{"id":13018,"date":"2022-03-29T17:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1608388"},"modified":"2022-03-29T17:20:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T15:20:34","slug":"who-is-ruby-wax-meet-the-great-celebrity-bake-off-2022-contestant","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-ruby-wax-meet-the-great-celebrity-bake-off-2022-contestant\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Ruby Wax? Meet the Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022 contestant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Joe Julians\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 29 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Get ready for more fundraising baking fun as <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/great-celebrity-bake-off-2021-release-date\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">Great Celebrity Bake Off<\/a> continues this week, and this time comedian Ruby Wax is stepping up to the plate!<\/p>\n<p>The Channel 4 show is once again helping out with the Stand Up to Cancer fundraiser and, as we have come to expect from the celeb version of the show, they have a stellar line-up ready to show what they are made of when it comes to making the perfect baked goods.<\/p>\n<p>We know she can make us laugh, but she make a batch of finger-licking biscuits?<\/p>\n<p>Here is all you need to know about Ruby Wax!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is Ruby Wax?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age:<\/strong> 68<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job: <\/strong>Comedian<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram<\/strong>: <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/rubywax&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" nofollow=\"\" noreferrer=\"\">@erubywax<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/Rubywax&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" nofollow=\"\" noreferrer=\"\">@rubywax<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ruby Wax was a massive name in the UK TV scene and her style of interviews won her acclaim and huge popularity \u2013 Ruby Wax Meets\u2026 is a show that we would love to have back on our screens.<\/p>\n<p>Her acting work also got her recognition thanks to her superb comic timing, and she has been seen in, amongst others, Red Dwarf, Jackass and French and Saunders.<\/p>\n<p>She is also a mental health advocate (she got an OBE for her work in that in 2015) and she has written numerous things, including TV and her bestselling books.<\/p> <h2><strong>Who will Ruby Wax be competing against?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On Tuesday 29th March, Ruby Wax will be baking against Gareth Malone, Yung Filly and Laura Whitmore.<\/p>\n<p>It will be quite the contest, but can Ruby emerge victorious?<\/p>\n<p>For their signature, the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/celebrity-bake-off-2022-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Celebrity Bake Off 2022 cast<\/a> will be making turnovers, and Ruby has quite the idea \u2013 a bake shaped like a cat\u2019s bum. Yes, you read correctly\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The bakers will then be tasked with a blind Technical challenge, which they will be ranked on.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, it will be time for this week\u2019s meringue Showstopper, after which one of the bakers will be crowned <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/great-celebrity-bake-off-2022-star-baker\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Star Baker<\/a>, following Emma Willis\u2019 footsteps.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Baking a difference on this week\u2019s The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off:<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/thewhitmore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@TheWhitmore<\/a><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rubywax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@RubyWax<\/a><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/yungfilly1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@YungFilly1<\/a><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/GarethMalone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@GarethMalone<\/a><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GBBO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#GBBO<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/aIl4ENrEpv&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/aIl4ENrEpv<\/a><\/p>\u2014 British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BritishBakeOff\/status\/1508383395260248067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p><strong>The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer airs on Tuesdays on Channel 4. <\/strong><strong>For more to watch, check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/?sd=20-02-2021%2017:00&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">TV Guide<\/a>. Also visit our hub for more <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">Entertainment<\/a> news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong><strong>isten to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joe Julians Published: Tuesday, 29 March 2022 at 12:00 am Get ready for more fundraising baking fun as Great Celebrity Bake Off continues this week, and this time comedian Ruby Wax is stepping up to the plate! 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