The new Great British Bake Off contestants have been revealed

It's BAAAAAACK

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by Ruby Norris |
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We have to admit, after last year's devastating new that the Great British Bake Off would be moving to Channel 4 WITHOUT Mary Berry, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, we pretty much thought we'd boycott the whole thing.

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Then we found out Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding would be hosting the show, and Prue Leith is joining Paul Hollywood as a judge, and we started to show a little more intro.

Curiosity eventually got best of us, and following the release of the new trailer, we actually started to get a little bit excited for GBBO 2.0.

Now, the series 8 contestants have been revealed and we're just about ready to stock up on flour, grease proof paper and various other ingredients we've never actually heard of, so we can attempt to copy this lot's cakey creations.

Meet the Great British Bake Off series 8 bakers

You can read even more about them in this week's heat mag, out now BTW

Kate

GBBO bakers

Age: 29

From: Merseyside

Fun fact: Despite being one of the younger contestants, Kate likes to use old-fashioned baking techniques, including using smoked flour for sour dough bread, and recreating recipes such as a Dockers Wedding Cake.

Peter

GBBO bakers

Age: 52

From: Essex

Fun fact: Peter can apparently make the 'perfect macaron' – we've got very high expectations.

Julia

GBBO bakers

Age: 21

From: West Sussex (originally Siberia)

Fun fact: After moving to the UK, Julia dreamed of applying for The Great British Bake Off and so she spent three years practising and studying British bakes.

Chris

GBBO bakers

Age: 50

From: Bristol (originally Sussex)

Fun fact: He's obsessed with the science behind baking and is constantly developing healthy but unusual flavour combinations.

Flo

GBBO bakers

Age: 71

From: Merseyside

Fun fact: Flo is the eldest amateur baker to ever take part in the show.

Steven

GBBO bakers

Age: 34

From: Hertfordshire

Fun fact: Stephen bakes everything he eats and has apparently lost 5 stone in the process.

Chuen-Yan Yan

GBBO bakers

Age: 46

From: North London

Fun fact: Growing up in a Chinese household meant Yan’s family would steam rather than bake and used their oven as storage space.

James

GBBO bakers

Age: 46

From: Essex

Fun fact: James describes himself as 'a bald, baking banker from Brentwood with a bad back.' As well as living at home with his wife and two sons, Jeff's also the proud owner of three chickens: Sparkles, Superman and Jeff.

Sophie

GBBO bakers

Age: 33

From: Surrey

Fun fact: Sophie joined the British Army as an Officer in the Royal Artillery after university. She now teaches military boot camps and is also training to be a stuntwoman.

Tom

GBBO bakers

Age: 29

From: Edinburgh

Fun fact: When he’s not baking, Tom loves the great outdoors. He enjoys rugby, triathlons, marathons, skiing, horse riding, fresh water swimming and hiking as well as writing and photography.

Stacey

GBBO bakers

Age: 42

From: Hertfordshire

Fun fact: Stacey likes to incorporate her Jewish heritage into her baking.

Liam

GBBO bakers

Age: 19

From: North London

Fun fact: Liam's nickname at university is Cake Boy.

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