The following people participated in The Great British Bake Off, which premiered on BBC Two in 2010, then moved to BBC One in 2014, and then moved to Channel 4 in 2017. The Star Baker award was introduced in the second series (2011).
BBC series (2010–2016)
editAll information is accurate as of the time the series was filmed.
Baker | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Series | Star Baker |
Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lea Harris | 51 | Retired | Midlothian, Scotland | Series 1 | – | 9th |
Mark Whithers | 48 | Bus Driver | South Wales | – | 9th | |
Annetha Mills | 30 | Midwife | Essex | – | 7th | |
Louise Brimelow | 44 | Police Officer | Manchester | – | 7th | |
Jonathan Shepherd | 25 | Research Analyst | St Albans | – | 6th | |
David Chambers | 31 | Entrepreneur | Milton Keynes | – | 5th | |
Jasminder "Jas" Randhawa | 45 | Assistant Credit Control Manager | Birmingham | – | 4th | |
Miranda Gore Browne | 37 | Food buyer for Marks & Spencer | Midhurst, West Sussex | – | 3rd | |
Ruth Clemens | 31 | Retail manager/Housewife | Poynton, Cheshire | – | Runner-up | |
Edward "Edd" Kimber | 24 | Debt collector for Yorkshire Bank | Bradford | – | Winner | |
Keith Batsford | 31 | Househusband | Arlesey, Bedfordshire | Series 2 | 0 | 12th |
Simon Blackwell | 31 | Rugby Coach | Norfolk | 0 | 11th | |
Ian Vallance | 40 | Fundraiser for English Heritage | Dunstable, Bedfordshire | 0 | 9th | |
Urvashi Roe | 40 | Head of Marketing | Enfield, London | 0 | 9th | |
Ben Frazer | 31 | Graphic Designer | Northampton | 0 | 8th | |
Jason White | 19 | Civil Engineering Student | Croydon | 2 | 6th | |
Robert Billington | 25 | Photographer | London | 0 | 6th | |
Yasmin Limbert | 43 | Childminder | West Kirby, The Wirral | 1 | 5th | |
Janet Basu | 63 | Teacher of Modern Languages | Formby, Liverpool | 1 | 4th | |
Holly Bell | 31 | Advertising executive | Leicester | 2 | Runner-up | |
Mary-Anne Boermans | 45 | Housewife | Kidderminster, Worcestershire | 0 | Runner-up | |
Joanne "Jo" Wheatley | 41 | Housewife | Ongar, Essex | 1 | Winner | |
Natasha Stringer | 36 | Midwife | Tamworth, Staffordshire | Series 3 | 0 | 12th |
Peter Maloney | 43 | Sales manager | Windsor, Berkshire | 0 | 11th | |
Victoria Chester | 50 | CEO of the charity Plantlife | Somerset | 1 | 10th | |
Stuart Marston-Smith | 26 | PE teacher | Lichfield, Staffordshire | 0 | 9th | |
Manisha Parmar | 27 | Nursery nurse | Leicester | 0 | 8th | |
Ryan Chong | 38 | Photographer | Bristol | 1 | 6th | |
Sarah-Jane Willis | 28 | Vicar's wife | Bewbush, West Sussex | 0 | 6th | |
Cathryn Dresser | 27 | Shop assistant | Pease Pottage, West Sussex | 0 | 5th | |
Danny Bryden | 45 | Intensive care consultant | Sheffield | 1 | 4th | |
Brendan Lynch | 63 | Recruitment consultant | Sutton Coldfield | 2 | Runner-up | |
James Morton | 21 | Medical student | Hillswick, Shetland Islands | 3 | Runner-up | |
John Whaite | 22 | Law student | Wigan | 1 | Winner | |
Toby Waterworth | 30 | Web Programmer | Reading, Berkshire | Series 4 | 0 | 13th |
Lucy Bellamy | 38 | Horticulturist | Grimsby, Lincolnshire | 0 | 12th | |
Deborah Manger | 51 | Dentist | Peterborough | 0 | 10th | |
Mark Onley | 37 | Carpenter and Kitchen Fitter | Milton Keynes | 0 | 10th | |
Ali Imdad | 25 | Charity worker | Saltley, Birmingham | 0 | 9th | |
Robert Smart | 54 | Space Satellite Designer | Melbourn, Cambridgeshire | 1 | 8th | |
