Sophie, 34, saw action as an officer with the Royal Artillery in Kenya, Israel and Afghanistan until she left in 2012. She still serves as a reservist. And the skills she honed as a frontline commander were priceless when she came face-to-face with judge Paul Hollywood in the Bake Off tent. She said: “I really […]
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Great British Bake Off: Paul Hollywood unveils dramatic make over – you have to see this
The Great British Bake Off stars have donned the huge white parkas worn by East 17 to recreate the band’s iconic Stay Another Day music video. The trailer features presenters Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig with judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood in a festive homage. The rib-tickling footage shows the foursome putting on a […]
Great British Bake Off: Mary Berry says THIS may be putting people off Channel 4 revamp
The TV cook heaped praise on the show’s Prue Leith – who replaced Berry on the popular programme after she quit when producers Love Productions announced they were leaving the BBC for Channel 4. Berry, 82, told Good Housekeeping magazine: “If I could have chosen someone to take my place, and if they’d given me […]
Great British Bake Off Christmas special: Who will be returning to face Paul Hollywood?
Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig are returning to our screens for the double-bill, along with judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. With eight classic GBBO contestants returning over two episodes to create Christmas-themed confectionary, one episode will feature four contestants from the 2016’s Bake Off. Returning from the BBC’s final season is Selasi Gbormittah, Val […]
Great British Bake Off Final: Fans furious with Charlotte Hawkins – you won't believe why
The former Strictly Come Dancing star was discussing the result of last night’s nail-biting Great British Bake Off final when she revealed the winner. Of course, the outcome was hard to avoid as Prue Leith announced the victor prematurely on Twitter yesterday, while the Channel 4 programme also announced Sophie Faldo as the latest Bake […]
Great British Bake Off 2017: Sophie Faldo crowned winner amid Prue Leith gaffe
The former Army officer beat fellow finalists Steven Carter-Bailey and Kate Lyon to the top spot after she wowed the judges this evening with a slew of culinary creations. She pulled out all the stops for her final pièce de résistance by making a honey bee-themed version of a traditional Entremet cake. On top of […]
Great British Bake Off 2017 winner: Prue Leith to QUIT after revealing champion?
Prue, 77, spoiled the results of the Great British Bake Off final on Twitter this morning when she named the winner hours before the episode was set to air. Betway have odds on the judge to leave after this series at 6/4 following her epic social media fail. “No one told me judging #GBBO final […]
Great British Bake Off 2017 final: Who has won Bake Off? Who is the winner?
With less than 12 hours to go until the Great British Bake Off 2017 champion is revealed, Prue tweeted the name of the winning contestant. “No one told me judging a #gbbo final would be so emotional. I wanted them all to win. Bravo….” she wrote, before naming the winner. Prue deleted the spoiler, but […]
Great British Bake Off 2017: Sandi Toksvig SHOUTS at baker Stacey for breaking rules
The semi-final round of the Channel 4 competition was certainly tense for the remaining contestants and even co-presenter Sandi, 59, was feeling the heat. During the signature round, the 59-year-old became very frustrated with Stacey as she failed to follow instructions. Despite announcing that time was up, the baker kept working on her choux buns. […]
Great British Bake Off: Sophie makes shock claim about Steven's first win 'It was edited'
The 34-year-old, who has bagged herself a spot in the semi-final of the Channel 4 baking competition, has revealed that Steven’s first victory on the show was edited. Speaking to Radio Times about the incident, she divulged: “It got the first Hollywood handshake on the show. “On TV it was edited so it looked like […]