Meet the contestants for The Great British Bake Off 2024

Age: 33

From: London

Job: Menswear designer

Born in Emmen, a small city in The Netherlands, near the border with Germany, Christiaan studied trend in Amsterdam after which moved to the UK seven years in the past, arriving in London to work for a number one trend model.

His eye for trend and design is certainly one thing he brings to his bakes, that are meticulously detailed and delightful, in addition to his love of gardening – floral scents and citrus notes are amongst his favorite flavours.

Bread is the place he finds consolation – reminding him of the age-shaped bakes his mum would make for him and his siblings on their birthdays.

Sumayah

Age: 19

From: Lancashire

Job: Dentistry scholar

Currently on her hole 12 months and residing together with her dad and mom and siblings, Sumayah is indulging her candy tooth earlier than happening to review Dentistry.

An completely self-taught baker, Sumayah meticulously researches her creations, combining myriad methods and recipes to create an eclectic and imaginative fusion of cultures and flavours.

The venture that confirmed her love for baking was a macaron tower she made for her aunt’s mehndi wedding ceremony celebration – the outcome stood 1 metre tall, included 240 macarons in 4 completely different flavours, and a cascade of flowers.

Andy

Age: 44

From: Essex

Job: Car mechanic

Andy started baking as a baby alongside his mum, first studying the much-loved household staples: apple crumble to comply with a Sunday roast and Bakewell tarts made utilizing pastry offcuts.

Now, he bakes for his companion, Nickie, and hopes to encourage his daughter, Maisie, to comply with in his baking footsteps.

An enormous soccer and health fan, Andy would like to make the Emirates Football Stadium and surrounding areas out of cake.

Dylan

Age: 20

From: Buckinghamshire

Job: Retail temp

Dylan lately took a niche 12 months travelling by means of Southeast Asia, exploring the meals and assembly new folks at each cease.

His fusion roots – his mom is Indian and his father Japanese–Belgian – influences Dylan’s cooking and he loves experimenting with sweetness and spice in his baking.

Dylan’s presentation model is influenced by the lovely Japanese bakes he tried on his travels and thru following the work of French pâtissérie cooks on social media.

Georgie

Age: 34

From: Carmarthenshire

Job: Paediatric nurse

Georgie’s love of meals, and notably of baking, is firmly embedded in her Italian roots and in the days she spent cooking together with her Nonna Rosa.

She can also be a nature-loving forager, who takes inspiration from the meals rising in the fields and hedgerows round her, in addition to the abundance in her backyard and the discoveries she has made on her travels.

Along with a husband and three kids at dwelling of their Welsh farmhouse, Georgie has ten chickens, two geese, two canine and a cat.

Gill

Age: 53

From: Lancashire

Job: Senior class supervisor

Gill can’t keep in mind a time when she didn’t bake – rising up, baking was very a lot a household exercise.

Since her father handed away in 2015, Gill has used baking as a supply of consolation and has put her expertise to good use, elevating cash for Alzheimer’s charities in his reminiscence.

Pies, muffins and pastry, together with her dad’s signature lemon meringue pie, had been staples of her childhood, so her baking may be very a lot conventional in model with a contemporary twist.

Hazel

Age: 71

From: Kent

Job: Former nail technician

Married to her childhood sweetheart for 51 years, Hazel has 4 kids, one in every of whom nonetheless lives at dwelling whereas the different three, and her ten grandchildren, all stay shut by.

Hazel is a very gifted birthday cake maker – and has even made treats with working components, together with a number of ‘car’ muffins with remote-controlled wheels and dealing lights.

Her granddaughter’s seventh birthday cake was a carousel with 500 edible diamonds that took Hazel two weeks to make.

Illiyin

Age: 31

From: Norfolk

Job: Birth trauma specialist midwife

Born in London as one in every of eight siblings, Illiyin grew up in Norfolk in a busy family by which she helped her mum to bake, quickly changing into the go-to member of the family for birthday muffins.

Living in a neighborhood of myriad cultures and nationalities, Illiyin is impressed by the components and flavours of many alternative cuisines.

For instance, she loves utilizing Middle Eastern components, resembling dried fruits, nuts, honey, rose and mint, in her muffins; whereas her savoury bakes are usually impressed by the flavours of the Caribbean.

Jeff

Age: 67

From: West Yorkshire

Job: Former college lecturer

Originally from the Bronx, in New York, Jeff arrived in the UK in 1979, when he emigrated together with his English girlfriend (now spouse), who he met whereas she was hitchhiking her approach throughout America and he was a sports activities coach for a summer time camp.

Having been primarily based in Yorkshire since 1987, Jeff started baking in earnest when his kids had been little, having realized the fundamentals from his grandmother and Hungarian great-grandmother when he himself was a baby.

He is especially famend for his New York cheesecake.

Mike

Age: 29

From: Wiltshire

Job: Farm supervisor

Shortlisted for Young Farmer of the Year at the 2024 National Arable and Grassland Awards, and regarded a good friend to all, Mike is a fourth-generation farmer, engaged on his household farm alongside his dad and mom and sister.

He can also be an advocate for the LGBTQ+ neighborhood inside farming and was an envoy for the National Farmers Union in 2022.

Mike’s baking model is homely and healthful – and is even making his personal wedding ceremony cake for his upcoming nuptials to companion Matt.

Nelly

Age: 44

From: Dorset

Job: Palliative care assistant

Alongside her busy job in night-time palliative care, Nelly is a faithful mum to 2 younger boys, who, together with her husband Chand, are the greatest followers of her bakes.

Nelly grew up together with her dad in Slovakia, then moved to Austria to review nursing earlier than transferring to Dorset.

Completely self-taught, Nelly loves including the flavours of Slovakian delicacies into her bakes, in addition to spices representing her husband’s Pakistani heritage – apple and cinnamon are amongst her favorite components.

John

Age: 37

From: West Midlands

Job: Directorate help supervisor