{"id":37730,"date":"2023-10-09T16:08:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1891286"},"modified":"2023-10-09T19:49:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:49:08","slug":"great-british-bake-off-2023-reveals-confirmed-line-up-for-season-14","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/great-british-bake-off-2023-reveals-confirmed-line-up-for-season-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Great British Bake Off 2023 reveals confirmed line-up for season 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

Viewers have already had to say goodbye to two bakers. <\/p>

By Grace Henry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 09 October 2023 at 14:05 PM<\/p>

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The Great British Bake Off returned to our screens on Tuesday 26th September for a 14th season, and a group of 12 bakers attempted to try their luck at becoming the next Star Baker \u2013 with viewers already having to say goodbye to two of them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year includes a first for Bake Off, as Tasha from Bristol, 27, makes history as the show\u2019s first deaf contestant. She\u2019ll compete against the 11 other bakers in this year\u2019s line-up, who hail from all across the UK and range from ages 21 to 60.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll all be hoping to impress judges Prue Leith<\/a> and Paul Hollywood<\/a>, who may even give out some of his famous Hollywood Handshakes throughout the season.<\/p>\n

Keeping them company in the Bake Off tent will be returning host Noel Fielding<\/a>, along with new presenter Alison Hammond<\/a>, who takes over from Matt Lucas.<\/p>\n

Hammond isn\u2019t the only change for season 14, with Bake Off scrapping national-themed weeks<\/a> following backlash.<\/p>\n

So far the bakers have had to bake some eccentric cakes and biscuits, and only time will tell who the ultimate Star Baker of the season will be.<\/p>\n

With two contestants already out of the competition, read on for everything you need to know about this year\u2019s line-up.<\/p>\n

Abbi<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bake Off 2023 contestant Abbi.<\/span><\/figcaption> Love Productions \/ Channel 4 \/ Mark Bourdillon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age:<\/strong> 27<\/p>\n

From:<\/strong> Cumbria<\/p>\n

Job:<\/strong> Veg grower and delivery driver<\/span><\/p>\n

Yorkshire-born Abbi<\/a> first learned to bake alongside her mum. She honed these early skills during her teens, when she became enthralled by the Victorian era, especially the traditional bakes of the time. Now, she takes her inspiration from her environment and the beautiful English countryside around her home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cristy<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bake Off 2023 contestant Cristy.<\/span><\/figcaption> THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF 2023 \u00a9 Love Productions\/Channel 4\/Photographer: Mark Bourdillon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age:<\/strong> 33<\/span><\/p>\n

From: <\/strong>East London<\/span><\/p>\n

Job: <\/strong>Mum and PA<\/span><\/p>\n

For mum-of-four Cristy<\/a>, baking is a way of life: there always seems to be a birthday to bake for and an exciting party to plan. She describes her baking style as enchanted and pretty \u2013 bakes that conjure up a sense of childhood. Cakes are her speciality, and she draws flavour inspiration from her own Israeli heritage and from her husband\u2019s Jamaican roots.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dan<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bake Off 2023 contestant Dan.<\/span><\/figcaption> Love Productions \/ Channel 4 \/ Mark Bourdillon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age: <\/strong>42<\/span><\/p>\n

From:<\/strong> Cheshire<\/span><\/p>\n

Job: <\/strong>Civil engineering resource planner<\/span><\/p>\n

Dan\u2019<\/a>s interest in cooking began when he went travelling in South America in 2007. His particular loves are pies and puddings. Before he and his wife bought their first home, they lived with his in-laws. During this time, his mother-in-law taught him how to make perfect shortcrust pastry. Subsequently, his passion for pies has evolved into a penchant for patisserie!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dana<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bake Off 202 contestant Dana.<\/span><\/figcaption> Love Productions \/ Channel 4 \/ Mark Bourdillon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age: <\/strong>25<\/span><\/p>\n

From: <\/strong>Essex<\/span><\/p>\n

Job: <\/strong>Database administrator <\/span><\/p>\n

Dana\u2019s passion for baking started at the age of 16 when she identified a gap in her family\u2019s traditionally Indian culinary repertoire. A self-professed \u201cuntidy baker\u201d, Dana<\/a> would sneak off to her dad\u2019s house to experiment. Now, she has her own kitchen (and a cockapoo, Gracie, to clean up after her) and she\u2019s become the family\u2019s go-to celebration cake-maker. Her style is rustic and homely, but always pleasing to the eye.<\/span><\/p>\n

Josh<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bake Off 2023 contestant Josh.<\/span><\/figcaption> THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF 2023 \u00a9 Love Productions\/Channel 4\/Photographer: Mark Bourdillon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age:\u00a0<\/strong>27<\/span><\/p>\n

From: <\/strong>Leicestershire<\/span><\/p>\n

Job: <\/strong>Post-doctoral research associate<\/span><\/p>\n

A chemist by trade, Josh<\/a> brings his scientific precision and keenness to experiment into the kitchen, taking careful notes on each part of the baking process and perfecting all his techniques for gorgeous results. He likes to take his inspiration from old baking books \u2013 reinventing classics to give them a modern twist, often by introducing alternative flavours and including the seasonal fruit and vegetables from his kitchen garden.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Matty<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bake Off 2023 contestant Matty.<\/span><\/figcaption> Love Productions \/ Channel 4 \/ Mark Bourdillon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age:\u00a0<\/strong>28<\/span><\/p>\n

