The Great British Bake Off star John Mincher was SACKED by Lloyds after he was accused of stealing thousands of pounds. His ex-colleagues reveal how they were stunned to see him on the Channel 4 show, which began last week. Mincher was let go over claims he misused a system intended to pay compensation to customers.
Speaking to the Sun newspaper, an insider said: “This was about seven years ago but I could not believe it when I saw him on Bake Off. I almost spat out my tea. Loads of people remember what happened.
“When he was sacked, it happened in a very dramatic fashion. They hauled him into an office. He was accused of going into a system used to pay compensation to customers.
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A lot of people were shocked and upset he was sacked.” Mincher headed a complaints unit at Lloyds HQ in Pendeford, Wolverhampton, but was sacked from his office job role at Lloyds bank, insiders say. He was accused of stealing thousands of pounds but TV insiders said it did not come up in pre-show checks as police were not involved.
They said: “Show bosses will not be happy.” John had a great start to the series, with judge Paul Hollywood shaking his hand and crowning him star baker on last Tuesday’s show. Speaking later, he said: “I don’t want to cry, but I’m so proud of m.