The bakery that was behind the infamous ‘sprinklegate’ debacle has gone on a hilarious rant against a copycat in Wales.
Get Baked, based in Leeds, said that a different dessert business has been stealing its social media posts and trying to pass them off as their own.
The popular cake shop and bakery, which is known for its giant ‘Bruce’ cakes and viral sprinkles (amongst other things), shared a post to its social media channels last night taking aim at the Welsh wannabes.
The bakery’s chief baker jokingly said they were concerned the thief ‘might hurt me and/or turn me into a lampshade’, reports The Hoot.
Calling the whole situation a ‘cake-derived version of inception’, he then goes down a ‘pie dealership’ rabbit hole before concluding: “It’s f***ing madness, all this.”
The full post shared to Get Baked’s Instagram page read: “So I’ve been sent quite a few messages about this dessert place in Wales, that has started stealing our Facebook statuses, and using them on their page.
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The bakery’s rant on social media. Credit: Get Baked
“Sometimes it’s just ending things with stuff like “hope you fail,” and sometimes it’s word for word, with the occasional word change, which incidentally, and unfortunately for them, removes the humour from the whole situation.
“Anyway, it’s a strange one, I’m flattered but also slightly concerned that the person might hurt me, and/or turn me into a lampshade.
Image: Get Baked
“I think this is what it’s like for people when they find out someone is using their photo for a fake Tinder profile.
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“Part of me is disgusted, another part of me is ever so slightly turned on.
“Not horny, just like vaguely aware of the sensation.
“They’re probably going to talk about this status on their page, which is like a cake-derived version of inception, where one pie dealership talks about another pie dealership, in a manner that suggests that they are that pie dealership, even though they’re not, and the other pie dealership knows it’s going on, and they know that the other pie dealership know’s what’s going on.
“It’s f****** madness all this.”
Image: Get Baked
Shared with the caption ‘A short tale’, the bakery later added in the comments that they wouldn’t be naming and shaming the culprits – although it appears that post has now disappeared from the page.
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Comparing the copycat to someone who feeds their dog chocolate, the owner said he wasn’t upset or annoyed – rather that he found the whole thing funny.
Whilst copycats have become an increasing problem for independent small businesses thanks to social media, we have to say Get Baked has handled it with more humour than most.
That said, we think the top comment award has to go to The Wee Bakery, who wrote: “Please PLEASE tell me their version of Bruce is Bryn.”
Iconic Manc movie 24 Hour Party People is set to return to cinemas for its anniversary
Emily Sergeant
One of Manchester’s most iconic movies is set to return to the big screen next month.
Remastered in 4K and returning to UK cinemas to mark 24 years since its original release, Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 biographical comedy drama film, 24 Hour Party People, tells the story of Manchester‘s popular music community from 1976 to 1992 – specifically about Factory Records‘ founder Tony Wilson.
The film begins with the punk rock era of the late 1970s, before moving through the 1980s into the rave and DJ culture, and of course, the ‘Madchester‘ scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The narrative largely follows the career of Tony Wilson, played by Middleton-born actor Steve Coogan, while also covering the careers of the major Factory Records artists – especially Joy Division and New Order, as well as A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, and Happy Mondays.
If you haven’t seen 24 Hour Party People before, it’s a dramatisation based on a combination of real events, rumours, and urban legends, as the film is sure to make clear.
Coogan is joined by a cast by a mixture of big names and, at the time, rising stars like Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson, Lennie James, John Simm, Ralf Little, Andy Serkis, Sean Harris, John Thomson, and even Peter Kay, alongside cameos from other figures connected to the Manchester music scene.
Before it returns to cinemas, the film will first open music and media festival/conference, Beyond The Music, at MediaCity in Salford on 6 October.
The screening at the festival will also be followed by a Q&A with Coogan, Winterbottom, and producer Andrew Eaton.
24 Hour Party People will then be re-released in UK cinemas from 9 October, and you can check your local cinema for screening times and book tickets online now.
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Bury actress Kate O’Flynn wins big at 2026 Emmys with record-breaking comedy show
Emily Sergeant
Did you know that one of the big winners at the 2026 Emmy Awards last night was actually an actress from Bury?
In case it wasn’t on your radar, American television‘s biggest night, the Emmys, took place yesterday evening over in Los Angeles, and several records were broken in the process – including Apple TV’s comedy horror Widow’s Bay taking home the most Emmys ever for a single series of a comedy show, with 14 of them.
Widow’s Bay tells the story of mayor Tom Loftis, played by Welsh actor Matthew Rhys, who is trying to boost tourism on his rugged New England island, but must navigate several strange events that suggest it might be cursed.
Created by Katie Dippold, and executive produced and directed by Hiro Murai, Widow’s Bay was released in late April to widespread critical acclaim.
At the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards last night, the show scooped a record 14 awards, including for Outstanding Comedy Series, several acting wins, and wins for directing and writing too.
One of those acting wins was Kate O’Flynn for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – an actress who hails from the Greater Manchester town of Bury.
Kate stars as Patricia Moyer, mayor Tom’s eccentric assistant in the show.
She grew up in Holcombe Brook near Ramsbottom, and was educated at Bury Grammar School, before she went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Acting in 2006.
Taking to the stage to accept her award last night, Kate said in her speech: “I want to thank our mayor [Matthew Rhys] and all the residents of Widow’s Bay, in front and behind the camera – you’re amazing. This is the role of a lifetime, thank you Katie and Hiro for trusting a Lancashire lass to play a sassy broad like Patricia. And thank you Apple [TV] for saying yes.
“Thank you Nicky and Tony for looking after me, my family back home, my mum and dad, and the loves of my life, my husband and our darling daughter – another sassy broad in the making.
Georgina Pellant -
30th December 2021 
