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The Annual AFI Awards Lunch Allows Rivals to Chill

At the annual AFI Top Ten Awards lunch, AFI president Bob Gazzale soberly referenced the chaos in the world outside as he applauded the astonishing assemblage of film and television talent inside the ballroom at the Four Seasons Hotel.

“What do we have to celebrate?” he asked. “Because we need you, because we need your stories to help us make sense of emotions that we cannot escape, nor should we escape them. We’re human, and we need each other. Just look around. So this gathering is our annual grace to say thank you and to say we love you.”

This celebration of the top 10 jury-voted lists for film and television is always a big draw for talent and their studio chiefs. No one has to make a speech, and mingling freely were the likes of Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos and his movie chairman Dan Lin (“The Diplomat,” “Train Dreams,” “Death by Lightning,” “Frankenstein,” and “Adolescence”); NBC/Universal chairman Donna Langley (“Wicked: For Good,” “Bugonia,” and “Hamnet”); and producer Steven Spielberg (“Hamnet”).

Also in attendance were Apple CEO Tim Cook (“Severance,” “The Studio,” and “Pluribus”), Warner Bros. motion picture chiefs Pamela Abdy and Michael DeLuca (“One Battle After Another,” “Sinners”), FX’s John Landgraf (“The Lowdown”), HBO’s Casey Bloys (“The Pitt,” “Task”), Disney’s Lucasfilm producer Kathleen Kennedy (“Andor”), producer-writer-director James Cameron (“Avatar: Fire and Ash”), and A24’s David Frankel (“Marty Supreme”).

Hobnobbing ahead of the lunch, Ethan Hawke (“The Lowdown”) buttonholed George Clooney (“Jay Kelly”), who was then joined by Gwyneth Paltrow (“Marty Supreme”). “Frankenstein” star Jacob Elordi spent time with the film’s composer Alexandre Desplat, while “The Diplomat” star Rufus Sewell approached Stellan Skarsgård (“Sentimental Value”). Edward James Olmos grabbed a selfie with Benicio del Toro (“One Battle After Another”).

Del Toro commented on reports that he arrived on set with a full plotline for his Sensei character, calling the claims somewhat overblown. “They all worked it out,” he said, referring to Paul Thomas Anderson’s rewrites of the script.

“Sinners” Critics Choice Casting winner Francine Maisler advised 20-year-old Miles Canton (CCA’s Best Young Actor and SAG’s Actor Award nominee) to take his time choosing his next role.

Best Actress Oscar frontrunner and new mother Jessie Buckley, sleek in black leather, spoke about Maggie Gyllenhaal’s take on “The Bride!” (Warner Bros., March 6), which finds a mate (Buckley) for Frankenstein (Christian Bale). She described it as “a punk gothic romance.”

Executives from Netflix, Focus, and Neon (which is juggling five Best International Feature contenders) are not only navigating the rest of awards season but are also heading for Sundance to scout for potential acquisitions. Michael DeLuca is eagerly awaiting clearance on a name for the studio’s new indie acquisitions label, which will be run by ex-Neon rising star Christian Parkes. (Warner Bros. Independent is not a candidate.)

Eventually, the tables settled as applause rippled across the room with the announcement of each of the ten film and TV winners along with their clips.

Summoning the most applause was a scene from Oscar frontrunner “One Battle After Another,” featuring a hilarious contretemps between Leonardo DiCaprio and his daughter (Chase Infiniti) before she heads out for prom night. Both were present at the event.

The rousing music-eras scene from “Sinners” also brought down the house, much to the delight of Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan.

These two films will be duking it out with “Frankenstein” for the most nominations on January 22.
https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/afi-awards-lunch-2026-recap-1235172369/

‘Stranger Things’ Fans Are Binging Netflix Hit Ahead Of Season 5 As First Four Seasons Enter Charts

