Turns out Ed Balls Day isn’t just every April 28. On Wednesday he proved he’s not just a Twitter pro, he’s also quite good in the kitchen too.
He appeared next to Chris Kamara, Kimberley Walsh from Girls Aloud and Victoria Coren Mitchell in the Great British Bake Off in aid of Sport Relief.
I'm glad we have Ed Balls back. It means I can drag out all my classic Ed Squared era Labour gifs. #GBBOSportRelief pic.twitter.com/09ynHd8wvy
— Kayleigh Anne (@Ceilidhann) February 3, 2016
Anyone think that Ed Balls has been hosting his own baking show by talking to himself in his kitchen for years? He's good. #GBBOSportRelief
— Charlotte White (@restorationcake) February 3, 2016
Obviously, Ed support tweets came rolling in.
Ed Balls.#GBBOSportRelief
— Scott (@Scott_Ruminates) February 3, 2016
Ed Balls. #GBBOSportRelief
— Jade Azim (@JadeFrancesAzim) February 3, 2016
He shone in the first round with football-themed cupcakes and impressed with his piping skills.
I'm kinda rooting for Ed Balls. 10/10 piping #GBBOSportRelief
— Alessandra Gritt (@GrittAlessandra) February 3, 2016
Ed Balls for Chancellor of my heart. #GBBOSportRelief pic.twitter.com/RVjGz8Qhab
— Oliver Milne (@OliverMilne) February 3, 2016
The show wasn’t without its hiccups for Ed, as he came last in the technical.
Ed Balls has a soggy bottom #GBBOSportRelief
— WOMANclimber (@extreme_crochet) February 3, 2016
Everything Mary Berry says about Ed Balls sounds like a thinly veiled metaphor for his political career #GBBOSportRelief
— Lewis Buxton (@LewisBuxton93) February 3, 2016
But he soon pulled it back in the showstopper with a ski jump cake.
I'm lusting after Ed Balls at this point #GBBOSportRelief
— Stephanie Farnsworth (@StephFarnsworth) February 3, 2016
.@edballs ski jump looking good so far…#GBBOSportRelief
— Liz Kendall (@leicesterliz) February 3, 2016
Love that @edballs threw every sweet in the shop at that cake #GBBOSportRelief
— Rachel Kennedy (@rachelkennedy84) February 3, 2016
Even though Ed missed out to Kimberley for the title of star baker, he was the star of our eyes.
ED WOZ ROBBED. #GBBOSportRelief
— Fiona-Natasha Syms (@fifisyms) February 3, 2016
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