Bake Off viewers continued to praise new judge Nigella Lawson’s attitude to food as the competition entered week three.The Domestic Goddess, 66, replaced Prue Leith for the 2026 series of the Channel 4 baking contest, joining longstanding judge Paul Hollywood, 60.Fans have complimented the fresh judging dynamic Nigella has bought to the competition, pointing out that she isn’t afraid to disagree with show veteran Paul.The TV chef has also been praised for the vocabulary she uses to describe food, winning plaudits from nutritionists for her ‘anti-diet’ language whilst also sparking viral memes dedicated to her penchant for taking large bites of the bakes. Taking to X during Tuesday’s new episode, one viewer said: ‘The biggest triumph of Nigella on Bake Off is how she brings what genuinely feels like a real LOVE of every bite she takes. Laugh at how she might eat all you want, I just see someone enjoying every mouthful and it’s JOYOUS.’ ‘Obsessed with the nigella lawson cultural attitudes about food revolution we’re in like let’s goooo,’ agreed another. Bake Off viewers continued to praise new judge Nigella Lawson’s attitude to food as the competition entered week three’Go on Nigella! She’s like a child at a party. Tucking in to all that’s on offer.’One more said: ‘Nigella showing up on Bake Off and immediately knocking Paul off his throne and being anti diet culture language oh that’s my QUEEN.’ During last week’s episode Nigella was praised for criticising Paul for referring to a cookie as ‘indulgent and naughty’. ‘I don’t approve of talking about food as naughty. We need to take our pleasures where we can in life,’ she told her co-judge. Viewers applauded the moment with one fan writing on Reddit: ‘I love that she doesn’t talk about guilt. I hate hearing someone try something and immediately it’s about calories or our hips or shame.”Instead she talks about how it’s pleasurable to try something. She gives a detailed description. And her only mention of the physical effects is a comment that she lifts weights. She figured out what works for her. I think she’s awesome.’ Nigella admitted last month that she had ‘many reservations’ about joining Bake Off.Speaking on The One Show, she explained: ‘When I had my first meeting with them, I had a long list of why I shouldn’t do it, because I felt like I had to make it clear that I am not a technical baker. I’m a home baker.’ The TV chef has also been praised for the vocabulary she uses to describe food, winning plaudits from nutritionists for her ‘anti-diet’ language Taking to X during Tuesday’s new episode, one viewer said: ‘The biggest triumph of Nigella on Bake Off is how she brings what genuinely feels like a real LOVE of every bite she takes’ ‘I didn’t want them to feel they’d come to the wrong shop. I wanted to say what I felt I could do and what I felt I couldn’t do.’And I said, there’ll be no hard feelings after this meeting, if you feel I’m not what you need because I think there’s nothing more anxiety-provoking than thinking that people expect something from you that you can’t give, and I don’t ever want to be a fake person and pretend I know something I don’t.’She continued: ‘I came to baking late in life. You know, I wrote, it was meant to be ironically titled How to Be a Domestic Goddess when I was 40, so I hadn’t really baked because I was a cook. ‘Then I thought, this is easy. I don’t know why everyone pretends it’s so difficult, which is true if it’s home baking. You know, you can make it simple, and what interests me is taste and texture.’Praising Paul and his baking talent, she said: ‘Paul is a genius, and he does it. He just looks at a cake and he says that needed to be another five degrees hotter and three minutes longer. And he knows all that.’What I feel like I can do is eat, and then try and explain what the taste is like or what the texture is like for people who are home. But I just think I wanted them to know that that’s it.’Also making sure to compliment his TV other half, Paul added: ‘And you can tell she imparts that beautifully, though. You can see it on Bake Off.’