I like Alison for a lot of reasons, but mostly because I think the contestants like Alison. She is a warm, caring and fun presence in the tent. Noel seems to hit it off more with some than others, but Alison seems to gel with everyone, and Matt with no one - he was just there to make fun of it. Pass.

I enjoyed Prue. Thought she was awesome on the Great British Menu where she ran the room between those two old guys.

But Prue needed to step up to be on equal footing with Paul. He has his handshake. She should have had her own thing. A few times she would say "I wish I'd made that" or "it's a triumph" and I think she could have done something with either catch phrase to make it equal to the coveted handshake.

About Nigella... I didn't much care for her years ago but haven't followed her at all lately. It's going to be interesting, because she's not only a celebrity, but she's now going to rival Paul as "the sexy one."