The Great British Bake Off returns to screens this month, and the line-up has been revealed.
There are 12 new contestants set to enter the iconic tent for the 17th series of the Channel 4 baking competition.
Each brings their own unique backgrounds, flavours, and inspirations to the table.
Here are all 12 bakers taking part in this year's series.
Great British Bake Off 2026 full line-up
Among the line-up is 24-year-old Clara from Hertfordshire, a marketing graduate originally from Aveiro, Portugal, who began baking just two years ago as a creative outlet.
She started with Portuguese classics like Tarte de Nata and describes her style as "messy, creative and mindful".
Also competing is Connie, 63, from London, an NHS hospital discharge lead known as "the cake lady".
She uses baking to unwind after busy days and runs a music centre with her husband Myke, where she tests her latest recipes on students.
Connie said: "I always keep a jar of fruit soaking in rum, wine and cinnamon."
Her baking style is "adventurous, fun and nostalgic," with frequent use of rum fruit, lemon, or lavender.
From the West Midlands comes 32-year-old Gabe, a costume designer and theatre producer who performs as drag king Blu Romantic.
Their passion for baking began at 13 after watching the first series of Bake Off, and they now specialise in meringue and savoury, meat-filled bakes.
Danni, 25, a HGV service centre administrator from Dorset, experiments with foraged ingredients like magnolia, chestnut, and dandelion, often blending them with ube or red bean paste.
They describe their baking approach as "chaos, chaos, chaos" and draw inspiration from video games and animation.
Nottinghamshire’s Gary, 67, is a retired garment technologist who discovered baking just five years ago.
Since overcoming prostate cancer, he has raised funds and awareness for cancer charities through bake sales and coffee mornings.
Gary now lives in the countryside with his wife Donna and a small menagerie, including sheep, horses, chickens, a miniature pygmy goat, and Shetland ponies.
London-based Molly, 31, works as an accessibility co-ordinator and started baking at age six.
She rediscovered her love of baking in 2020 during a challenging period with her health, finding comfort and connection through classic flavours like hazelnut, fresh fruit, and mint.
Essex student Moyin, 22, is studying political economy while balancing athletics, a part-time job, and baking.
He began baking at age five with his mother and now incorporates flavours from his Nigerian heritage, such as grains of paradise and groundnuts.
Mo, a 21-year-old law student from the West Midlands, began baking at three years old using Play-Doh.
He now creates precise, professional bakes that blend Asian flavours with British classics.
Londoner Nikki, 50, is an advertising post-producer who began baking at seven with her mother.
She pairs her baking with curated soundtracks, choosing nostalgic R&B for familiar desserts and classical music for more experimental creations.
Shannon, a 29-year-old project planner, describes her style as "whimsical, quirky and rustic".
Now living in the Gloucestershire countryside, she enjoys using homegrown ingredients and aims to bring "a little forest magic" into her baking.
West Yorkshire hairdresser Tom, 25, calls himself a "Northern Diva" and is known for his witty, visually striking bakes.
He started baking with his nan as a child and now treats colleagues to his signature salted caramel brownies.
Rounding out the line-up is Yannis, a 28-year-old paediatric doctor in London who works in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Born in Vienna and raised in a Bangladeshi household, his first baking memory is making bhapa pitha with his grandmother.
He later learned Austrian classics at school and credits Bake Off with helping him learn English.
Here is the full line-up:
- Clara, 24, from Hertfordshire
- Connie, 63, from London
- Danni, 25, from Dorset
- Gabe, 32, from Birmingham
- Gary, 67, from Nottinghamshire
- Molly, 31, from London
- Moyin, 22, from Essex
- Mo, 21, from West Midlands
- Nikki, 50, from London
- Shannon, 29, from Gloucestershire
- Tom, 25, from West Yorkshire
- Yannis, 28, from London
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The bakers will be judged by TV cook Nigella Lawson, who was announced earlier this year as a new judge on the programme, after Dame Prue Leith said she was stepping down after nine series.
TV cook Paul Hollywood will also return as a judge, along with Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond as the series’ presenters.
The Great British Bake Off returns to Channel 4 on September 22 at 8pm.
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