Mel and Sue reveal they will quit as Bake Off hosts when the show is sold.

'We're not following the dough!': Mel and Sue reveal they will quit as Bake Off hosts when the show is sold to Channel 4 for £25m - as social media erupts with fury from devastated fans. Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc have confirmed they will step down as hosts of The Great British Bake Off when the show moves to Channel 4, telling fans: 'We aren't following the dough'. In a joint statement about the show's future, the presenting duo said they had 'made no secret' of their desire for the hit baking show to remain on the BBC. But they said they had been 'shocked and saddened' to learn GBBO would move from its 'home' to Channel 4 in a £25m move. Confirming their plans, they said: 'The BBC nurtured the show from its infancy and helped give it its distinctive warmth and charm, growing it from an audience of two million to nearly 15 at its peak. 'We've had the most amazing time on Bake Off, and have loved seeing it rise and rise like a pair of yeasted Latvian baps. 'We're not going with the dough. We wish all the future bakers every success.' But a source for Love Productions added that if they don't, 'we have great creative minds and will come up with something else'. Angry Twitter users are already speculating that Ant and Dec or Steve Jones could be hauled in to front the show.