When Bake Off bosses persuaded David Schwimmer to join the show, they certainly landed the cream of showbiz.
But while the Friends star, who confessed to being a superfan of the show that raises awareness of cancer, jumped at the chance to take part, there was a heartbreaking reason for him accepting.
David revealed his gran and ex-wife’s mother died from the disease while sister Ellie faced her own battle with it.
