{"id":31695,"date":"2023-04-02T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T07:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1806757"},"modified":"2023-04-03T03:01:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T01:01:19","slug":"who-is-lucy-beaumont-meet-the-great-celebrity-bake-off-2023-contestant","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-lucy-beaumont-meet-the-great-celebrity-bake-off-2023-contestant\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Lucy Beaumont? Meet the Great Celebrity Bake Off 2023 contestant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Comedian Lucy will be bringing the laughs to the Bake Off tent. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katie Rosseinsky\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 02 April 2023 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><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Oven gloves at the ready \u2013 the latest season of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/great-celebrity-bake-off-2023-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Great Celebrity Bake Off<\/a> is here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The star-studded spin-off of the much-loved baking competition has so far seen the likes of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/david-schwimmer-great-celebrity-bake-off-2023-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">David Schwimmer<\/a>, AJ Odudu and Rose Matafeo try to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their culinary talents, while raising awareness for Stand Up to Cancer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">In the third episode, comedian Lucy Beaumont will be bringing the laughs to the Bake Off tent, where she\u2019ll join the likes of Tom Daley and Adele Roberts on the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/celebrity-bake-off-2023-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Great Celebrity Bake Off 2023 line-up<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">When it comes to her baking skills, it seems that Beaumont doesn\u2019t have particularly high hopes. \u201cI have baked, I have involved myself in the baking process, but no one has wanted to eat said baked goods,\u201d she admitted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Will she prove herself wrong? Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the comedy star.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is Lucy Beaumont?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/png&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/png&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/png&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C368,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C368,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/png&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C412,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C412,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/png&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/png&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/png&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1806781\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/lucybeaumont-67091fe.png?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C412&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Lucy Beaumont in The Great Celebrity Bake Off.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Channel 4<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>Age<\/b><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">: 39<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Job<\/b><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">: Comedian and actor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Instagram<\/b><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">: <\/span><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/the_one_from_hull\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">@the_one_from_hull<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Twitter<\/b><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">: <\/span><a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/LucyABeaumont&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">@LucyABeaumont<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Taking inspiration from her life and upbringing in Hull, Lucy Beaumont started out in comedy after a brief stint acting. She became a finalist for the So You Think You\u2019re Funny competition in 2011, then was later nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">She co-wrote and starred in the radio comedy To Hull and Back, which aired between 2015 and 2018, and has gone on to appear on panel shows like QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Would I Lie To You?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">More recently, she has appeared alongside her husband Jon Richardson in the sitcom Meet the Richardsons, which sees the real-life couple play exaggerated versions of themselves, and has run for three seasons on Dave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Beaumont also co-wrote Channel 4 comedy Hullraisers, which debuted in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<div> <\/div>\n<h2><strong>Who will Lucy Beaumont be competing against?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Joining Lucy in the third episode of The Great Celebrity Bake-Off will be actor <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/david-morrissey-great-celebrity-bake-off-2023-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">David Morrissey<\/a>, Radio 1 host <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/adele-roberts-great-celebrity-bake-off-2023-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Adele Roberts<\/a> and former Olympian <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/tom-daley-great-celebrity-bake-off-2023-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tom Daley<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">As ever, judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith will be on hand to assess the celebrities\u2019 creations, while hosts Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas will be cracking jokes and providing the stressed-out bakers with some much-needed moral support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Will Lucy be crowned Star Baker this time around? Ahead of her appearance on the show, she described her baking style as \u201ctraumatic\u201d, so it\u2019s safe to say that her own expectations weren\u2019t particularly high, but we\u2019ll have to wait and see\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Great British Bake Off: Stand Up to Cancer continues on Channel 4 on Sunday 2nd April at 7:40pm. <\/strong><strong>If you\u2019re looking for something to watch, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>. 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