The Great British Bake Off Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

DJ and presenter Clara Amfo has talked of looking forward to trying her luck with pies, pastries and pithiviers ahead of the new run of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer. The 37-year-old star, who hails from Kingston-upon-Thames, has admitted she wasn’t going into the tent with any illusions that she’d be wowing with their ways when she competes against other celebrities.

Having braved the Strictly Come Dancing dance floor, Clara Amfo is well used to reality show nerves. But the Radio 1 DJ and presenter admits that donning an iconic apron for The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer brought a whole new level of fear. For whatever skills she possesses in the kitchen, the star revealed, ahead of Tuesday’s launch show, that she was mesmerised by the baking show’s legendary judges, Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.

On TV shows like Emma Willis: Delivering Babies and The Voice UK we see presenter Emma Wills as a wholesome family friendly star. But filming The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer, mum-of-three Emma fears that she and husband Matt Willis might get a rather racy reputation. Back in 2020 Emma posted on her Instagram that when she tasked Matt with making a pie while she did art activities with their children Isabelle, Ace and Trixie, he created a dish with a pastry willy on top! And when Emma recently filmed the charity celebrity version of Bake Off, she admits that one of her own creations looked a little bit X-rated.

The Great British Bake Off celebrity edition is back for 2022, with 20 celebrities set to enter the tent later this month in an attempt to impress the judges with their baking skills. Kicking off on Tuesday March 22, each of the charity series’ episodes will see four celebs go head to head in hopes of winning the coveted ‘Star Baker’ title.The celebrity special, which is running in support of Stand Up To Cancer, will start next week, with presenters Emma Willis and Clara Amfo, actor Blake Harrison and Taskmaster star Alex Horne set to star in the first episode.

The Great British Bake Off is back with a new celebrity special in aid of Stand Up to Cancer.The show will be welcoming a new line-up of famous faces to the tents in the hope of impressing Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood with their bakes. Each episode will see four celebrities compete in the Bake Off tent, with a total of five episodes being aired in total.

Nadiya Hussain has revealed that she will not be attempting to bake for The Queen for a second time as her Platinum Jubilee celebrations approach.The Platinum Pudding Competition was announced in January, inviting budding bakers to come up with a new dessert to celebrate 70 years of our monarch. But the 37 year old – who baked a cake for The Queen's 90th birthday in 2016 – says she will not be putting herself forward to treat her for a second time. Speaking exclusively to OK!, The Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya said: "One competition in one lifetime, thank you very much!" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter But she did reveal that her children – sons Musa, 15, and Dawud, 14, and daughter Maryam, 11 – want her to bake for another Royal couple.

She became an overnight success when she first hit our screens on The Great British Bake Off in 2015.The nation fell more in love with her each week until she was eventually crowned series winner. And since her victory, Nadiya Hussain has become so much more than a Bake Off champion.

Stacey Solomon has confirmed she’s landed a new TV role and confessed she “can’t believe” it.The Loose Women star has replaced comedian Tom Allen as co-host of Bake Off: The Professionals.The 32 year old will present the Channel 4 show alongside former Bake Off contestant Liam Charles, who also acts as a judge on Junior Bake Off.The news was confirmed on the GBBO’s official Twitter account after Stacey teased that she'd been filming something away from her home. The tweet read: “Choux la la! We’re chuffed to announce that @StaceySolomon will be joining @LiamCBakes, @BenoitBlin_MCA and @Cherish_Finden for the next series of Bake Off: The Professionals.

Great British Bake Off 2020 finalist Laura Adlington has shared a stunning snap of herself wearing a bikini while on holiday in Mexico. Laura, 32, confessed that it was the first time she has ever worn a bikini as she posted the photo of herself in the leopard print . Alongside the snap she said: “Today I wore a bikini on the beach for the first time ever.

The Great British Bake Off’s John Whaite and his professional dance partner Johannes Radebe were Strictly Come Dancing’s first same-sex couple, and made it all the way to the competition final. Johannes, 34, first joined Strictly in 2018 and had always been partnered up with female celebs – until this year.

John Whaite has credited his dance partner Johannes Radebe and Strictly Come Dancing for improving his confidence. John, who won The Great British Bake Off in 2012, and Johannes were the hit BBC dancing show’s first same-sex couple to compete.

The Great British Bake Off 2021 finalist Crystelle Pereira opened up on her experience competing in this year's show.The 26-year-old revealed what the pressure of competing in the Bake Off tent is like and how the intensity of Paul Hollywood’s gaze threw her off her game.

When we last saw Crystelle Pereira, the sun was shining in the Great British Bake Off tent, and she was delighted to be one of this year’s finalists. “Doing Bake Off was like a cross between being on holiday and doing a baking bootcamp,” says the 26-year-old, speaking to us after the final show aired.

Paul Hollywood has gone public with his new girlfriend, Melissa Spalding as they attended a glittering red carpet event together.The pair cut glamorous figures at The King’s Man premiere in London on Monday 6 December, where Melissa stunned in a black plunging dress next to her new beau Paul, who attended the star studded event in a black suit and open collared shirt.The celebrity baker, 55, and Melissa, 37, are said to have moved in together and are living in Paul’s countryside home that he

Great British Bake Off finalist Crystelle Pereira has revealed the heart warming message she received from a fellow contestant ahead of the final. Crystelle, 26, was one of the final three in this year’s Bake Off, alongside Italian baker Guiseppe Dell'Anno, 45, and Will ‘Chigs’ Chirag, 40.

Mary Berry has given fans a sneak peek inside her £2.6 million home as part of a new TV series. Former Great British Bake Off star Mary, 86, invited fans inside her house on her latest show, Love To Cook, which was filmed in her own kitchen.

