Great British Bake Off 2022: Where are the show’s past winners now?
13.09.2022 - 14:55
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The Great British Bake Off returns to our screens tonight and we can practically smell all that cake baking in the oven. A new cohort of 12 contestants will try their best to impress Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith in the 13th series of the hit cooking show, while Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding will continue bringing all the fun. With past winners going on to have their own cookbooks and TV appearances, this year’s contestants will certainly have a lot to live up to.
As we not-so-patiently wait for GBBO to enrich our weekday nights once again, here’s a look back at past winners of the show and what they’re up to now:Edd was the first winner of Bake Off all the way back in 2010. When he scooped the prize, he hung up his career as a debt collector to become a full-time food writer and has released three cookbooks: Say It With Cake, The Boy Who Bakes and Patisserie Made Simple. Proving he is multi-talented, Edd is also the host of the popular podcast Stir The Pot, as well as being the baker on The Alan Titchmarsh Show in 2014.
Reflecting on his win last year, he said: “When the finale aired I still remember people applauding the idea that a man could win a baking show. ”Jo took the Bake Off crown in an all-female final and has gone on to release two bestselling cookery books, A Passion for Baking and Home Baking. The 49-year-old mum of three also appeared on The One Show and The Alan Titchmarsh show and has written for The Sun and Sainsbury's Magazine.
Jo also announced that she has plans to open her own cafe, country pub and restaurant. John won the third series of Bake Off when he was 23 years old and still studying for his law exams. These days, John prefers cookery books over legal pads, releasing four recipe books: John
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