Stranger Things fans are certainly getting in the mood for the upcoming fifth and final season. The first four seasons of The Duffer Brothers nostalgia-drenched series have entered Netflix’s top ten television chart the first time that a series has had four previous seasons in the Top 10 all at the same time This comes as Season 5 is set to premiere on November 26 at 5pm PT with its first four episodes. The first season of Stranger Things entered the top ten this week at number three with 4. 1M views, season four is at number five with 3. 3M views, season two is at number seven with 3. 1M views and season three is at number nine, also with 3. 1M views. Given the complexity around the 1980s-set sci-fi horror series, as well as the easter eggs sprinkled across all five seasons, it makes sense that fans would want to reacquaint themselves with the show. Season one came out nearly ten years ago in 2016, season two was in 2017, season three was in 2019 and season four premiered in 2022. Stranger Things has clearly been growing as promotion around the final season grows; last week, the first and second season made it into the top ten at number four and nine, respectively, with 3. 3M and 2. 7M views. Elsewhere, The Beast In Me, starring Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys, remained at number one in the English-language TV list for a second week with 14. 1M views. This was more than double the 6. 9M views it scored in its first few days. Absentia, the Stana Katic-fronted thriller that originally aired on Amazon in the U. S., also made a big dent in the charts, coming in at number two (8. 2M views), four (4M views) and ten (2. 3M) views. On the film side, France-set holiday rom-com Champagne Problems, which stars Minka Kelly, was the top movie with 20. 5M views.
https://deadline.com/2025/11/stranger-things-netflix-ratings-four-seasons-1236628742/

‘Stranger Things’ Final Season: Predicting the Duffer Brothers’ Endgame

Everything’s about to turn Upside Down again, for the very last time. After nearly a decade streaming on Netflix, Stranger Things begins its endgame this week, with the Nov. 26 release of the first four episodes of its final season. The supernatural horrors lurking underneath Hawkins, Indiana are finally boiling over for one last climactic showdown, with nothing and no one promised to succeed against vicious villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) and his Demogorgon army. Ah, come on success in some shape or form is guaranteed. But who will live? Who will die? Whose fate will fall somewhere in between? Below, we’re rounding up the main characters of Stranger Things for our final predictions of where things will wind up. Hawkins and the Upside Down Let’s begin with the setting of the show before delving into the cast. Throughout the Duffer Brothers’ series, these two worlds have leaked into one another, offering champions and villains from both sides of the line. At the end of season four, however, the Upside Down came right side up into Hawkins, causing a huge disaster that’s kept the town on lockdown heading into the final season. Our prediction: the Upside Down won’t fully fall away, with one or more characters stuck there permanently to keep Hawkins and the rest of the world safe. But who will that be? The Byers Family Stranger Things began with young Will (Noah Schnapp) disappearing into the Upside Down, and it feels likely to end in a similar fashion, albeit as a choice, not a disappearance. Uniquely connected to the Vecna of it all, Will who spent much of season four reckoning with his sexuality and, specifically, his feelings for best friend Mike (Finn Wolfhard) could make an ultimate sacrifice to save the ones he loves. His brother Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) would achieve some growth in letting go of his over-protective instincts, and for mom Joyce (Winona Ryder), it would mark some measure of letting her son grow up as well. With Will left in the Upside Down, the door would also be open for the show to return at some future point. The Hoppers Of course, Will ending the series back where he started is pretty damn depressing so what if he’s not alone? Perhaps he’ll be joined by Eleven, played by Schnapp’s real-life best friend Millie Bobby Brown, who also knows what it’s like to live trapped in this dark realm. If nothing else, Will and Eleven rehabilitating the show’s shadow world offers a glimmer of hope that even the darkest corners of the universe can experience some light. As for David Harbour’s Hopper, the man was already presumed dead once; it’s about time to give him a break, settling into a happy ending with Joyce on the other side of his season four prison stint. The Wheelers If Will and Eleven end the show on the other side of the doorway to the Upside Down, then what about Mike? In many ways, the show has been just as much about him growing out of childish things as anything else. Accepting that moving on in life often means seeing less of the ones you love would hammer the metaphor home, but there’s no way the show ends without Mike being able to at least stay in touch with the two closest people in his life. As for Nancy (Natalia Dyer), her final fate could go in any number of directions, but here’s the shot I’ll take: she’s the one who gets to deliver the final kill shot to Lord Vecna, having been the one who effectively rediscovered him in the first place. Steve and Dustin If there’s anyone who feels particularly likely to die, it’s Joe Keery’s Steve, who wasn’t supposed to survive the first season in the first place. Each season, Steve becomes increasingly more likable and grown up, putting himself in harms way time after reckless time. How exactly would Steve’s death play out? (Watch my favorite Stranger Things fan video on the internet right now, it’ll do a much better job than I can manage.) As for his best pal Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), the Duffers aren’t so foolish as to touch a single hair on his beautiful head. If Dustin doesn’t end the show as the heir apparent to the Hellfire Club, we riot. Lucas and Max I want a happy ending for these two, especially given all the trauma Sadie Sink’s Max has experienced, from witnessing her brother’s visceral death to nearly dying at Vecna’s hands in season four, ending the season in critical condition. Has her condition improved since then? Even if it has, Max embodies the “running up that hill” attitude that stands to put her right back on Vecna’s radar. Max comes across as one of the likeliest characters to show up for a final stand against the big bad. With that said, with Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) at her side, always championing for Max to live better than she was forced to endure as a kid, I do think there’s a glimmer of hope for both of them by the end. Everyone Else Quick hits! Lucas’ sister Erica (Priah Ferguson) will not only live, but will play a fundamental role in Vecna’s demise. Maya Hawke’s Robin will also live, and she will somehow inherit the title and deed to Scoops Ahoy. Brett Gelman’s Murray will die, sacrificing himself for Nancy and Jonathan, as a means for making up for just how wildly inappropriate it was that he was so pushy with their teenage love affair. Finally, boldest prediction of all: the Wheeler parents Karen and Ted will be in the show.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/stranger-things-final-season-predictions-1236435164/

