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Who is in the kitchen this year for The Great British Bake Off?

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The Great British Bake Off will soon be hitting screens for its 11th series, inviting viewers to follow the group of talented bakers as they battle it out each week in the hope of being crowned the nation’s best baker.

But who will be taking part in this year’s show?

Here’s everything you need to know about the baking class of 2020.

This year there will be 12 bakers in total, who will be judged by Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, with returning host Noel Fielding and newbie Matt Lucas.

Dave, 30, security guard from Hampshire, whose other interests include cars and taking his dog and cat for a walk.

Hermine, 39, an accountant was born and raised in Benin, West Africa who moved to London in 2001 to study.

Laura, 31, a digital manager from Gravesend in Kent who loves musical theatre and also volunteers for the Samaritans.

Linda, 61, a retirement living team leader from East Sussex who discovered her love of baking during childhood visits to her aunt’s dairy farm.

Loriea, 27, a diagnostic radiograph­er from Durham, Laura uses baking as a way of celebratin­g her Caribbean roots.

Lottie 31, a pantomime producer from West Sussex who grew up watching cooking shows.

Makbul, 51, an accountant from Greater Manchester who is a self-taught baker who refined his baking skills through TV shows.

Marc, 51, a bronze resin sculptor who started baking bread as a form of therapy after losing his leg in a motorbike accident in 2016.

Mark, 32, a public health project worker from Northern Ireland who lives in Liverpool and whose style is influenced by his Irish heritage and also by the flavours of Africa and Asia.

Peter, 20, an accounting and finance student from Edinburgh who likes to include Scottish ingredient­s in his baking.

Rowan, 55, a music teacher from Worcesters­hire who enjoys decorating his baked goods with flowers from his garden.

Sura, 31, a pharmacy dispenser who grew up with influences from Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and India, and loves to experiment with flavours from around the world.

The new series starts on Channel 4 on Tuesday September 22 at 8pm, returning each week at the same time.

 ??  ?? Prue Leith returns as one of the judges on this year’s Great British Bake Off (photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
Prue Leith returns as one of the judges on this year’s Great British Bake Off (photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

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