As if the excitement of the Strictly Come Dancing final wasn’t enough, the series’ glittery finale also saw two of the nation’s favourite shows come together in a way nobody expected.
Following the first dance of the night, from ex-The Wanted pop star Jay McGuiness, a very special guest popped up to read the voting terms and conditions.
Yes, the Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry made a brief appearance alongside Strictly host Claudia Winkleman to relay the voting information.
While she wasn’t quite as slick at reading off cue cards as we all know she is at whipping up delicious bakes, people were delighted to see the queen of Bake Off return to their screens.
In fact, some even took to Twitter to suggest that Berry should become a regular fixture on next year’s show.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">I need Mary Berry as a constant fixture on this show. Contestant, host anything, I don't care <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Strictly?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/hashtag/Strictly?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#Strictly</a> — Joanna Wormald (@jmwormald) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/jmwormald/status/678287266758975488" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/jmwormald/status/678287266758975488" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 19, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">MARY BERRY!!!!!!! Bezza for <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Strictly?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/hashtag/Strictly?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#Strictly</a> 2016 — Emma Kelly (@TooManyEmmas) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TooManyEmmas/status/678287340314468352" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/TooManyEmmas/status/678287340314468352" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 19, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mary Berry on Strictly... My two worlds have just collided and it was perfection <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/strictlycomedancing?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/hashtag/strictlycomedancing?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#strictlycomedancing</a> — Katie John (@jaybird_katie) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/jaybird_katie/status/678287440218595328" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/jaybird_katie/status/678287440218595328" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 19, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">I'd quite like to see Mary Berry to a sexy salsa for fits and giggles <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Strictly?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/hashtag/Strictly?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#Strictly</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/scd?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/hashtag/scd?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#scd</a> — Steven Moore (@MilkySteve) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MilkySteve/status/678287321406513153" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/MilkySteve/status/678287321406513153" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 19, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Good to see Mary Berry on Strictly. Anton's next partner? <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/scd?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/hashtag/scd?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#scd</a> — DavidBelshaw (@DavidBelshaw) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/DavidBelshaw/status/678287230151090176" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/DavidBelshaw/status/678287230151090176" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 19, 2015</a>
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Not everyone was such a fan of Berry’s laid-back presenting style though.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Don't see what the fuss is with Mary Berry, took her ages to read that out <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCDFinal?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCDFinal?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#SCDFinal</a> — Aoife Heffron (@BoylesportsAH) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BoylesportsAH/status/678287243358953475" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/BoylesportsAH/status/678287243358953475" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 19, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mary Berry shoe horned into <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Strictly?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/hashtag/Strictly?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#Strictly</a>. Hmmm. — Emma Jane Clark (@GoldiChocChick) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/GoldiChocChick/status/678288190487285760" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141206-https://twitter.com/GoldiChocChick/status/678288190487285760" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 19, 2015</a>
Still, with months left until Bake Off returns to our screens in 2016, it was undeniably brilliant to see Mary Berry back on our screens.
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