BBC Faces Massive Financial Hit with £1.1 Billion Loss as Licence Fee Payments Plummet

In 2025, the BBC confronts a dire financial reckoning with a £1. 1 billion shortfall in lost licence fee revenue, driven by mass cancellations and rising evasion amid public discontent. This plummeting income, detailed in the Commons Public Accounts Committee report on 21 November 2025, underscores a broader crisis in public broadcasting. Allegations of bias, coupled with the rise of streaming services like Netflix and Disney+, have fuelled a crisis that threatens the very foundations of public service broadcasting. As households flock to ad-free alternatives, the corporation’s universal service mandate hangs in the balance, prompting urgent calls for funding reform in this era of media fragmentation and household licence fee refusal. Causes Behind the Licence Fee Plunge The sharp decline stems from a record 314, 000 fewer paid licences in 2024-25, reducing active ones to 23. 8 million from 24. 1 million the prior year. One in eight households now evades payments, with 3. 6 million declaring no need for a licence, costing £550 million in foregone funds. ‘The ground is shifting beneath the BBC’s feet the traditional enforcement method of household visits is seeing fewer and fewer returns at a time of heightened competition,’ the Public Accounts Committee warned on 21 November 2025. Perceptions of bias, amplified by scandals, have eroded trust. This aligns with GB News’ ascent, as broadcaster Ben Leo posted on 29 October 2025: ‘This is why the BBC is losing record numbers of licence fee payers. A further 300, 000 last year £50 million ($77 million) in revenue. Britain has had enough of being gaslit.’ Global streamers lure younger audiences, who sense the BBC reflects them only 51 per cent of the time. This accelerates TV licence refusals and compounds operational strains in a competitive media crisis. Operational and Programming Impacts This £1. 1 billion blow has forced content budget slashes, with 2025/26 outlays dipping £130 million amid revenue shortfalls. Regional news hubs face restructuring, potentially weakening local coverage. ‘While efforts to distribute itself more equitably across the nation are welcome in principle, the BBC must ensure that greater distribution does not equal greater dilution of the authentic local quality of its coverage,’ cautions the 21 November 2025 analysis. A digital-first push, including TikTok news clips, boosts youth reach yet sidelines those lacking broadband, endangering universal access. ‘The BBC is an organisation under severe pressure,’ the report affirms, as commercial IP lags targets, curbing monetisation potential. Licence proceeds of £3. 8 billion met only 65 per cent of the £5. 9 billion total income demand ending March 2025. The squeeze has curtailed programming diversity and innovation, leaving viewers to decry reduced relevance, amplifying the BBC revenue drop’s toll on cultural output. Pathways to Funding Renewal Reform imperatives emerge, including a broadband tax or government grants from general taxation to supplant the creaking model. Culture Secretary Lucy Nandy hinted on 6 October 2025 at a hybrid model that blends public funds, commercials, and subscriptions for sustainability. ‘The licence fee needs reform. We are actively exploring all options that can make our funding model fairer, more sustainable,’ a BBC spokesperson declared. The 2025 Charter review presents a modernisation window, advocating digitised collections to curb evasion.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bbc-faces-massive-financial-hit-11-billion-loss-licence-fee-payments-plummet-1757508

