The actor, best known for her tenure as the Thirteenth Doctor<\/a> in Doctor Who<\/a>, will be heading to the tent with musician Paloma Faith, comedian Munya Chawawa, and reality TV personality Spencer Matthews.<\/p>\n In a bid to raise awareness for Stand Up 2 Cancer, Jodie will be baking up a storm in a bid to be named Star Baker, along with the rest of her cohort. But she probably won\u2019t be making fish fingers and custard. At least, we hope not\u2026<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about Jodie Whittaker.<\/p>\n Age:\u00a0<\/strong>41<\/p>\n Job:<\/strong> Actor<\/p>\n Jodie Whittaker first rose to prominence after starring in the 2006 dramedy Venus. From the start, she proved herself to be more than adept at sci-fi, as she was widely praised for her appearance in 2011\u2019s Attack the Block, a wacky space comedy in which she starred with a pre-Star Wars John Boyega.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n The independent film won numerous accolades, and as Jodie Whittaker\u2019s star power grew, she took on acclaimed roles both in Black Mirror and Broadchurch. In Broadchurch, she stunned as Beth Latimer, the grieving mother of the murdered Danny Latimer.<\/p>\n But you almost definitely know her best as the thirteenth incarnation of The Doctor, succeeding Peter Capaldi in 2017. With Chris Chibnall as showrunner, Whittaker went on to star as The Doctor for three seasons between 2017 and 2021.<\/p>\n The Great Celebrity Bake Off starts on Sunday 17th March at 7:40pm on Channel 4. The episode will also be available to stream on Channel 4.<\/p> The Great Celebrity Bake Off starts on Sunday 17th March at 7:40pm. <\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0<\/strong>Entertainment<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<\/strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong>Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Here’s everything you need to know about Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker as she participates in the Great Celebrity Bake Off 2024. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":47911,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-jodie-whittaker-great-celebrity-bake-off-2024-contestant-and-actor-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-jodie-whittaker-great-celebrity-bake-off-2024-contestant-and-actor-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-jodie-whittaker-great-celebrity-bake-off-2024-contestant-and-actor-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-jodie-whittaker-great-celebrity-bake-off-2024-contestant-and-actor-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-jodie-whittaker-great-celebrity-bake-off-2024-contestant-and-actor-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-jodie-whittaker-great-celebrity-bake-off-2024-contestant-and-actor-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-jodie-whittaker-great-celebrity-bake-off-2024-contestant-and-actor-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":"Here's everything you need to know about Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker as she participates in the Great Celebrity Bake Off 2024.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/47910"}],"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\/47911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is Jodie Whittaker?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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When does The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2024 start?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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