Channel 4 has introduced the 12 new bakers who’ll be competing for that Hollywood handshake.
Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off has introduced the 12 contestants entering the show’s infamous tent ahead of the new series.
Series 12, which begins airing on Tuesday 21st September, will see Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas return to host the hit cooking show as this year’s amateur bakers attempt to wow Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their signature challenges, technical attempts and show-stopping bakes.
Bake Off revealed its 2021 contestants with a short video on Twitter, writing: “Please give a warm welcome to the Bake Off Class of 2021! #GBBO”
Please give a warm welcome to the Bake Off Class of 2021! #GBBO pic.twitter.com/kTBOwyFy21
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) September 13, 2021
The line-up of baking hopefuls for this year’s competition include 56-year-old Met Police detective Amanda, 50-year-old sales manager Chigs, 26-year-old client relationship manager Crystelle and this year’s youngest baker, 19-year-old psychology student Freya.
They’ll be joined in the Bake Off tent by London-based Shared Lives co-ordinator George, Italian engineer Giuseppe, 45, 51-year-old head of finance Jairzeno, Sussex-based 56-year-old Jürgen, Liverpudlian dancer and true crime obsessive Lizzie, 70-year-old retired nurse Maggie, HR business partner Rochica, 27, and Kent-based software developer Tom.
Filming on the new series took place earlier this year, with Lucas telling Lorraine back in May: “We’re going into a bubble – all self-isolating and getting tested and then we’re going into this COVID-free bubble, so we can all taste each other’s bakes and there can be handshakes and all sorts.”
Series 11 marked Matt Lucas’s Bake Off presenting debut, after former host Sandi Toksvig left the show to spend more time focusing on other work.
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