE standards usually we might do two or three month stories, but I've been aligned with The Bloodline in some respects since April and we're still only kind of scratching the surface as to where this is going to go.
The initial idea was just to have some on-screen interactions every now and again because it made sense as the self-proclaimed locker room leader I should have a good rapport with the Head of the Table. So we were kind of cooking up that idea.
Meanwhile, judge Prue Leith has addressed the contentious Mexican Week episode that aired nearly a month ago. The hosts, Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas, were dressed in sombreros and ponchos for the episode, with Fielding saying they shouldn't make Mexican jokes, to which Lucas replied, 'not even Juan?'
Fans panned the episode and the apparent insensitive comments, but Leith, 82, insisted that they were not intendedto offend viewers. Leith insisted in an interview with The New Yorker, according to The Mail:
There would have been absolutely no intention to offend. That’s not the spirit of the show.
Sources used:
The Mail: Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith addresses the controversial 'Mexican week': 'There would have been absolutely no intention to offend'
Metro: WWE star Sami Zayn is still desperate to join Great British Bake Off one day
The Mirror: WWE star desperate for spot on Great British Bake Off to wow Paul Hollywood
