Bake Off fans go wild for 'iconic' Chicken Run bake as Tom receives a handshake AND star baker - and Clara is the latest to be sent home

Published: 17:41 EDT, 27 October 2026 | Updated: 17:57 EDT, 27 October 2026 The Great British Bake Off fans went wild for Tom's 'iconic' reference to Chicken Run in his showstopper bake during Pasty Week on Tuesday.Tom secured a handshake from Paul Hollywood for his impressive decorative pie and was later crowned Star Baker for the third time. Not only did he leave judges impressed with his pie, viewers at home watching went wild over the irony of his Chicken Run-inspired bake.Chicken Run follows a plucky hen named Ginger who constantly tries to lead chickens in an escape before they are culled or turned into food.Fans penned on X: 'a chicken run inspired pie is possibly the best thing i’ve ever seen on bake off #gbbo,''Not Tom making a chicken run chicken pie when the whole film is about chickens who don't want to be made Into pies #GBBO,' The Great British Bake Off fans went wild for Tom's 'iconic' reference to Chicken Run in his showstopper bake during Pasty Week on Tuesday Not only did he leave judges impressed with his pie, viewers at home watching went wild over the irony of his Chicken Run-inspired bake'A CHICKEN RUN PIE??? I’VE SEEN ENOUGH. TOM YOU ARE MY STAR BAKER THIS WEEK. #gbbo,''Well, that was an accidental Chicken Run prediction!' 'A CHICKEN RUN THEMED BAKE IM SHAKINGGGGGG,''nah toms chicken run pie is absolutely spectacular.'Meanwhile, Clara became the latest star to be sent home after she failed to impress with her venison pies and Polish Karpatka dessert in the signature challenge.Pastry Week was arguably more successful than Bread Week which turbulent Technical challenge saw all of the remaining bakers' attempts fall short. Even judge Nigella Lawson joked they should be forced to eat their creations as a punishment.The contestants were tasked with baking eight flatbreads with a grape and blue cheese filling.However, the tight cooking time, just one hour, would prove tricky, and in most cases, it led to the flatbreads being left raw.Paul and Nigella were unimpressed by the creations, with the bread expert noting that all of the bakers should have made their bakes 'paper thin'. Tom secured a handshake from Paul Hollywood for his impressive decorative pie and was later crowned Star Baker for the third time Chicken Run follows a plucky hen named Ginger who constantly tries to lead chickens in an escape before they are culled or turned into food Fans penned on X: 'a chicken run inspired pie is possibly the best thing i’ve ever seen on bake off #gbbo'Meanwhile, Clara became the latest star to be sent home after she failed to impress with her venison pies and Polish Karpatka desert in the signature challengeHe said: 'What we're looking for in the flatbread challenge is… not this. […] Probably the worst technical I think I have ever seen in 17 years.'After judging the bakes, Nigella quipped that as a 'punishment' the bakers should be made to eat them.Viewers praised Nigella's quick reaction, and joked she and Paul must have headed 'to the chippy' after their disappointing lunch.They wrote on X: 'I think Paul and Nigella went to the chippy after that round. Barely had anything to eat;'Paul and Nigella judging the technical...;''Every single baker on Bake Off has just made the WRONG thing for the technical, everything is raw, Nigella Lawson is panicking and just said ''as a punishment we should make them eat it'.