Oven ready, steady, go!
THIS year’s bakers range in age from a 19-year-old who has watched the show since she was nine to a 70-year old ex-midwife.
International influences will come from Italy, the Caribbean, Germany, Greece and Portugal.
So here’s who has been baking up a storm in the tent…
Amanda, 56, a Met Police detective from London
Crystelle, 26, a client relationship manager from London 3 George, 34, a Shared Lives coordinator, from London 4 Freya, 19, a student from North Yorkshire 5 Rochica, 27, an HR business partner from Birmingham 6 Jürgen, 56, an IT professional from Sussex 7 Jairzeno, 51, the head of a finance department from London 8 Tom, 28, a software developer from Kent 9 Giuseppe, 45, a chief engineer from Bristol 10 Lizzie, 28, a car production operative from Liverpool 11 Chigs, 40, a sales manager from Leicestershire 12 Maggie, 70, a retired midwife from Dorset