James Gunn Responds to Complaint After DC Movie Hits Netflix

James Gunn has responded to a streaming-related complaint after a DC movie has now been made available to watch on Netflix. Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU kicked off at DC Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures in December 2024 with the animated Creature Commandos series. That was followed by Superman and Peacemaker Season 2 in 2025, while Lanterns, Supergirl, and Clayface are all scheduled to arrive in 2026. Recently, Netflix made 2023’s Blue Beetle available to watch on the streaming platform. The film was originally intended to be part of the now-defunct DCEU; however, Gunn has stated that Xolo Maridueña’s Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle character will continue in the DCU. An animated DCU Blue Beetle series is now in development. What did James Gunn say about the DCU and streaming? On Threads, Gunn was asked why Blue Beetle is available to watch on Netflix when other DCEU and DCU movies are not. Specifically, the question asks why all DC titles can’t just be kept to one streaming service in order to avoid confusion. Gunn responded, “Creature Commandos and Peacemaker are on the same streaming service, HBOMax. And Blue Beetle is there too. But now people who only have Netflix can watch it as well.” Blue Beetle received generally positive reviews from critics, though it underperformed at the box office, as it only made $130. 8 million globally. The cast of the movie also includes Adriana Barraza as Nana, Damián Alcázar as Alberto Reyes, Elpidia Carrillo as Rocio Reyes, Bruna Marquezine as Jenny Kord, Raoul Max Trujillo as OMAC, Susan Sarandon as Victoria Kord, George Lopez as Rudy Reyes, Belissa Escobedo as Milagro Reyes, and Harvey Guillén as Dr. Sanchez. “Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab,” a description of the film reads. “When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he’s bestowed with an incredible suit of armor that’s capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.”.
https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2064911-james-gunn-responds-complaint-after-dc-movie-hits-netflix

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Watch Us React to the Final Trailer for Stranger Things Season 5!

Get ready, fans! The much-anticipated final trailer for Stranger Things Season 5 has just dropped, and we’re here to share our reactions with you.

Join us as we break down every exciting moment, unexpected twist, and thrilling hint that this trailer reveals. Whether you’re a long-time fan or new to the series, our reaction video captures all the excitement and speculation surrounding the upcoming season.

Don’t miss out—watch our full reaction now and let us know your thoughts in the comments!
https://www.shacknews.com/article/146596/shacknews-pgtc-stranger-things-trailer-reaction

Stranger Things 5 trailer: Cast teases “next-level action’ and a “chaotic start” in the final season

The lights are flickering once again in Hawkins. Shadows crawl, memories linger, and the air crackles with the kind of electricity only Netflix’s most beloved world can summon. Netflix invites us back to the Upside Down as the trailer for *Stranger Things* Season 5 drops.

### Stranger Things 5 Trailer: Cast Teases “Next-Level Action” and a “Chaotic Start” in the Final Season

Counting down to the final chapter, the cast, creators, and executive producers of *Stranger Things* set the stage for what’s to come and where we find our characters at the start of the season, as told to Tudum.

Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) shares,
> “Eleven is in training mode. She’s in a warrior state, which is the first time you see Eleven like that at the beginning of a season. As for her mindset, all she is thinking about is protecting her friends. Her friends are her chosen family, so she will do whatever it takes to protect them and we’re going to see that.”

Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) adds,
> “Dustin is kind of in a bit of a funk. I think everybody probably is considering the state that Hawkins is in, and it’s getting a little bit harder for the gang to keep all the pieces together. We’re all dealing with the day-to-day issues of what it is to try to keep everybody safe and figure out where Vecna is, while having a lot of unpacked baggage from the events in the previous season.”

Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) shares,
> “It’s always been in the beginning of a season that everything is all good, but this is the first season we come into it and the stakes are the same as where we left off. We haven’t defeated Vecna and the problem is still there. We’re still trying to figure it out and we may not be able to figure it out, so you feel that burden on Lucas as well as everyone else on the show. Everyone is on edge and we’re all just trying to keep hope alive.”

Noah Schnapp (Will) asserts,
> “Will is back in Hawkins this season. He was out of Hawkins for the last season, so now we’re seeing the effects of him being back in that realm. We kind of hit the ground running right away this season, which is really exciting and not how we’ve started any other season. Everyone is all in one place and we all have the same objective.”

Sadie Sink (Max) explains,
> “We [ended] Season 4 in a tough place for Max. Her final moments were her in a hospital bed. Eleven was searching for her in the void and couldn’t find her, so Max is definitely not the way she once was. There’s still a small glimmer of hope, though, and her friends are hanging on to that.”

Finn Wolfhard (Mike) says,
> “Mike is back in leadership mode, and he’s kind of taken it more upon himself to help plan out these missions, and he and the whole gang are devoted to finding Vecna and ending this.”

Ross Duffer (Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, Director) shares,
> “I think what’s unique about this season is that it starts a little bit in chaos because our heroes ultimately lost at the end of Season 4. We usually set up their normal life and how they’re going about school, and then we introduce the supernatural element. But in this case, this season is sprinting from the start.”

Matt Duffer (Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, Director) adds,
> “They’re not experiencing normal life. Nothing in Hawkins is normal anymore. Their movement is restricted, and there are Big Brother cameras everywhere. So not only are they active, their everyday, normal lives are anything but.”

Shawn Levy (Executive Producer & Director) concludes,
> “The action is next level, the visual effects are next level, but I’m also happy to say that the emotional center remains the same. And part of the magic of this show is that even as we evolve, even as the storytelling becomes more epic, it’s always anchored in these characters that we love.”

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**Also Read:** [“Stranger Things fans will be truly satisfied with the ending”: Cast and makers speak about Netflix show ahead of final season premiere]

Stay tuned for more updates on *Stranger Things* Season 5 and all your favorite Bollywood news.
https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/stranger-things-5-trailer-cast-teases-next-level-action-chaotic-start-final-season/

‘Strangers Things 5’ 2-Hour Series Finale Will Be A Movie Theater Experience

Stranger Things has always felt like a show that deserved a proper movie theater experience. For the fifth and final season, that’s exactly what fans are going to get.

Netflix has announced that the Duffer Brothers’ two-hour series finale for *Stranger Things* Season 5, titled *The Rightside Up*, will be released in movie theaters on December 31. This special theater event will mark the first time an episode of a Netflix series will be shown in more than 350 theaters nationwide.

The screening is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET and will serve as the swan song for our favorite group of kids, known as The Party, who have been part of our streaming lives since the show’s premiere on Netflix in 2016. According to Variety, the series finale’s theatrical run will continue through January 1.

For fans who prefer to watch the finale from the comfort of their own homes, there’s good news—it will also premiere on Netflix simultaneously at the same time as the theater screenings.

Netflix has promised to share a list of theaters where the *Stranger Things* series finale will be shown, so stay tuned for more details.

### The Duffer Brothers Are Excited About the Theatrical Release

In a recent cover story interview with Variety, Matt and Ross Duffer expressed their excitement about bringing their franchise’s finale to the big screen.

“People don’t get to experience how much time and effort is spent on sound and picture, and they’re seeing it at reduced quality,” Matt Duffer explained. “More than that, it’s about experiencing it at the same time with fans.”

“That would be amazing,” Ross Duffer added. “Because the fans could be there with other fans, and experience it as a communal thing—it would be incredible.”

Consider us already seated and ready for this unforgettable event!

