{"id":21469,"date":"2022-09-06T01:01:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T23:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1702635"},"modified":"2022-09-06T01:53:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T23:53:27","slug":"meet-rebs-bake-off-2022-contestant-and-student","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/meet-rebs-bake-off-2022-contestant-and-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Rebs \u2013 Bake Off 2022 contestant and student"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Molly Moss\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 06 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Great British Bake Off fanatics, dust off your aprons and warm up your ovens: season 13\u2019s start date is fast approaching.<\/p>\n

With only days to go until the show kicks off on Channel 4, The Great British Bake Off 2022 line-up has now been confirmed<\/a>, with a new bunch of aspiring bakers set to do their best to\u00a0impress returning judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood.<\/p>\n

One contestant hoping to pull out all the stops will be Rebs, a 23-year-old Masters student from Country Antrim with a love of Irish dancing.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about\u00a0 The Great British Bake Off 2022<\/a> contestant.<\/p>\n

Who is Great British Bake Off 2022 contestant Rebs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Age:<\/strong>\u00a023<\/p>\n
From:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Country Antrim, Northern Ireland<\/p>\n
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Masters Student<\/p>\n
Rebs is a 23-year-old Masters Student from Country Antrim in Northern Ireland, who\u00a0can play the tin whistle and knows how to Irish dance.<\/p>\n
She also enjoys cooking with Middle Eastern ingredients, which is a nod to her boyfriend Jack\u2019s Turkish heritage.<\/p>\n
Talking about her first reaction when she learned she\u2019d bagged a place on the show, she said: \u201cI never ever actually dreamed I would get into the tent! I grew up watching the show for years with my mum and, after only really taking up baking in 2020, I wasn\u2019t sure I would have had what it takes to make it to the final 12 (but thankfully I did!).\u201d<\/p>\n
Talking about her baking journey, she added: \u201cWhen I was very small I used to help my mum in the kitchen when she was baking which, in reality, was more me just making a mess with flour and eating raw cake batter with a spoon. My grannies and aunts were all fabulous bakers and really inspired me as a child, however, many of them passed before they could show me their tips and tricks.\u201d<\/p>\n
She continued: \u201cDuring lockdown I turned to baking to destress from the chaos of the world and found it the perfect way to constructively fill my time and make everyone around me equally happy! My boyfriend\u2019s granny has been the one teaching me as, at 84 years old, she still baked dozens of scones, soda breads and potato farls.\u201d<\/p>\n
Talking about her strengths and weaknesses as a baker, she said: \u201cPersonally, I think my strengths are my strong flavours as everything packs a big punch which is what I love. My weaknesses are definitely trying to bake everything on time and being the biggest messer you\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n
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