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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Prudence Wade

Giuseppe Dell’Anno: ‘I’m very insecure – I lost sleep over not being accepted on Bake Off’

Matt Russell/PA

Despite whipping up an admirable array of cakes, cookies and pastries on last year’s series of The Great British Bake Off – impressing the judges so much he was crowned the winner – Giuseppe Dell’Anno doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth.

“I don’t usually get cravings for sweet bakes,” the 46-year-old admits. Instead, he’s all about the savoury treats. “Very few things give me as much pleasure as the smell of baked savoury goods, like a warm loaf of bread, or some warm focaccia. Baked focaccia, that to me is heaven on a plate.”

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