Adam Hills believed he could have been in problems with the police after returning to Australia following his appearance on Celebrity Bake Off.
This spring, a fresh crop of renowned names will enter the tent, showing their culinary abilities as they compete to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith.
This year’s celebrity version of The Great British Bake Off, recorded for Stand Up To Cancer, features Jodie Whittaker, Dermot O’Leary, Greg James, Danny Dyer, Mel B, and Paloma Faith.
On Wednesday’s Good Morning Britain, The Last Leg comic Adam discussed his co-star Alex Brooker’s revelation as Bigfoot on The Masked Singer, as well as how he discovered Celebrity Bake Off.
The 53-year-old told GMB presenters Susanna Reid, 53, and Ed Balls, 56, that his daughter was particularly enthusiastic about another star he’d be sharing the tent with.
‘She was very excited because it turned out one of her favourite stars was in the tent with me. I’m not sure I can say who it was,’ he said tentatively.
Ed coaxed Adam into revealing their identity, saying: ‘Go on, it’s only between us three.’
The Australian comic replied: ‘Ok right, it was Joe Locke from Heartstopper. And so what I did was I took some of his biscuits home to Australia for my daughter.’
Susanna questioned Adam’s permission to bring the cookies from the UK to Australia.
‘Are you allowed to do that?’ she asked, as Adam responded: ‘No,’ with a laugh.
‘But like, this is just between us, right? Yeah ok, cool,’ he joked.
Susanna then quipped: ‘The Border Force won’t be watching.’
On the website for the Australian Border Force, it states that when travelling into Australia, ‘meals, cakes or anything you made yourself can generally not come’.
The rules outline: ‘Food items brought into Australia need to be declared on your Incoming Passenger Card if you come by plane, or on the parcels you mail. Biosecurity officers may need to inspect some of the food you’re bringing with you.
‘Australia has very strict biosecurity procedures at our international borders to prevent the introduction of harmful pests and diseases. Certain food items brought into Australia, even small amounts or ingredients for cooking, need to be declared.’
However, it also adds that presumably biscuits are permissible to bring into the nation without declaration.
It states that biscuits, bread, cakes, pastries, Christmas cake and Christmas pudding – with the exception of cheesecakes – are allowed into Australia if ‘they are for personal consumption’; ‘they are fully cooked, shelf stable (do not require refrigeration) and contain no meat’; and if ‘any fillings or toppings are cooked with the cake’.
So, even though Adam thought he wasn’t allowed to bring the biscuits, apparently he was fine to do so!
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV. Celebrity Bake Off returns later this year on Channel 4.