The Great British Sewing Bee's Sara Pascoe replaced on show after welcoming baby

26 October 2023 , 13:40

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BBC The Great British Sewing Bee's Sara Pascoe leaves show after giving birth to second child (Image: BBC/Love Productions/James Stack)

The Great British Sewing Bee's Sara Pascoe stepped down as host of the BBC programme after welcoming her second child.

Comedian Sara recently welcomed her second child with husband Steen Raskopoulos, with the news being announced on the show's official Twitter page. "Sending lots of love to Sara and her new baby!", the tweet read. In the same post, they announced the show's host for the Christmas Special as well as the next series.

"We're bursting at the seams that Kiell Smith-Bynoe has stepped in to host this year’s Christmas Special and Series 10," they said. The actor recently appeared on the show as a celebrity guest. The news was announced with a snap of the host and his co-star judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young.

Sara was the programme's host since 2021, with it previously being fronted by fan-favourite comedian Joe Lycett and Strictly Come Dancing's Claudia Winkleman. Meanwhile, Kiell is best known for his roles in Ghosts, Stath Lets Flat, Man Like Mobeen as well as Taskmaster and Richard Osman's House Of Games.

Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe is the new host (Twitter/@sewingbee)

Sara recently welcomed her second child (Instagram/sara.pascoe)

After the announcement, fans rushed to the comment section to congratulate the star and share their excitement over the new host. One user posted: "This is very exciting! Lovely news for Sara as well." Another said: "Awww amazing news. Congrats to Sara xx cannot wait for season 10."

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"I'm really looking forward to this!," one happy fan wrote while another posted: "Yay, great choice for host and I'm very glad there will be a Christmas special." Another added: "Absolutely love your choice of presenters for the Sewing Bee, from the first series to this maternity cover. Always a little unexpected, always a great addition to a genuinely lovely show."

Meanwhile, Sara announced her pregnancy in May this year. The actress and comedian dropped her baby bombshell on Instagram with a sweet snap which showcased her blossoming baby bump.

Taking to social media to share the family news, Sara posed in a rainbow-coloured dress which showed off her bump. Her husband Steen looked on top of the world as he beamed alongside her in the sweet mirror selfie. Steen held a beer in his hand as the happy couple smiled from ear to ear in the announcement snap.

She captioned the post: "Here we go again. Eating for two and drinking for no one." After they announced the news, fans and friends rushed to the comment section to congratulate them. "Ah congrats dolly!! (And what a great frock!!)," wrote Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Taylor.

Dancing On Ice judge Oti Mabuse added: "Congratulations lovely." Comedian Anne Edmonds wrote: "Oh wow. Round two. Congratulations!!" Blue singer Duncan James joined: "Awww massive congrats to u both."

Zara Woodcock