The lineup for the upcoming Great Celebrity Bake Off has been unveiled, and with it, a new face on the judging panel.
Who’s Taking Over from Prue Leith?
Although Prue Leith is staying on as a judge for the main series of The Great British Bake Off, she announced last year that she would be stepping back from the celebrity specials due to the demanding filming schedule.
“I absolutely love working on Bake Off and am looking forward to filming the next series and meeting our new bakers,” she said in April, as cited by the Huffington Post. “I am only stepping back from the Celebrity series, which is just a question of the filming commitment involved as we make these shows back to back.”
Now, it has been confirmed that Caroline Waldegrave will be stepping in to judge alongside Paul Hollywood.
Caroline is the managing director of Leith’s School of Food and Wine, the culinary institution founded by Prue Leith in 1975. She has also co-written several cookbooks associated with the brand.
Who’s Competing in the New Celebrity Bake Off?
The upcoming star-studded season will see a mix of actors, comedians, TV personalities, and musicians stepping into the tent to test their baking skills. Among them are:
Kate Garraway (TV presenter)
Self Esteem (singer-songwriter)
Maxine Peake (award-winning actor)
Amelia Dimoldenberg (Chicken Shop Date host)
Gloria Hunniford (Loose Women panellist)
Roman Kemp (The One Show presenter)
Scarlette & Stuart Douglas (property experts)
Meera Syal (actor)
Chris & Rosie Ramsey (TV presenting couple)
Sarah Beeny (TV personality)
Adam Buxton, Jamali Maddix, Tommy Tiernan, Sophie Willan, and Phil Wang (comedians)
Jim Howick (actor)
Ellie Goldstein (model)
Gbemisola Ikumelo (filmmaker)
Regular Bake Off hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond will also return to oversee the baking chaos.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer is set to air this spring, bringing a fresh batch of laughter, kitchen mishaps, and impressive showstoppers — all for a good cause.