### Stranger Things 5 Release Schedule

*Stranger Things* Season 5 will premiere exclusively on Netflix in three batches:
– Volume 1 on November 6
– Volume 2 on December 25
– The series finale on December 31, coinciding with the theatrical release

Get ready to say goodbye to The Party in a truly epic way—whether in theaters or at home.
https://hiphopwired.com/2880447/stranger-things-5-series-finale-movie-theater-run-netflix-details/

What is Bin-gate? How ‘The Great British Baking Show’s Iain Exorcised a Ghost from the Tent’s Past With His Vacherin Glacé Showstopper

**The Great British Baking Show’s “Meringue Week” Haunted by a Terrifying Specter of the Past**

For his Vacherin Glacé Showstopper during “Meringue Week,” Belfast baker Iain Ross channeled one of The Great British Baking Show’s most notorious moments involving another Northern Irish Iain.

**Spoilers for The Great British Baking Show “Meringue Week,” now streaming on Netflix**

In a bold and cheeky move, this season’s Iain recreated the infamous “bin-gate” Baked Alaska scandal from 2014 in an attempt to exorcise any remaining demons in the tent. His daring homage nearly got him eliminated, but it also served as a fantastic throwback to one of the show’s earliest breakout moments.

If you’ve only watched The Great British Baking Show on Netflix, you might have been baffled by Iain’s plan to make a meringue trash bin for judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. To fully appreciate this clever nod, it helps to understand the original “bin-gate” incident.

### What Was “Bin-Gate”?

You have to go back to 2014, when The Great British Bake Off made its modest American debut on PBS under the title *The Great British Baking Show Season 1.* This version featured judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry, with hosts Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc. Contestants included Martha Collinson, Chetna Makan, Luis Troyano, Richard Burr, and eventual winner Nancy Birtwhistle.

During “Desserts Week,” bakers were tasked with creating a spectacular Baked Alaska Showstopper—a dessert featuring layers of ice cream and cake covered by meringue. The catch? The ice cream layers have to remain frozen throughout preparation.

On a particularly hot summer day, two of the five refrigerators in the tent were broken. Amid the chaos, contestant Diana Beard briefly took fellow baker Iain Watters’s Baked Alaska out of the fridge to make room for hers and inadvertently left Iain’s dessert sitting out on the bench. Although producers claimed it was only exposed to warm air for about a minute, the ice cream began to melt.

Frustrated, Iain Watters tossed his failed Baked Alaska into “the bin” and, when it came time for judging, presented an empty tray alongside the trash can. This dramatic gesture led to his elimination.

### The Aftermath of “Bin-Gate”

The fallout was swift and severe. Diana Beard faced significant online abuse from British fans, despite Iain defending her. Unfortunately, Diana later withdrew from the competition due to a fall at home.

“Bin-gate” was a messy episode that contrasted sharply with the usually warm and supportive spirit of The Great British Baking Show. To this day, “bin-gate” remains closely associated with the name “Iain” on Google searches related to the show.

### Iain Ross’s Homage to “Bin-Gate”

Fast forward to 2025. This season’s Iain, known for his playful humor, looked to the past and the other Iain’s infamous ice cream and meringue disaster for inspiration.

Recognizing that a Vacherin Glacé is very similar in style to a Baked Alaska—just French and slightly fancier—Iain Ross borrowed the flavor profile from the original “bin-gate” bake. He crafted his meringue into the shape of a trash bin, cheekily acknowledging the notorious moment.

Judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith appreciated the creative concept, but were less impressed with the execution. Though they liked the rough, “bin-gate” inspired look, they criticized the flavor combination, finding the chocolate and coffee ice creams clashed on the palate.

Iain cleverly deflected the criticism, joking that the flavors were borrowed from the other Iain, so the blame couldn’t fall on him.

### The Outcome

Despite the judges’ feedback, Iain managed to avoid elimination. Instead, 59-year-old hairdresser Lesley Holloway was sent home after struggling in all three challenges, while Iain had impressed by winning the soufflé Technical challenge.

### The Takeaway

If Iain Ross’s “bin-gate” inspired bake has taught us anything about The Great British Baking Show, it’s probably this: if you’re a Northern Irish baker named Iain, presenting Paul Hollywood with a trash bin at judging might not be the safest path to victory—but it sure makes for memorable television.
https://decider.com/2025/10/17/what-is-bin-gate-how-the-great-british-baking-shows-iain-exorcised-a-ghost-from-the-tents-past-with-his-vacherin-glace-showstopper/

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