Britain’s much-loved baking competition is due back on our screens at any point now, and with Peter Sawkins taking the winner’s title last year, the anticipation for this year’s bakers is high.
There’s no confirmed airing date as of yet, but fans can expect to see The Great British Bake Off (GBBO) as late as September, to match last years delayed viewings, which were kicked off with an impression of Boris Johnson by co-host and comedian Matt Lucas.
In light of all the excitement, here’s a look at what the previous winners of Bake Off are doing now.
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Series 1: Edd Kimber
Edd Kimber was the first winner of Bake off.
He has since authored three cookbooks, written for BBC Good Food and Waitrose Kitchen and runs his own food blog.
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Series 2:Joanne Wheatley
After winning season two in 2011, Jo Wheatley now runs a home baking school, which was voted one of Britain’s best baking schools by The Guardian.
She has also authored two recipe books.
Series 3:John Whaite
Since claiming victory in season three, John has gone on to get a degree in patisserie at Patisserie at Le Cordon, and then opened a cooking school.
As well as having four recipes books out, John has also been announced as part of the first all-male couple in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
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Series 4:Frances Quinn
After winning season four, Frances baked the cake for the first anniversary of The Shard and has made a couple of media appearances in Vogue and on Pointless with runner up Richard Burr.
She has also, of course released a couple of recipe books.
Series 5:Nancy Birtwhistle
Nancy won the fifth series of GBBO and has since been writing regularly for The Daily Telegraph and her own website.
Series 6:Nadiya Hussein
Arguably one of the most successful faces to come out of Bake Off with a net worth of approximately £3.7million, Nadiya has gone on to get involved in TV work both with her own shows and taking part in others, as well as write books and carry-on baking all at the same time.
Series 7:Candice Brown
After winning season seven of the series, Candice made a few TV appearances and wrote a couple of books.
She also bought and now runs the Green Man Pub in Bedfordshire with her brother, having bought the 200-year-old pub soon after winning the competition.
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Series 8:Sophie Faldo
After winning her series, Sophie went on to create her own luxury cake business, and in 2018 became an ambassador for Combat Stress, an organisation that helps veterans cope with PTSD and offers mental health support.
Series 9:Rahul Mandal
After winning the ninth series in 2018, Dr Rahul Mandal returned to his job as an engineering researcher at the University of Sheffield.
However, he sometimes cooks for TV’s This Morning and is a food columnist for The Times as well.
Series 10:David Atherton
After winning in 2019, David went on to work as a columnist for The Guardian, as well as release some cookbooks.
Last year he also got engaged to his partner Nikola Sariyski.
Series 11: Peter Sawkins
At just 20 years old, Peter was the youngest winner of Bake Off and picked up the trophy last year.
During the pandemic, he has been making lots of public appearances over Zoom and earlier this month he did his first non-Zoom talk at Fringe By The Sea in Edinburgh where he met fans.
This summer he spent a week in the pastry kitchen at the iconic Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland, he has written a cook book and ran the virtual Edinburgh Marathon in May in aid of CALM.
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