The competition returns to Channel 4 next week as a fresh batch of bakers enter the iconic Bake Off tent in the hopes of impressing Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood with their floury creations.<\/p>\n
Hoping to win Star Baker this year is Kevin \u2013 a 33-year-old music teacher who\u2019ll be putting down his saxophone and picking up a whisk over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Kevin ahead of his debut in the Great British Bake Off 2022 line-up<\/a>.<\/p> Age:\u00a0<\/strong>33<\/p>\n From: <\/strong>Lanarkshire<\/p>\n Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Music teacher<\/p>\n Music teacher Kevin is devoted to his family and much-loved animals, spending as much time as possible with his wife Rachel, his siblings and their partners \u2013 all of whom enjoy playing board games and eating.<\/p>\n The 33-year-old doesn\u2019t just teach music but he also performs, with the Lanarkshire-based baker playing the saxophone, flute, piano and clarinet. Outside of his job though, he likes to use the best seasonal ingredients and spend time refining his technique, having started baking at the age of 17.<\/p>\n Kevin is a fan of combining fruits, herbs, nuts and spices and when it comes to presentation, he believes that it will take care of itself.<\/p>\n Series 13 of The Great British Bake Off begins on Tuesday 13th September at 8pm on Channel 4, with episodes available to watch afterwards on All 4.<\/p>\n The cooking competition will then continue on a weekly basis, with new episodes airing on Tuesdays.<\/p>\n The Great British Bake Off returns to Channel 4 and All 4 on Tuesday 13th September at 8pm. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or visit our hub for more\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\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> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 06 September 2022 at 12:00 am While autumn is beginning to set in with its colder temperatures and rainy evenings, at least we have the new series of The Great British Bake Off\u00a0to look forward to! The competition returns to Channel 4 next week as a fresh batch of bakers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":21484,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/meet-kevin-great-british-bake-off-2022-contestant-and-music-teacher-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/meet-kevin-great-british-bake-off-2022-contestant-and-music-teacher-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/meet-kevin-great-british-bake-off-2022-contestant-and-music-teacher-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/meet-kevin-great-british-bake-off-2022-contestant-and-music-teacher-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/meet-kevin-great-british-bake-off-2022-contestant-and-music-teacher-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/meet-kevin-great-british-bake-off-2022-contestant-and-music-teacher-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/meet-kevin-great-british-bake-off-2022-contestant-and-music-teacher-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"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 Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 06 September 2022 at 12:00 am While autumn is beginning to set in with its colder temperatures and rainy evenings, at least we have the new series of The Great British Bake Off\u00a0to look forward to! The competition returns to Channel 4 next week as a fresh batch of bakers…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/21483"}],"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\/21484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is Kevin?<\/h2>\n
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