Nadiya Hussain

Cv so far: since winning series six of The Great British Bake Off in 2015, nadiya, 32, has judged spin-off Junior Bake Off, explored her Bangladeshi roots in BBC1 travelogue The Chronicles of Nadiya and baked an orange drizzle cake for the Queen’s 90th birthday, plus written a host of cookbooks and a best-selling novel.

Plans for summer: Before fronting new

BBC2 competition

The Big Family Cooking Showdown this autumn, nadiya’s embarking on a culinary road trip for eight-part BBC2 series Nadiya’s British Food Adventure, where she’ll visit different regions to learn more about our most exciting food pioneers.

Nadiya says: ‘i can’t wait to meet these local food heroes, so i can find inspiration in the most unusual food stories and unlikely ingredients, and then come up with some brand new recipes in the kitchen, adding my own special twist.’

TV Times verdict: anything nadiya touches

turns to tv gold.