The Great British Bake Off finished up for another year earlier this week, handing the flour-dusted crown to David Atherton, who fought to win the prize against Steph Blackwell and Alice Fevronia.
Although David proved his worth during the competition, many viewers at home weren't happy with the decision, with some taking to social media to claim he "robbed" the title from Steph.
However, on tonight's (November 1) final episode of Extra Slice, judge Prue Leith defended their choice, explaining how she and Paul Hollywood came to their decision.
Joining Jo Brand, Rylan Clark-Neal and Harry Hill on the Channel 4 show, Prue said: "You have to do right on the day, it doesn't matter that Alice got two Star Bakers and Steph got four Star Bakers.
"On the last day, [David] just got everything right so he deserved it, he absolutely deserved it, he won it."
Turns out, Prue's not alone in supporting David's win. Earlier this week, Digital Spy readers took part in a poll that showed a majority of you agreed with this year's results.
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It was a close call, but ultimately, out of 1,264 votes, 56% of DS readers agreed that his win was deserved, with 44% disagreeing.
Speaking about being champion baker of 2019, the health advisor said: "Week on week other people were stronger. I was always the underdog and yet I just managed to get through.
"All of it is a bit surreal and I am still trying to process it, but the whole Bake Off journey is non-stop and part of it is just having the stamina."
He added: "Honestly, it was never in my mind that I thought I could win this. I have had daydreams of winning Bake Off for about 10 years. The judges always loved my presentation but not my flavours."
The Great British Bake Off and The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice aired on Channel 4.
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