The Great British Bake Off makes its return to our screens on Tuesday night (September 13). A fresh batch of amateur culinarians are ready to take on signature, technical and showstopper bakes in a bid to impress the judges - and prove themselves as star baker.
The first show of the new series will air in its usual 8pm slot. Judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith will return alongside presenters Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding for the fan-favourite baking competition.
It comes as many British channels including BBC One and ITV continue to make changes to their regular programming schedules during a period of mourning for the Queen.
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The return of the iconic baking show will undoubtedly have viewers reminiscing about their favourite Bake Off winners from season gone by. With the help of the Mirror, we look at all the winners since the first series in 2010.
Here's what they've been up to since their bake-off victories...
Edd Kimber - 2010
Edd, still only 36, was GBBO’s first winner back in 2010. He quit his job as a debt collector to write cookbooks. Edd has published four, including One Tin Bakes. He has amassed 388,000 followers on social media, where he showcases his recipes.
Edd has been the resident baker on the Alan Titchmarsh Show and ran a bakery in upmarket department store Fortnum & Mason.
Joanne Wheatley - 2011
Jo has written several cookery books, which have been best sellers A housewife when she competed, Joanne went on to release two cookbooks, write a column for Sainsbury’s Magazine and appear on programmes such as The One Show.
The 52-year-old from Essex now has her own website, Jo’s Blue Aga. Soon after she won GBBO, it was revealed that her husband Richard was serving a seven-year jail term for money laundering. They are believed still to be together.
John Whaite - 2012
John went on to study for his patisserie diploma from Parisian school Le Cordon Bleu.
He also released four cookery books, co-hosted ITV’s Chopping Block and in 2015 launched John Whaite’s Kitchen Cookery School in a converted cattle shed.
In 2018, he announced plans to return to his law career but is currently appearing on Strictly.
Frances Quinn - 2013
A children’s clothes designer before she won in 2013, the 39-year-old went on to write a bestselling cookbook called Quintessential Baking and even appeared in Vogue.
Frances went on Celebrity Pointless and set the record for the world’s largest Jaffa Cake in 2017. But last year it was revealed that she was banned from Waitrose after being accused of shoplifting there.
Nancy Birtwhistle - 2014
At 60, Nancy was the oldest GBBO winner to date. The former GP practice manager and grandmother of eight who retired in 2007, said her earnings after raising the Bake Off cake stand “nicely” topped up her NHS pension.
Nadiya Hussain - 2015
Believed to be Bake Off’s most successful contestant, Nadiya, 36, is now thought to be worth £3.7million thanks to her work as a television presenter and author.
She has hosted shows The Chronicles of Nadiya and Nadiya’s British Food Adventure was chosen to bake the Queen’s 90th birthday cake in 2016 and last year was awarded an MBE.
Candice Brown - 2016
Former PE teacher Candice, 36, was estimated to net £1million in the year after winning. She appeared on Dancing on Ice in 2018 and won Celebrity Mastermind in 2019.
She spilt from husband Liam Macaulay in 2020, describing it as her hardest year as her pub The Green Man, in Bedfordshire, also struggled.
Sophie Faldo - 2017
The Army officer, who served in Afghanistan, changed career after she won. She launched Sophie Faldo Couture Cakes, but says she earned more money before GBBO and went through “dark times”.
She said: “I had to remind myself what was important to me.”
Rahul Mandal - 2018
The 34-year-old went back to being an engineering researcher at the University of Sheffield and, unusually, hasn’t written a baking book.
But he has been on This Morning and written a newspaper column. His 100-ingredient cake is a world record.
David Atherton - 2019
David, 38, was controversial as the only winner to have never been star baker during their tenure on the show. He was an international health adviser when he went on GBBO.
He has written a column on food for fitness and My First Cookbook, aimed at children.
Peter Sawkins - 2020
One in six Brits are believed to have watched Peter, now 22, become the youngest ever winner in 2020. Peter is still doing his Accounting and Finance degree at the University of Edinburgh, where he is also president of the university’s badminton society.
He released his first cookbook Peter Bakes last year, with twists on classic favourites as well as some traditional Scottish recipes.
Giuseppe Dell’Anno
Italian engineer Giuseppe wowed judges with his baking talents on last year's Great British Bake Off. He fought off competition from Crystelle Pereira and Chigs Parmar to claim the crown.
The finalists were tasked with making exquisite carrot cakes, Belgian buns, and a showstopper dessert inspired by the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party from Alice In Wonderland featuring sweet and savoury treats.
Now, the father-of-three is releasing his debut cookbook, called Giuseppe's Italian Bakes, this October. It features more than 60 classic cakes, desserts and savoury bakes inspired by his up-bringing and love of baking.
He is also embarking on a six-date book tour.
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