AMANDA PLATELL: So where is Noel Fielding? He's remained deafeningly silent since the conviction of bestie Russell Brand... but we all remember that sickening rape skit

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Platell, A. (2026, November 13). AMANDA PLATELL: So where is Noel Fielding? He's remained deafeningly silent since the conviction of bestie Russell Brand... but we all remember that sickening rape skit. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16290927/AMANDA-PLATELL-Noel-Fielding-Hes-remained-deafeningly-silent-conviction-bestie-Russell-Brand-remember-sickening-rape-skit.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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This opinion piece by Amanda Platell criticizes presenter Noel Fielding for his continued presence on The Great British Bake Off following the conviction of his long-time friend, Russell Brand. The author highlights a 2007 clip from "Big Fat Quiz of the Year" where Fielding and Brand participated in "unacceptable" jokes about raping women alongside Jonathan Ross and Jimmy Carr. Platell argues that Fielding’s silence regarding Brand's crimes, coupled with his past behavior in that skit, makes his role on the family cooking show "disgusting."

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Noel Fielding, a presenter on The Great British Bake Off, has faced criticism for his silence regarding his friend Russell Brand, who was recently convicted of sexual assault. Fielding and Brand, who established their friendship in the early 2000s through the comedy circuit, were seen together on Channel 4’s "Big Fat Quiz of the Year" in 2007. Critics argue that Fielding’s lack of comment on Brand’s conviction and prison sentence is concerning, given Brand’s history of alleged abuse. The article, published by Mail Online on November 13, 2026, also notes that during the 2007 appearance, the only woman present was Lily Allen, who was 21 years old at the time.

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As one of more than seven million fans of The Great British Bake Off, I embraced the arrival on the show of the luscious Nigella Lawson this year. asserted

I → embrace → Lawson

But I am bewildered as to why the show is still accommodating and feting the alleged comedian Noel Fielding. asserted

show → accommodate → comedian

I can just about put up with his foghorn co-presenter Alison Hammond who, frankly, I would happily shut in the larder for some blessed silence. asserted

I → put → silence

But have always felt there was something wrong with a goth in heavy makeup making casual and often flirtatious remarks on a family cooking show. asserted

goth → feel → show

Now Fielding’s gaining attention not because of his role on Bake Off but because he was a bestie of the convicted sexual predator and rapist Russell Brand. asserted

he → gain → predator

The cheeky presenter who joined the show in 2017 and is never short of something to say when it comes to innuendoes and jokes has remained deafeningly silent about Brand’s abuse of women and prison sentence. asserted

it → join → women

Fielding and Brand struck up their friendship at the start of their careers on the comedy circuit in the early 2000s. asserted

Fielding → strike → 2000s

But following Brand’s arrest and conviction, a clip of their appearance together on Channel 4’s ‘Big Fat Quiz of the Year’ in 2007 has emerged. asserted

clip → follow → 2007

And on that clip Brand and Fielding make completely unacceptable jokes about raping women. asserted

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Another guest on the show, hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr, joins in the fun. asserted

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Fielding and Brand struck up their friendship at the start of their careers on the comedy circuit in the early 2000s He’s sitting next to Lily Allen, the only woman present, who was just 21 at the time - and it’s worth recounting what happened in some detail what happened. asserted

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‘I’m a bit concerned because look where you’ve put us,’ Ross tells Carr in the clip about the seating arrangements. asserted

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‘You’ve put the only sexually attractive young lady – well, the only young lady full stop, she happens to be very attractive as well – near two of the best known c***smen of the business.’ asserted

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Ross is referring to Brand and Fielding, on Allen’s left. asserted

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He goes on to suggest the singer should move to another seat, adding: ‘And then, Lily might go home with her dress still on.’ uncertain

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Fielding retorts: ‘How dare you? asserted

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We’re not rapists. asserted

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’ Oh, how they laugh, with Brand ‘joking’ seconds later about Fielding: ‘What if, horror of horrors, he ain’t even done a rape. asserted

he → laugh → rape

You could ruin his reputation. uncertain

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‘Have you done a rape?’ he asks Fielding. asserted

he → do → Fielding

Who replies: ‘Well, if I have, I’d be leaving the scene of the crime like this,’ as he holds up the cape he is wearing to cover his face. asserted

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And said as much in an interview 16 years later recalling that on the show, ‘there are comments I think, about me being raped or something’. asserted

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Fielding has not been accused of wrongdoing in any way. asserted

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But as far as Bake Off is concerned, he now leaves a disgusting taste in the mouth. asserted

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This series completed filming weeks ago and there is no way Fielding can be edited out of the finale on November 24. asserted

Fielding → complete → November

But speaking as a die-hard fan, I wish would never have to see his ugly goth face on Bake Off again asserted

I → speak → Off

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AMANDA PLATELL: So where is Noel Fielding? He's remained deafeningly silent since the conviction of bestie Russell Brand... but we all remember that sickening rape skit

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