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Prince Harry’s Bake Off Lip-Sync on Late Show Drives Viral Replay and AI Confusion

The segment’s reach extended to Instagram via Meghan’s reshare, prompting fresh comments from Mark Lutton.

Overview

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert aired a clip of Prince Harry lip-syncing the 2024 New Year’s Day Bake Off exchange between host Alison Hammond and contestant Mark Lutton.
  • Speaking on ITV’s This Morning, Lutton said he initially thought the Late Show segment was AI after his phone filled with messages.
  • Hammond recalled struggling to catch Lutton’s words during the original taping and said she confirmed he had said “bake.”
  • Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, amplified the moment by resharing the clip on Instagram.
  • Lutton reposted the sketch himself, joked about welcoming Harry and Meghan to the Bake Off tent, and noted that viewer reactions ranged from amused to some calling it “cringeworthy.”