This year, the baking show \u2013 which has returned as part of Stand up to Cancer fundraising efforts \u2013 has had a whole host of big names, from Taskmaster\u2019s Alex Horne and radio presenter Clara Amfo, to Love Island\u2019s Laura Whitmore and Bake Off host himself Matt Lucas, who lost a coin toss against Noel Fielding.<\/p>\n
The five-part season comes to an end this week, but there are still four celebs left to show off their baking skills.<\/p>\n
So, how will Mawaan do against a whole host of famous faces competing for the Star Baker<\/a> accolade?<\/p>\n Here is all you need to know about Mawaan Rizwan!<\/p>\n Age<\/strong> 29<\/p>\n Job <\/strong>Comedian<\/p>\n Instagram<\/strong>: @mawaanr<\/a><\/p>\n Twitter<\/strong>: @MawaanR<\/a><\/p>\n Mawaan may be a regular fixture on our TV screens now, but it was YouTube that saw his star begin to rise. From there he got gigs on various projects, including news spoof, DNN: Definitely Not Newsround \u2013 a BAFTA Award-nominated series.<\/p>\n His comedic skills have continued to impress since then and Mawaan has been seen on Taskmaster, Jonathan Ross\u2019s Comedy Club and many others. He is also a talented writer and he has penned episodes of the Netflix smash hit Sex Education.<\/p> Mawaan will be up against singer Ellie Goulding, TV presenter and disability advocate Sophie Morgan, and actress Tracy-Ann Oberman.<\/p>\n They\u2019ll each be tasked with making one Signature, Technical and Showstopper bake, after which one of them will be named Star Baker.<\/p>\n So, what\u2019s on the menu this week?<\/p>\n For the final challenges, the celebs are tasked with making a marble cake and jam roly-poly, before making a showstopping biscuit in honour of their celebrity hero.<\/p>\n The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer will air Tuesday 19th April on Channel 4. <\/strong>For more to watch, check out our TV Guide<\/a>. Also visit our hub for more Entertainment<\/a> news.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Joe Julians Published: Tuesday, 19 April 2022 at 12:00 am Channel 4\u2019s Great Celebrity Bake Off\u00a0 continues this week, with writer and comedian Mawaan Rizwan entering the kitchen this week. This year, the baking show \u2013 which has returned as part of Stand up to Cancer fundraising efforts \u2013 has had a whole host […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":14077,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/who-is-mawaan-rizwan-meet-the-great-celebrity-bake-off-2022-contestant.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/who-is-mawaan-rizwan-meet-the-great-celebrity-bake-off-2022-contestant-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/who-is-mawaan-rizwan-meet-the-great-celebrity-bake-off-2022-contestant-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/who-is-mawaan-rizwan-meet-the-great-celebrity-bake-off-2022-contestant.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/who-is-mawaan-rizwan-meet-the-great-celebrity-bake-off-2022-contestant.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/who-is-mawaan-rizwan-meet-the-great-celebrity-bake-off-2022-contestant.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/who-is-mawaan-rizwan-meet-the-great-celebrity-bake-off-2022-contestant.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Joe Julians Published: Tuesday, 19 April 2022 at 12:00 am Channel 4\u2019s Great Celebrity Bake Off\u00a0 continues this week, with writer and comedian Mawaan Rizwan entering the kitchen this week. This year, the baking show \u2013 which has returned as part of Stand up to Cancer fundraising efforts \u2013 has had a whole host…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/14076"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is Mawaan Rizwan?<\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Who will Mawaan be competing against?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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