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.”