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The Great British Bake Off is back with season 15, as its first episode premiered on September 24 in the UK and September 27 in the US. Similar to the previous years, this season also consists of 10 episodes. Each episode will be rolled out weekly as 12 contestants try to become the winner of The Great British Bake Off, navigating the different themes presented to them.
The amateur bakers will try to showcase their baking skills in front of returning judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood. The show is hosted by Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond. She joined the show last year after Matt Lucas decided to not continue with the presenting duties.
The Great British Bake Off was filmed in the Berkshire countryside called Welford Park. Last season, the cooking reality show was won by Matty Edgell after competing in a choux pastry signature, a lard cake technical challenge, and a celebration cake showstopper in the final.
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What are the different themes of The Great British Bake Off season 15?
The amateur bakers have to bake three things each week namely the signature, technical, and showstopper. There would be some returning themes that the bakers have to work around on The Great British Bake Off like Cake, Biscuit, Bread, Caramel, Dessert, Pastry, and Patisserie, while adding two new themes, Autumn and 1970s.
In an exclusive interview with whattowatch.com on September 25, 2024, Prue explained that the 1970s as a decade was close to his heart as that's when she opened her restaurant. She also started her cooking school in 1974 and also opened her catering business in that decade.
"All of that decade, I was working really hard, but having a great time. It's also the decade my children were born and we moved to the country," stated Prue.
Week one saw contestants compete in Cake Week as the bakers were asked to work their magic on a loaf cake. For technical they were given mystery ingredients with a twist, and lastly hyperrealistic illusion cakes.
The second episode will feature the theme of Biscuit where the bakers will be asked to make Viennese sandwich biscuits. Recreate a retro, minty favorite in technical, and present puppet theatres as the showstopper.
The third episode will be Bread Week where the bakers are challenged to make savory buns and bread horns filled with delectable delights. Also, they must follow Paul Hollywood's recipe, demonstrated before them.
Meet the contestants of The Great British Bake Off season 15
1) Andy Ryan
Andy started baking with his mother when he was a child and loves baking for his partner nowadays. He loves physical activities like playing football and going to the gym.
2) Christiaan de Vries
Born in the Netherlands, Christiaan studied fashion in Amsterdam and seven years ago moved to the UK. He tries to bring his love for fashion into his bakes.
3) Dylan Bachelet
Dylan is an avid traveler and loves to explore different cultures as his mother is Indian and his father is Japanese–Belgian. In The Great British Bake Off, Dylan hopes to present the unique style that he learned during his travels.
4) Georgie Grasso
Georgie says her Italian roots and her days cooking with her Nonna Rosa inspired her deeply. She takes inspiration from the food growing in the fields and hedgerows around her.
5) Gill Howard
Gill fell in love with baking when she was a child as it was a family activity. She thinks that her love of precision data and her inherent creativity will help her win The Great British Bake Off.
6) Hazel Vaughan
The 71-year-old Hazel has been married for 51 years to her childhood sweetheart and has four children. She has previously made several car cakes with remote-controlled wheels and working lights.
7) Illiyin Morrison
Born in London with seven other siblings, Illiyin helped her mother with baking duties at home. She loves using Middle Eastern ingredients and often gets inspired by the flavors found in the Caribbean.
8) Jeff
Jeff is the first American contestant in the history of The Great British Bake Off who arrived in the UK in 1979. He learned the basics of baking from his grandmother and Hungarian great-grandmother, as a kid.
9) John Mincher
John worked as a professional hairdresser and an estate agent but is currently working for the NHS. He uses baking as an activity to do after work.
10) Mike Wilkins
Mike is a fourth-generation farmer who was recently shortlisted for Young Farmer of the Year at the 2024 National Arable and Grassland Awards. He likes to use seasonal fruits and edible flowers from his farm, in his bakes.
11) Nelly Ghaffar
Nelly works in palliative care and loves to bake for his 2 kids and husband. Nelly studied nursing in Austria and was born in Slovakia.
12) Sumayah Kazi
Sumayah is a self-taught baker who is taking a gap year from her studies in Dentistry. She could also sew her own clothes and baked a macaron tower that stood 1 meter tall.
The next episode of The Great British Bake Off will be released on October 1 in the UK and October 4 in the US.
