Sara Pascoe

The new presenter was on hand to welcome the 12 new amateur sewers. She joins returning judges, Savile Row tailor Patrick Grant and fashion designer Esme Young.

Fellow comedian and Taskmaster star Sara stood in for the Christmas 2021 special and is now back for her first main series as host. Stay up to date with the latest celebrity and TV news with showbiz updates from our daily newsletter here. The Great British Sewing Bee viewers have been left divided as Sara Pascoe made her presenting debut.

The comedian first began hosting the sewing competition back in 2019 but revealed earlier this year he would no longer be in the presenter role.

Welcome to the family, Sara! #SewingBee pic.twitter.com/lyiL9Y3e3U September 16, 2021 Why is Joe Lycett no longer hosting The Great British Sewing Bee? Why is Joe Lycett not hosting The Great British Sewing Bee?

Now hosted by comedian Sara Pascoe, this year's 12 new contestants on the BBC's Great British Sewing Bee will as ever be tasked with three crafty challenges ...

If those two tasks weren’t hard enough, the final challenge will see the sewers tasked with perfectly fitting a wrap dress to their model. It’s a new series with a brand new face at the helm tonight for TV’s favourite amateur sewing show. Now hosted by comedian Sara Pascoe, this year’s 12 new contestants on the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee will as ever be tasked with three crafty challenges that aim to get them sewing like mad.

The BBC One sewing competition has a brand new host for its 2022 season, as Sara Pascoe replaces Joe Lycett.

For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast with Jane Garvey. Comedian and presenter Joe Lycett then took over as the face of the show for season 5 in 2019 before passing on the baton to Sara Pascoe. As for comedy, Pascoe has appeared on Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie to You?, Hypothetical, Live at the Apollo and Taskmaster. She also competed on The Celebrity Chase in 2017 and a celebrity version of The Great British Sewing Bee on Boxing Day 2020.

The comedian has been replaced by Sara Pascoe on the latest series of the BBC crafting competiton show - find out why here.

Instead, comedian and presenter Sara Pascoe is now fronting the series. Big love to all the brilliant team, and go Sara!" Like this story?

GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE host Sara Pascoe was left feeling nervous and with her head in her hands during Wednesday's new series opener as a contestant broke ...

Inspecting the skirt, Esme asked: "How did you feel about seeing this?" The Great British Sewing Bee returned to BBC One on Wednesday night with 12 new ambitious sewers ready to take on the challenge. It's clearly not me..." When it came to judging their creations, Mitch teased: "It's quite a mess, and I have broken the machine, but I have made a skirt!" Speaking to the camera, Mitch explained: "Right, I want to get everything cut out so that I don't have a breakdown." GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE host Sara Pascoe was left feeling nervous and with her head in her hands during Wednesday's new series opener as a contestant broke the sewing machine in the first round.

The comedian first began hosting the sewing competition back in 2019 but revealed earlier this year he would no longer be in the presenter role.

Welcome to the family, Sara! #SewingBee pic.twitter.com/lyiL9Y3e3U September 16, 2021 Why is Joe Lycett no longer hosting The Great British Sewing Bee? Why is Joe Lycett not hosting The Great British Sewing Bee?

The BBC competition show is nothing groundbreaking - but it never pretended to be.

Like its reality competition bedfellows Bake Off, Pottery Throw Down and Interior Design Masters, there are only so many ways The Great British Sewing Bee can breathe fresh life into its format. Mitch’s Dennis the Menace-esque tank top landed him in 12th place again and the writing was on the wall before the third challenge – to create a wrap dress – was even set. At the bottom of the pile was Mitch, a jolly bloke who performs as Benny in an Abba tribute band – presumably with greater success than his sewing.

GREAT British Sewing Bee fans had a simple message for its new host Sara Pascoe as she took over tonight.Many had feared the 33-year-old comedian woul.

We pay for videos too. We pay for your stories! We pay for videos too. We pay for your stories! Each week the sewers will face three challenges to test their precision, creativity and ability to fit to a model." "One historic wool mill.