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Noel Fielding to ‘return to the Great British Bake Off’ after sparking health worries and pulling out of his Apple TV+ series

Noel Fielding to ‘return to the Great British Bake Off’ after sparking health worries and pulling out of his Apple TV+ series

Noel Fielding is reportedly returning to screens for the next season of The Great British Bake Off, despite sparking health worries in recent months.

The TV star, 51, has rarely been seen in public since he mysteriously quit filming for his Apple TV show The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, due to an unknown ‘health reason’. 

However, fans don’t need to worry as his management allegedly told The Mirror he is on track to return to the beloved Channel 4 programme when it starts filming next month. 

A spokeswoman reportedly told the publication: ‘We had never claimed that Noel would not present Bake Off. He will indeed be part of the team.’

MailOnline has contacted a representative for Noel for comment.

Two weeks ago, Noel made a rare public appearance at a Kasabian gig in London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

Noel Fielding is reportedly returning to screens for the next season of The Great British Bake Off , despite sparking health worries in recent months

Noel Fielding is reportedly returning to screens for the next season of The Great British Bake Off , despite sparking health worries in recent months

The TV star, 51, has rarely been seen in public since he mysteriously quit filming for his Apple TV show The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, due to an unknown 'health reason'

The TV star, 51, has rarely been seen in public since he mysteriously quit filming for his Apple TV show The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, due to an unknown ‘health reason’ 

He looked in fine spirits as he gatecrashed the stage amid the joint BRITs Week 25 gig with indie rock band Blossoms in aid of War Child. 

In a clip shared to X, the Great British Bake Off star could be seen greeting Kasabian lead singer Serge Pizzorno before taking the mic.

Noel then gave a shout out to the cheering crowd gathered at the venue, before remarking: ‘It’s all kicking off backstage. Me and Prue just did Jägerbombs, Prue Leith.’

The excited TV personality, dressed in a colourful jumper and is signature skinтιԍнт jeans, then planted a kiss on Sege’s head before returning the mic and walking off.

Earlier this month, Noel was spotted in public for the first time since leaving his TV show.

The star had spent weeks at his holiday home in the South of France but was recently spotted back in North London, where he looks in good spirits with wife Liliana Bird and a close friend.

It is the sighting of the comedian back in the UK after his publicists announced he would not be returning to film after the Christmas break due to an unknown ‘health reason’.

Over the Christmas break, Noel is believed to have flown out to his rural villa, near Nice, to spend the festive period with his partner and their two young daughters

Yet after New Years he did not fly back to his home in London, with his co-stars and producers being left in the lurch.

Two weeks ago, Noel made a rare public appearance at a Kasabian gig in London's O2 Shepherd¿s Bush Empire

Two weeks ago, Noel made a rare public appearance at a Kasabian gig in London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire 

Upon returning to film in January cast and crew members were told the production was being axed due to 'the illness of a key cast member'

Upon returning to film in January cast and crew members were told the production was being axed due to ‘the illness of a key cast member’ 

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Upon returning to film in January cast and crew members were told the production was being axed due to ‘the illness of a key cast member’.

And although sources have claimed the production had ‘no choice but to stop’ and many were said to be ‘concerned about Noel’s wellbeing’, some staff ‘are furious’.

The upset has meant that now more than 100 people who were working on the show are reportedly considering a class action lawsuit against the makers of the Apple TV+ comedy.

A TV insider told The Sun at the time: ‘Axing a show halfway through production is virtually unheard of – plus there’s a mystery over just what has happened. It’s left bosses of other shows he is on feeling extremely nervous.’

Hiding away from the furore, Noel stayed in his home in a small commune close to the Côte d’Azur.

It comes as it was reported last month that The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is set for a return to screens, despite being axed midway through production due to the star’s mystery health fears.

After a successful first series, which he co-wrote and starred in, filming for a second series took place at the end of last year.

But when filming was set to resume after the Christmas holidays, cast and crew were told it had been axed three-quarters of the way into the shoot.

MailOnline contacted representatives for Noel Fielding and Apple TV+ for comment at the time. 

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