From: <\/strong>Cambridgeshire <\/span><\/p>\n

Job: <\/strong>PE and science teacher<\/span><\/p>\n

Matty<\/a> is the type of baker who swats up on online patisserie videos before bed. No matter how good he gets, he strives to equal the impressiveness of the bake that first caught his imagination: a teddy-bear cake that his late nan made him for his fourth birthday. <\/span><\/p>\n

Now the family\u2019s designated baker, he always has a list of cake requests for upcoming celebrations. He describes his style as rustic but neat, and his flavour preferences as quite traditional \u2013 he particularly loves chocolate, citrus and nuts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicky<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Bake Off 2023 contestant Nicky.<\/span><\/figcaption> Love Productions \/ Channel 4 \/ Mark Bourdillon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age: <\/strong>52<\/span><\/p>\n

From: <\/strong>West Midlands<\/span><\/p>\n

Job: <\/strong>Retired cabin crew and volunteer<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicky<\/a> describes her baking as \u201clike a pair of comfy old slippers; little traditional bakes that evoke fond memories\u201d. As a little girl, she would roll out pastries and decorate cakes at her Gran\u2019s house. She says it was just as much fun then as all her baking is to her now. Her favourite bakes are still pastries, but she also loves making bread and fun birthday cakes for her niece and grandchildren.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rowan<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bake Off 2023 contestant Rowan.<\/span><\/figcaption> Love Productions \/ Channel 4 \/ Mark Bourdillon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age:<\/strong> 21<\/p>\n

From: <\/strong>West Yorkshire<\/span><\/p>\n

Job:<\/strong> Student<\/span><\/p>\n

English literature student Rowan, 21, is the youngest baker in this year\u2019s line-up. But, don\u2019t let his age fool you! \u201cGo big or go home\u201d is Rowan\u2019s motto, and one that he has applied to baking. His earliest baking memories are of scones, pork pies, shortbread and traditional jam tarts (which he claims as a Northern delicacy). Rowan<\/a> loves to apply his creative eye to his cooking, aiming for clean lines and interesting decoration in his finished bakes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Saku<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bake Off 2023 contestant Saku.<\/span><\/figcaption> THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF 2023 \u00a9 Love Productions\/Channel 4\/Photographer: Mark Bourdillon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age: <\/strong>50<\/p>\n

From: <\/strong>Herefordshire<\/span><\/p>\n

Job: <\/strong>Intelligence analyst<\/span><\/p>\n

Growing up in Sri Lanka, Saku<\/a> didn\u2019t have an oven until she was 18, so she started baking when she moved with her husband to the UK in 2003, particularly when she became a mother. She\u00a0places the traditional flavours of her heritage at the heart of her baking \u2013 particularly the curry spices, which she claims make for the best pie fillings, while liberal sprinklings of cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg find their way into her sweeter bakes. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tasha<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bake Off 2023 contestant Tasha.<\/span><\/figcaption> Love Productions \/ Channel 4 \/ Mark Bourdillon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age:\u00a0<\/strong>27<\/span><\/p>\n

From: <\/strong>Bristol<\/span><\/p>\n

Job: <\/strong>Participation officer<\/span><\/p>\n

Tasha makes history as the show\u2019s first ever deaf contestant<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The best thing Tasha<\/a> remembers about baking as a child was licking the sugar icing from the tops of the fairy cakes she, her mum and her grandma used to make. At secondary school, she made cakes for her friends and was soon encouraged by her food technology teacher to develop her skills as a hobby. <\/span><\/p>\n

Much like her attitude to life, Tasha\u2019s baking is fearless. She uses it as a way to express herself creatively, often embarking upon near-impossible designs \u2013 with impressive results!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Former Great British Bake Off 2023 contestants<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Keith \u2013 Eliminated in Week 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bake Off 2023 contestant Keith.<\/span><\/figcaption> Love Productions \/ Channel 4 \/ Mark Bourdillon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age:<\/strong> 60<\/span><\/p>\n

From: <\/strong>Hampshire <\/span><\/p>\n

Job: <\/strong>Chartered accountant <\/span><\/p>\n

Apple pies and fairy cakes \u2013 which he learned to bake with his mum \u2013 form the baking backdrop to Keith\u2019s childhood, along with his mum\u2019s love for traditional dishes from her home in Malta. <\/span><\/p>\n

Keith<\/a> has been baking ever since, and recently has returned to the baking books of the early 1970s to attempt recipes that were once \u201cbeyond\u201d him. He loves the challenge of taking on more complex bakes and has grown in confidence with bread.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keith was the second baker to leave the tent. Speaking about his exit, Keith said: \u201c<\/span>It\u2019s alright, I feel fine, there is nothing sad about this moment. I have had the most fantastic time. There were bruises up my arm from the first week as I was pinching myself every half-hour. I don\u2019t know how many hours I will spend the rest of my life banging on about this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Amos \u2013 Eliminated in Week 1<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bake Off 2023 contestant Amos.<\/span><\/figcaption> Love Productions \/ Channel 4 \/ Mark Bourdillon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age:<\/strong> 43<\/p>\n

From: <\/strong>North London<\/span><\/p>\n

Job: <\/strong>Deli and grocery manager<\/span><\/p>\n

Film and theatre enthusiast, theme-park lover and hospitality professional Amos<\/a> grew up in Nottingham with his mum and sister, but now lives and works in north London.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Amos was the first baker to leave this season. Talking about his experience on the show, Amos said: \u201cWhat I have learned from my experience on Bake Off is that I can always bring anything together under pressure and that I\u2019m now a part of an exclusive club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will definitely keep on baking and hope to maybe open up my own bakery and feed the world with love and cake! Who knows where it will take me?\u201d<\/p>