The final of The Great British Bake Off 2023 has arrived. The new series of the popular Channel 4 baking contest has seen 12 bakers battling it out to be crowned the latest winner.
Keen to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith in the famous tent, this year's series has also welcomed new presenter Alison Hammond. The popular This Morning star has been hosting alongside Noel Fielding.
The contestants have been whittled down week after week to the three finalists, Matty, Dan and Josh. So what will the Bake Off winner take away with them, apart from the glory?
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There will be no prize money for the winning baker. Instead, the reigning champion will simply be handed flowers and a cake stand.
Whilst the prize may be slightly understated many of the Bake Off stars do go on to earn well after the show, using their newfound fame and cooking expertise to make public and TV appearances, produce their own cookbooks and even launch cooking schools.
Success stories include Nadiya Hussain, who has since written various newspaper columns, fronted TV show The Chronicles Of Nadiya, released a best-selling cookbook and has been a guest presenter on Loose Women. Series 12 winner Giuseppe Dell'Anno announced the release of his first cookbook in May 2022.
The Great British Bake Off final will kick off tonight (Tuesday, November 28) at 8pm on Channel 4. It will run for one hour, ending at 9pm with this year's winner crowned. Posting about the final, the official Bake Off social media page said: "Join our awesome foursome of Alison, Noel, Paul, and Prue for the final adventure of the series in the Tent of Dreams tonight!"
The Great British Bake Off finalists
- Matty, 28 - PE and science teacher from Cambridgeshire
- Dan, 42 - Civil engineering resource planner from Cheshire
- Josh, 27 - Post-doctoral research associate from Leicestershire
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There will be no prize money for the winning baker. Instead, the reigning champion will simply be handed flowers and a cake stand.
Who is the richest Bake Off winner? ›
Nadiya Hussain, 38, won GBBO in 2015, and earns the most of all the winners. Boasting over 870K Instagram followers, she earns £3,726.87 for every post she uploads. She has an estimated net worth of £3.7m, according to Heart FM. This is down to her TV shows and cookery books.
Do contestants on the Great British Baking Show get paid? ›
The contestants are not paid for being on the show, though they are given a modest stipend so they can practice their bakes at home. But the stipend apparently doesn't go very far. If you need to practice your bake multiple times at home, the cost of ingredients can get surprisingly expensive.
What happens to the winners of the Great British Baking Show? ›
David Atherton has since gone on to write a column about food for fitness in The Guardian and published My First Cookbook in August 2020, as well as signing up as a COVID vaccinator.
Where do the bakers stay during Bake Off? ›
Do They Stay at the House Where the Tent Is Located? No. The contestants stay at a nearby hotel during the weekends and travel to the tent via minibus during competition days before returning home during the week, Quinn told Cosmopolitan. The judges and hosts are put up in a hotel, though a different one.
Do Bake Off contestants pay for their own ingredients? ›
7. GBBO contestants pay for ingredients themselves. Yes, that's right. They only get their ingredients provided when they reach the finals - which makes things pretty expensive.
How much does Noel get paid for Bake Off? ›
It was previously reported that Noel makes around £200,000 per series of Bake Off, according to The Sun. Meanwhile, Alison is no stranger to the programme as she took part in Celebrity Great British Bake Off which helps to raise money for Stand Up to Cancer.
Who is the most successful winner of The Great British Bake Off? ›
Nadiya Hussain
Nadiya won back in 2015 and has since gone on to host her own TV shows, has a monthly column in The Times and even created Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday cake. With an expected net worth of over £3 million, she has released six books since winning The Great British Bake Off.
Who is the oldest person to win the Bake Off? ›
Nancy Birtwhistle (winner)
1954) is a British baker who, in winning the fifth series in 2014 at the age of 60, became the oldest winner of The Great British Bake Off. Birtwhistle – a grandmother of eight – had applied to appear in the program in 2013 but was unsuccessful.
How much does Prue get paid for Bake Off? ›
Paul's fellow judge Prue Leith's exact salary is being kept a closely guarded secret. However, when she signed her contract back in 2017, it was reported she is paid £200,000 a series.
1st place: Nadiya Hussain has been crowned the most successful contestant from the UK's TV cooking and baking shows. From our ranking of 149 contestants, it's The Great British Bake Off (GBBO) winner from 2015 that has taken the pole position.
How long does Great British Bake Off take to film? ›
Bake Off is filmed over 10 weeks (giving contestants lots of time to practise their bakes), and those lucky enough to find themselves in the tent are asked to make sure their schedules are clear for up to 21 days between those months.
Have any marriages resulted from The Great British Baking Show? ›
Congratulations are in order for Rahul Mandal, the 2018 winner of The Great British Baking Show, who is officially a married man. On December 4, 2022, the baker took to Instagram to post a heartfelt video that explained he was getting married in Kolkata, India, on December 5, 2022.
Has anyone won Great British baking show without being Star Baker? ›
The series was won by David Atherton, who became the first winner never to have won the Star Baker title since it was introduced. Alice Fevronia and Steph Blackwell finished as runners-up.
Who is the youngest winner of the Bake Off? ›
The series was won by Peter Sawkins, with Dave Friday and Laura Adlington finishing as the runners-up. Sawkins is the first Scottish winner of the programme, and also the youngest winner in the show's 10-year history, at the age of 20. Series 11 was released on Netflix in the U.S. as Collection 8.
