's fans are missing their favourite contestant as they shared their disbelief that she hadn't made the semi-final. Alex, who had previously been the BBC One series favourite, made a shock departure in last week's show and viewers felt the show was missing her presence in the design icons week episode. With three tough challenges inspired by Balenciaga, Gaultier and Chanel to battle through, only three of the remaining sewers could make the final.

The Great British Sewing Bee's viewers are still reeling from the shock exit of a competition favourite last week. Many of the show's fans had expected Alex to sail through to the final, so it was very unexpected to see her go home - and viewers felt she had left a huge hole in the semi-final. The last four contestants had to take on a tough design icons week, which involved creating high-fashion garments inspired by Balenciaga, Gaultier and Chanel.

As the semi-final kicked off, one viewer on X: "When you miss one week of #sewingbee and tune in to see amazing Alex gone." Others felt that she was the only contestant who would have been up to this week's challenges, as someone : "It's at times like this you need an alex." Another Alex fan : "I bet Alex could have done this.

" However, Pascha, Luke and Ailsa all managed to get their places in the series final sewn up, leaving Suzy the last one to be ousted after further struggles with getting her creations finished on time. Suzy said: "I'm a scaredy cat, I'm scared of everything, so to d.