In classic Bake Off fashion, the Channel 4 show is returning to our screens for two festive specials in the upcoming Christmas period<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and while celebrities will be making their Bake Off debut on Christmas Eve, a few familiar GBBO faces will be back for New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n The upcoming New Year\u2019s Bake Off special will see four former contestants re-enter the coveted tent in the hopes of impressing Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood and winning the first Star Baker award of 2023.<\/p>\n While Matt Lucas announced he was leaving the show<\/a> earlier this month, the comedian will be presenting his last episodes over Christmas alongside co-host Noel Fielding, so there\u2019s still a while until we meet his replacement.<\/p>\n In the meantime, here\u2019s everything you need to know about the former Bake Off stars returning for the New Year\u2019s special, from last year\u2019s finalist to two 2018 bakers.<\/p>\n<\/div> Great British Bake Off 2021 finalist Chigs Parmar is returning to the tent for the show\u2019s New Year\u2019s Day special.<\/p>\n The Leicester-based sales manager made it to last year\u2019s final but was declared a runner-up in the competition, with Giuseppe Dell\u2019Anno coming in first place.<\/p>\n Since Bake Off, Chigs has appeared on Steph\u2019s Packed Lunch, That Baking Show Experience and has continued to post his bakes on Instagram.<\/p>\n Lottie Bedlow \u2013 a pantomime producer from West Sussex \u2013 took part in The Great British Bake Off\u2019s 2020 season, coming in sixth place after leaving in Week 7 of the competition.<\/p>\n Over the last two years, Lottie has continued her culinary journey, writing her own cookbook Baking Imperfect and sharing her cake recipes on Instagram.<\/p>\n One of the 2018 alumni on the upcoming New Year\u2019s special, Manon Lagr\u00e8ve made it to the quarter-final of The Great British Bake Off in the year that Rahul Mandal emerged as the winner.<\/p>\n The software project manager, originally from France but living in London, has since launched her own website \u2013 Manon\u2019s Little Kitchen \u2013 as well as the clothing brand Manon and Rose.<\/p>\n Joining Manon on the 2023 New Year\u2019s Bake Off special is Antony Amourdoux, the London-based banker who was the third person to leave the show\u2019s 2018 season.<\/p>\n Over the last few years, Antony has lived in France but recently moved back to London and continues to share his bakes and desserts on Instagram.<\/p>\n The Great New Year Bake Off airs on New Year\u2019s Day at 7:40pm on Channel 4.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n C<\/strong>heck out more of our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0for more to watch.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Christmas double issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. 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