The Great Celebrity Bake Off has become an unmissable TV event. Big names from the worlds of acting, comedy, entertainment and sport attempt to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their cake-making skills in the pressure-filled tent.
Each episode of the celebrity special sees four big names battle it out over three rounds – the Signature, then Technical and the Showstopper – in a bid to be crowned Star Baker.
This year, Leith and Hollywood will be back to judge each celeb's bake, and host Matt Lucas will be on hand to provide some extra entertainment and some kind words to keep the stressed out bakers going throughout the show.
The series is in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, a joint national fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 that brings the UK together to speed up progress in life-saving research. Since its launch in the UK in 2012, the RTS award-winning and BAFTA nominated Stand Up To Cancer has raised over £62 million funding 55 clinical trials and projects involving 11,000 cancer patients across the country.
The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off returns this Spring! Here are the celebs daring to enter our tent for a great cause… #GBBO pic.twitter.com/dhhppn0xcV
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) January 28, 2021
This year's celeb special will see 20 celebs enter the tent including including X-Men actor James McAvoy, Star Wars star Daisy Ridley, Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall, and Girls Aloud star singer Nadine Coyle.
The celebrity line up for 2021 is below:
- Star Wars star Daisy Ridley
- X-Men actor James McAvoy
- Olympic Champion Kelly Holmes
- Comedian John Bishop
- Documentary maker and author Stacey Dooley
- Comedian and presenter Tom Allen, comedian
- Television presenter David Baddiel
- Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall
- YouTube sensation KSI
- TV presenter and Paralympian Ade Adepitan
- Author and broadcaster Philippa Perry
- Broadcaster Nick Grimshaw
- Comedian Rob Beckett
- Singer-songwriter Alexandra Burke
- TV personality Anneka Rice
- Actor Reece Shearsmith
- Musician Dizzee Rascal
- Multi-platinum selling artist, Anne-Marie
- Singer-songwriter Nadine Coyle
- Comedian and actress Katherine Ryan.
The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off returns to Channel 4 this Spring.
