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By John McCarthy | Opinion Editor

August 29, 2014 | 2 min read

UK communication regulator Ofcom has announced that it will not be probing the Great British Bake-Off’s controversial pudding sabotage, which saw 31 year old Iain Watters dumped from the show, following multiple viewers complaints.

Ofcom received 13 complaints after contestant Diana Beard removed fellow competitor Iain Watter’s baked Alaska Pudding from the fridge causing it to turn into a liquid mess. This subsequently saw him voted from the show.

Saboteur Beach however on Thursday quit the baking show due to health problems. This came as fans were calling for her dismissal - opening the door for Watter’s return.

Fans took to Twitter to have Watters reinstated, it was here they made militant use of the social network’s hashtag system.

On Wednesday evening, ‘#justiceforiain’was used over 25,000 times with ‘#bringbackiain’ and ‘#bingate’ bringing in an additional 11,250 and 7,500 uses respectively.

An Ofcom spokesman said: “Having assessed viewers' complaints received to date, they do not raise issues warranting further investigation under Ofcom's rules.”

Speaking on BBC's Newsnight programme, Watters was asked if he had been reinstated, he said: “You will have to watch next week.

Adding: “I knew it was going to be quite a big thing as it was a big thing that happened on the show. The reaction has been crazy, there were a lot of comments on Twitter. It's been really nice support and really built up overnight.”

The BBC stated it received 811 complaints following the incident, additionally host Sue Perkins was astounded by the response the ‘controversy’ mustered.

The broadcaster will be acquanted with the watchdog however, earlier this year Ofcom received 1,200 complaints regarding the BBC's extensive coverage of European independence party Ukip.

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