With the unusual way The Great British Bake Off was filmed this year, there were lots of regulations, but there was one long-standing show rule that was a “right pain in the ass” for one contestant. 

Laura Adlington has revealed that the bakers are forced to wear the same outfit for both days of filming, meaning they have to wash and dry their clothes after a long day in the tent. 

The semi-finalist was taking part in an Instagram Q&A where she was asked why the bakers always appear in the same clothes when the week’s challenges are actually filmed over two days. 

Responding to a fan, Laura explained: “Just for continuity apparently.

“It was a right pain in the ass having to wash, dry and iron your outfit after a long day of filming.”

During filming of the latest series, all of the cast and crew had to live in a self-contained biosphere for six weeks so they wouldn’t have to socially distance on camera. 

All of the hosts, judges and bakers lived alongside 80 members of the production team, 20 hotel staff, and around 20 “children, chaperones and dog walkers” during the six-week shoot. 

Prior to moving in to the hotel, people had to self-isolate for nine days and take three Covid tests to ensure they did not have the virus. 

The shoot, which was described as “gruelling” by the show’s bosses, saw the team work on a two days on, two days off basis, while they also built 12 practise kitchens for the bakers to use on their days off. 

The Great British Bake Off continues on Tuesday at 8pm on Channel 4.