Howard Middleton | 51 | Council Worker | Sheffield | 0 | 7th | |
Glenn Cosby | 37 | English Teacher | Teignmouth, Devon | 0 | 6th | |
Christine Wallace | 66 | Director of an engraving company | Didcot, Oxfordshire | 2 | 5th | |
Beca Lyne-Pirkis | 31 | Military Wives' Choir Singer | Aldershot, Hampshire | 0 | 4th | |
Kimberley Wilson | 30 | Psychologist | London | 2 | Runner-up | |
Ruby Tandoh | 20 | History of Art and Philosophy Student | Southend, Essex | 3 | Runner-up | |
Frances Quinn | 31 | Children's Clothes Designer | Market Harborough, Leicestershire | 1 | Winner | |
Claire Goodwin | 31 | Speech Therapist | Ashton upon Mersey, Trafford | Series 5 | 0 | 12th |
Enwezor Nzegwu | 39 | Business Consultant | Portsmouth, Hampshire | 0 | 11th | |
Jordan Cox | 32 | IT Manager | Sneinton, Nottingham | 0 | 10th | |
Iain Watters | 31 | Construction Engineer | London/Belfast | 0 | 9th | |
Diana Beard | 69 | Women's Institute (WI) Judge | Alkington, Shropshire | 0 | 8th[a] | |
Norman Calder | 66 | Retired Naval Officer | Portknockie, Moray | 0 | 7th | |
Kate Henry | 41 | Furniture Restorer | Brighton, East Sussex | 1 | 6th | |
Martha Collison | 17 | Student | Ascot, Berkshire | 0 | 5th | |
Chetna Makan | 35 | Fashion Designer | Broadstairs, Kent | 1 | 4th | |
Luis Troyano | 42 | Graphic Designer | Poynton, Cheshire | 1 | Runner-up | |
Richard Burr | 38 | Builder | Mill Hill, London | 5 | Runner-up | |
Nancy Birtwhistle | 60 | Retired Practice Manager | Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire | 1 | Winner | |
Stu Henshall | 35 | Professional musician | Guildford, Surrey | Series 6 | 0 | 12th |
Marie Campbell | 66 | Retired | Auchterarder, Perthshire | 1 | 11th | |
Dorret Conway | 53 | Accountant | Penwortham, Lancashire | 0 | 10th | |
Sandy Docherty | 49 | Child welfare officer | Yeadon, West Yorkshire | 0 | 9th | |
Ugnė Bubnaityte | 32 | PA and administrator | Woodford, London / Vilkaviškis, Lithuania | 0 | 8th | |
Alvin Magallanes | 37 | Nurse | Bracknell, Berkshire | 0 | 7th | |
Mat Riley | 37 | Fire fighter | London | 1 | 6th | |
Paul Jagger | 49 | Prison governor | Swansea, Wales | 0 | 5th | |
Flora Shedden | 19 | Art gallery assistant | Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross | 0 | 4th | |
Ian Cumming | 41 | Travel photographer | Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire | 3 | Runner-up | |
Tamal Ray | 29 | Trainee anaesthetist | Manchester | 1 | Runner-up | |
Nadiya Hussain | 30 | Full-time mother | Leeds / Luton | 3 | Winner | |
Lee Banfield | 67 | Pastor | Bolton | Series 7 | 0 | 12th |
Louise Williams | 46 | Hairdresser | Cardiff | 0 | 11th | |
Michael Georgiou | 20 | Student | Durham | 0 | 10th | |
Kate Barmby | 37 | Nurse | Brooke, Norfolk | 0 | 9th | |
Valerie "Val" Stones | 66 | Semi-retired, Substitute teacher | Yeovil | 0 | 8th | |
Rav Bansal | 28 | Student support | Erith | 0 | 7th | |
Tom Gilliford | 26 | Project engagement manager | Rochdale | 2 | 6th | |
Benjamina Ebuehi | 23 | Teaching assistant | South London | 1 | 5th | |
Selasi Gbormittah | 30 | Client service associate | London | 0 | 4th | |
Andrew Smyth | 25 | Aerospace engineer | Derby / Holywood, County Down | 2 | Runner-up | |
Jane Beedle | 61 | Garden designer | Beckenham | 1 | Runner-up | |
Candice Brown | 31 | PE teacher | Barton-Le-Clay, Bedfordshire | 3 | Winner |
Channel 4 series (2017–present)
editAll information is accurate as of the time the series was filmed.
