Great British Bake Off star reveals pal BUTTERS their Weetabix – is it right or wrong?

A GREAT British Bake Off star has revealed a pal butters their Weetabix - and it's sparked a storm of reaction online.

Michael Chakraverty, who competed on the show's tenth series back in 2019, shared his astonishment on Twitter.

But cooking queen Nigella Lawson defended the bizarre flavour combination - and dozens of others have now weighed in.

Michael, who who now has his own podcast and Netflix show, said: "This week I discovered a friend BUTTERS their WEETABIX.

"Can you imagine?!"

But Nigella, 62, quickly replied: “When I was young, children were often given Weetabix spread with butter and jam after school.”

Others agreed, with one telling of her childhood snacks in the 50s and 60s.

"It was our normal fodder," she said.

"Sometimes we'd have a sprinkle of sugar on top too.

"Another meal - yes, meal - was a brown or tomato sauce sandwich."

Another said: “If you can’t see teeth marks in the butter, you need more butter!”

One hit back: "I love buttered Weetabix!"

But others vehemently disagreed.

One said: “But it’s the driest substance known to man.

"How can butter possibly make it moist enough to eat?”

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Another added: “If this was one of my friends I would immediately unfriend them from all of the socials.

“Then I'd block them, because if you gave this to Gordon Ramsay he would give you a telling off for a lifetime.”

The official Lidl account also weighed in, tweeting: “We need to know who does this so we can block.”

Brits are known for some very strange foodie choices.

In the early days of the first lockdown, many shared photos of their strange food experiments online.

One split open a sausage and stuffed it with salad - while another built a burger with two glazed doughnuts instead of a bun.

Later that year, a whopping eight in 10 adults admitted having weird food obsessions, including fish fingers with custard and mayo on toast.