Over the years very little has given as us much pure and utter joy as watching a bunch of amateur bakers stress out over proving time and sponge-to-filling-ration on The Great British Bake Off.
Even after the contro move to Channel 4 and the loss of Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins and Mary Berry, Bake Off holds a special place in our hearts and we’ve been eagerly anticipating the reveal of the Christmas special line-up.
And it definitely does not disappoint. As well as bakers from older series dating back to 2001, four of our fave ever contestants from the last series on BBC1 will also return.
This year there will be two festive specials on Channel 4, which will see Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood judge eight former Bake Off stars. Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig will host the show just the like the usual series, but the bakers will be given a series of yuletide tasks to complete.
Check out who’ll be back in the tent:
Great British Bake Off Christmas Special Line-up
Rob Billington
Rob took part in the second series back in 2011.
Beca Lyne-Pirkis
Beca appeard on the fourth series of Bake Off.
Paul Jagger
Paul rose to fame with his bread lion on series six.
Sandy Docherty
Sandy also took part in the 6th series of the show.
Rav Bansal
Rav's Bake Off journey came to an end after Botanical Week last year.
Benjamina Ebuehi
7th series quarter finalist Benjamina has her own baking blog called Carrot & Crumb.
Val Stones
Who could forget adorable Val from series seven. Our lives just aren't the same without her on our screens.
Selasi Gbormittah
Selasi won over the nation with his ridiculously cool approach to baking.
Beca, Paul, Selasi and Val will take part in the first Christmas episode, set to air sometime in late December, while Rob, Sandy, Benjamina and Rav will be back in the tent for episode two.
WE. CANNOT. WAIT.