Baker | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Series | Star Baker |
Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Abatan | 52 | IT programme manager | Southend, Essex | Series 8 | 0 | 12th |
Chris Geiger | 50 | Software developer | Bristol | 0 | 11th | |
Flo Atkins | 71 | Retired | Merseyside | 0 | 10th | |
Tom Hetherington | 29 | Architect | Edinburgh | 0 | 9th | |
James Hillery | 46 | Banker | Brentwood, Essex | 0 | 8th | |
Julia Chernogorova | 21 | Aviation Broker | Crawley, West Sussex | 1 | 7th | |
Chuen-Yan "Yan" Tsou | 46 | Laboratory research scientist | North London | 0 | 6th | |
Liam Charles | 19 | Student | North London | 1 | 5th | |
Stacey Hart | 42 | Former school teacher | Radlett, Hertfordshire | 1 | 4th | |
Kate Lyon | 29 | Health and safety inspector | Merseyside | 1 | Runner-up | |
Steven Carter-Bailey | 34 | Marketer | Watford, Hertfordshire | 3 | Runner-up | |
Sophie Faldo | 33 | Former army officer and trainee stuntwoman | West Molesey, Surrey | 2 | Winner | |
Imelda McCarron | 33 | Countryside recreation officer | County Tyrone | Series 9 | 0 | 12th |
Luke Thompson | 30 | Civil servant/house and techno DJ | Sheffield | 0 | 11th | |
Antony Amourdoux | 30 | Banker | London | 0 | 10th | |
Karen Wright | 60 | In-store sampling assistant | Wakefield | 0 | 8th | |
Terry Hartill | 56 | Retired air steward | West Midlands | 0 | 8th | |
Dan Beasley-Harling | 36 | Stay at home parent | London | 1 | 7th | |
Jon Jenkins | 47 | Blood courier | Newport | 0 | 6th | |
Manon Lagrève | 26 | Software project manager | London | 1 | 5th | |
Briony May Williams | 33 | Stay at home parent | Bristol | 1 | 4th | |
Kim-Joy Hewlett | 27 | Mental health specialist | Leeds | 2 | Runner-up | |
Ruby Bhogal | 29 | Project manager | London | 2 | Runner-up | |
Rahul Mandal | 30 | Research scientist | Rotherham | 2 | Winner | |
Dan Chambers | 32 | Support worker | Rotherham | Series 10 | 0 | 13th |
Jamie Finn | 20 | Part-time waiter | Surrey | 0 | 12th | |
Amelia Le Bruin | 24 | Fashion designer | Halifax | 0 | 11th | |
Phil Thorne | 56 | HGV driver | Rainham | 0 | 10th | |
Helena Garcia | 40 | Online project manager | Leeds | 0 | 8th | |
Michelle Evans-Fecci | 35 | Print shop administrator | Tenby, Wales | 1 | 8th | |
Priya O'Shea | 34 | Marketing consultant | Leicester | 0 | 7th | |
Michael Chakraverty | 26 | Theatre manager/fitness instructor | Stratford-upon-Avon | 1 | 6th | |
Henry Bird | 20 | Student | Durham | 1 | 5th | |
Rosie Brandreth-Poynter | 28 | Veterinary surgeon | Somerset | 0 | 4th | |
Alice Fevronia | 28 | Geography teacher | Essex | 2 | Runner-up | |
Steph Blackwell | 28 | Shop assistant | Chester | 4 | Runner-up | |
David Atherton | 36 | International health adviser | Whitby | 0 | Winner | |
Loriea Campbell-Clarey | 27 | Diagnostic radiographer | Durham | Series 11 | 0 | 12th |
Makbul "Mak" Patel | 51 | Accountant | Manchester | 0 | 11th | |
Rowan Williams | 55 | Music teacher | Pershore, Worcestershire | 0 | 10th | |
Sura Mitib | 31 | Hospital pharmacy dispenser | London | 0 | 9th | |
Linda Rayfield | 61 | Retirement living team leader | Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex | 0 | 8th | |
Mark Lutton | 32 | Project manager | Portadown, Northern Ireland | 1 | 7th | |
Lottie Bedlow | 31 | Pantomime producer | West Sussex | 1 | 6th | |
Marc Elliott | 51 | Bronze resin sculptor | St Eval, Cornwall | 1 | 5th | |
Hermine Dossou | 39 | Accountant | London | 2 | 4th | |
Dave Friday | 30 | Armoured security guard | Waterlooville, Hampshire | 1 | Runner-up | |
Laura Adlington | 31 | Digital manager | Gravesend, Kent | 1 | Runner-up | |
Peter Sawkins | 20 | Accounting & finance student | Edinburgh | 2 | Winner | |
Tom Fletcher | 28 | Software developer | Maidstone, Kent | Series 12 | 0 | 12th |
Jairzinho Parris | 51 | Head of Finance | London | 0 | 11th | |
Rochica Copeland | 27 | Junior HR business partner | Birmingham | 0 | 10th | |
Maggie Richardson | 70 | Retired nurse and midwife | Poole, Dorset | 0 | 9th | |
Freya Cox | 19 | Student | Scarborough, North Yorkshire | 0 | 8th | |
Amanda Georgiou | 56 | Metropolitan Police detective | London | 0 | 7th | |
George Aristidou | 34 | Shared lives coordinator | London | 0 | 6th | |
Lizzie Acker | 28 | Car production operative | Liverpool | 0 | 5th | |
