Great British Bake Off co-presenter Sue Perkins will not appear in tonight's episode, the show have confirmed.

The 46-year-old reportedly missed filming in April due to a family bereavement.

Co-host Mel Giedroyc will present the second episode of the new series alone.

The show confirmed: "Sue wasn't able to join the team in the tent this week, but she's back next week."

More than 10 million people tuned in to watch the start of the seventh series last week, a one million increase on viewing figures from 2015.

Wednesday's episode will see the competitors attempt to bake biscuits, with the final showstopper challenge seeing them tackle large biscuit structures.

They will be judged by Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.