Crystelle Pereira says she’s "happy" that her focaccia went wrong in her final star bake for The Great British Bake Off, but admitted that she remains stumped as to why it didn’t work. Crystelle proved to be quite the underdog in this year’s GBBO, and made her way all the way to the final alongside Guiseppe Dell'Anno and Will ‘Chigs’ Chirag.

Great British Bake Off star Kim-Joy has taken to Instagram in a moving post to speak out about her experiences of taking antidepressants to help treat her anxiety.The 2018 finalist, who has become known for her vibrant cakes, iced creatures and quirky designs, posted a photo of her medication – sertraline – to her 338,000 followers. Alongside the image, the baker wrote a poignant caption where she outlined her experience of living with anxiety.

Great British Bake Off finalist Crystelle Pereira has revealed how she felt about losing out to winner Giuseppe Dell’Anno in a statement posted on Instagram. In Tuesday’s finale episode of the show, the Italian baker came out on top over finalists Chigs Parmar and Crystelle, and the 26-year-old gave her thoughts on the result as she posted a photo of the trio together holding bouquets.

Giuseppe Dell'Anno, The Great British Bake Off winner for 2021, has branded the baking show ‘draining’ following his win. Giuseppe was announced as the Bake Off winner on Tuesday 23 November, beating fellow contestants Crystelle and Chigs to the crown.

Great British Bake Off fans are convinced that Crystelle Pereira lost the Channel 4 show due to her soggy, under baked focaccia. In the tense finale, Giuseppe Dell’Anno was crowned the winner of the Bake Off 2021, beating Crystelle and ‘Chigs’ Chirag to the title.

The Bake Off final had viewers hooked as Crystelle, Chigs and Giuseppe battled it out and attempted to conjure up a Mad Hatter’s tea party. Spoiler alert coming, so look away now if you're yet to watch the final...The winner was crowned as Giuseppe, after a very close competition that saw all three bakers serving up some sensational goods.

Giuseppe Dell’Anno has been crowned the winner of the 2021 series of The Great British Bake Off in a tense finale, which aired on Tuesday 23 November.

The Great British Bake Off fans were left devastated on Tuesday as Jürgen was eliminated from the show ahead of the final.The show favourite, who had previously been awarded Star Baker three times in the competition, missed out on the final three spot to Chigs, Crystelle, and Giuseppe.

Strictly Come Dancing's John Whaite was sweetly surprised by his fiancé Paul Atkins during rehearsals on Saturday's show.The Great British Bake Off 2012 winner, 32, went on to get the highest Samba score of the series with pro partner Johannes Radebe as they received 38 points from the judges after their routine to Acuyuye by DLG. Ahead of the routine, John was sweetly surprised by his fiancé Paul during rehearsals with Johannes, 34, even teaching him some of their dance moves.

With The Great British Bake Off now nearing its final few episodes, it’s getting harder and harder to wave goodbye to some of the contestants. But goodbye we had to say to Lizzie Acker this week, when she was pipped to the quarter final post by Crystelle Pereira.

The Great British Bake Off fans were left devastated on Tuesday as Lizzie became the latest contestant to leave the tent. Viewers were left shocked over the news, especially as Lizzie, who was left in tears over her exit, had wowed judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with a "fantastic" Showstopper during the show's free-from week.

As British Bake Off winner John Whaite continues to dominate the Strictly leaderboard, it’s clear that there he has more strings to his bow than baking. The baker has proved himself an exceptional dancer paired with professional partner Johannes Radebe, and scored the first perfect 40 of the series on week three.

The Great British Bake Off aired another emotional exit on Tuesday as George became the latest contestant to leave the tent. For the latest instalment, the bakers were challenged during caramel week where they had to produce several tricky creations, which included caramel tarts, caramel biscuit bars and a showstopper masterpiece.

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith took her innuendos to a whole new level in the latest episode. Pastry week saw the amateur bakers cook up tricky pies, laminated baklava and deep fried "chouxnuts" (which are just posh doughnuts to the rest of us!).

Great British Bake Off has reached week six and sadly baking hopeful Amanda has been eliminated from the famous white tent. While the London-based detective tried with all her might to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, unfortunately it came down to the overall skill after a disappointing showstopper.

If you're a Bake Off fan then you may well have been left wondering where show host Noel Fielding was on October 19, after he didn't appear on the show show. Noel presents the baking must-watch alongside Matt Lucas, however after not being on a recent episode, viewers were left wondering where he'd gone.

Mary Berry cut an elegant figure as she was made a Dame Commander for her services to cooking, writing and baking. Joined by her husband of more than 50 years, Paul Hunnings, the 86 year old was honoured on Wednesday by Prince Charles during the ceremony held at Windsor Castle.The television personality, who underwent surgery for a broken hip in August, looked regal in a form-fitting pastel pink midi-dress which she teamed with a matching pink hat and a gorgeous pearl necklace.

Great British Bake Off viewers have been left concerned about Noel Fielding after he was left unable to present the last half of Tuesday night's episode. When it came to judging the showstopper round, Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith and Matt Lucas emerged without Noel in tow.

The Great British Bake Off fans were left applauding Matt Lucas on Tuesday's episode as he managed to catch Giuseppe's falling showstopper before it hit the floor. During the latest instalment, which was German week, Giuseppe, 45, presented to judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith a three-tier Amarena cherry cake.

The Great British Bake Off fans were left devastated on Tuesday night as Freya became the fifth contestant to leave the tent. The vegan baker, 19, broke down in tears as it was announced by hosts Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding that she wouldn't be continuing in the competition following the show's German week.