Jürgen Krauss | 56 | Physicist | Brighton, East Sussex | 3 | 4th | |
Chigs Parmar | 40 | Sales manager | Leicester | 2 | Runner-up | |
Crystelle Pereira | 26 | Client relationship manager | London | 2 | Runner-up | |
Giuseppe Dell'Anno | 45 | Chief engineer | Bristol | 2 | Winner | |
Will Hawkins | 45 | Former charity director | London | Series 13 | 0 | 12th |
Maisam Algirgeet | 18 | Student and sales assistant | Greater Manchester | 0 | 11th | |
James Dewar | 25 | Nuclear scientist | Cumbria | 0 | 9th | |
Rebecca "Rebs" Lightbody | 23 | Masters student | County Antrim | 0 | 9th | |
Carole Edwards | 59 | Supermarket cashier | Dorset | 0 | 8th | |
Dawn Hollyoak | 60 | IT manager | Bedfordshire | 0 | 7th | |
Kevin Flynn | 33 | Music teacher | Lanarkshire | 0 | 6th | |
Marie-Therese "Maxy" Maligisa | 29 | Architectural assistant | London | 2 | 5th | |
Janusz Domagala | 34 | Personal assistant to head teacher | East Sussex | 2 | 4th | |
Abdul Rehman Sharif | 29 | Electronics engineer | London | 1 | Runner-up | |
Nelsandro "Sandro" Farmhouse | 30 | Nanny | London | 1 | Runner-up | |
Syabira Yusoff | 32 | Cardiovascular research associate | London | 3 | Winner | |
Amos Lilley | 43 | Deli and grocery manager | London | Series 14 | 0 | 12th |
Keith Barron | 60 | Chartered accountant | Hampshire | 0 | 11th | |
Abbi Lawson | 27 | Delivery driver | Cumbria | 0 | 10th | |
Nicky Laceby | 52 | Pet-therapy volunteer | West Midlands | 0 | 8th | |
Rowan Claughton | 21 | English literature student | West Yorkshire | 0 | 8th | |
Dana Conway | 25 | Database administrator | Essex | 0 | 7th | |
Saku Chandrasekara | 50 | Intelligence analyst | Herefordshire | 0 | 6th | |
Cristy Sharp | 33 | Personal assistant | London | 1 | 5th | |
Tasha Stones | 27 | Participation officer | Bristol | 2 | 4th | |
Dan Hunter | 42 | Resource planner | Cheshire | 2 | Runner-up | |
Josh Smalley | 27 | Research associate | Leicestershire | 2 | Runner-up | |
Matty Edgell | 28 | Teacher | Cambridgeshire | 2 | Winner |
See also
editReferences
editGeneral
- "The Bakers (Rising Stars) – Series 1". The Great British Bake Off. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "The Bakers (Rising Stars) – Series 2". The Great British Bake Off. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "The Great British Bake Off – Meet the Bakers (series 3)". BBC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "The Bakers (Rising Stars) – Series 3". The Great British Bake Off. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Great British Bake Off – Meet the Bakers (series 4)". BBC. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Bakers (Rising Stars) – Series 4". The Great British Bake Off. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Great British Bake Off – Series 5 – Bakers". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Bakers (Rising Stars) – Series 5". The Great British Bake Off. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Great British Bake Off, Series 6 – Meet the Bakers". BBC. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Bakers (Rising Stars) – Series 6". The Great British Bake Off. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Great British Bake Off, Series 7 – Meet the Bakers". BBC. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Bakers (Rising Stars) – Series 7". The Great British Bake Off. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Bakers (Rising Stars) – Series 8". The Great British Bake Off. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Bakers (Rising Stars) – Series 9". The Great British Bake Off. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Bakers (Rising Stars) – Series 10". The Great British Bake Off. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Bakers (Rising Stars) – Series 11". The Great British Bake Off. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Bakers (Rising Stars) – Series 12". The Great British Bake Off. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "The Bakers (Rising Stars) – Series 13". The Great British Bake Off. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
Specific
- ^ "Great British Bake Off: Diana Beard's exit announced". BBC. 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Great British Bake Off's Diana Beard says her "conscience is clear" following 'bingate' row". RadioTimes. 12 September 2014.