The Great British Bake Off has finally unveiled its 2024 line-up of bakers just over a week away from the Channel 4 ’s show’s return. The beloved baking show has become a staple in the UK and each year fans enjoy week after week of naughty innuendos , soggy bottoms, and ridiculously difficult challenges . This year is set to be no different as a dozen new bakers enter the tent and battle to win the Bake Off cake stand and kudos for being a champion – as there’s no prize money involved .
They will be vying to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith with the support of presenters Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond . Among the bakers for 2024 are a palliative care nurse, a student on her gap year and a dad who moved to Yorkshire in the 80s after growing up in the Bronx. Without further ado, here is everything you need to know about the Great British Bake Off 2024 contestants.
Christiaan Age: 33 From: London Job: Menswear designer Born in Emmen, a small town in The Netherlands, close to the border with Germany, Christiaan studied fashion in Amsterdam and then moved to the UK seven years ago, arriving in London to work for a leading fashion brand. His eye for fashion and design is definitely something he brings to his bakes, which are meticulously detailed and beautiful, as well as his love of gardening – floral scents and citrus notes are among his favourite flavours. Bread is where he finds comfort – reminding him of the age-shaped bakes his mum would make fo.