THE Great British Bake Off is over for another year, with the famous white tent closing its doors once more.
But before the show said goodbye, a brand new winner was crowned. Here we take a look at the new champ’s story.
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Bake Off winner crowned
Legendary judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith returned for The Great British Bake Off 2024, and were joined by hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond.
The final episode saw three finalists go head-to head – Georgie Grasso, Christiaan De Vries, and Dylan Bachelet.
It was a tense finale for the bakers who faced off in a garden party themed showstopper challenge.
In the end. the winner was Welsh paediatric nurse Georgie.
She wowed judges Paul and Prue with her three tier lemon and elderflower hanging cake.
After hosts Alison and Noel announced the result, Georgie said: “Being the first Welsh baker in the final was a massive achievement in itself, so to have won it is just the best feeling in the world.
“The fact that I did it for Wales was amazing, it felt so surreal and my legs went to jelly.”
After she was handed the coveted glass cake stand by the judges, the mum-of-three revealed: “I have always been so self doubtful.
“I have got this and that wrong with me and think I can’t do it, and you make excuses.
“For once I thought I am just going to go for it and put my everything into it. Working all hours and I sacrificed time with the kids and the family.”
The series 15 winner star praised her fellow competitors and said Bake Off was the “best thing” she had ever done.
“I am already feeling sad that I am not coming back here and not seeing everyone, ” the star baker admitted.
“The people I have met are going to be best friends for life. This is the best thing I have ever done.”
Commenting on her victory, judge Paul said: “The Welsh Wonder, Georgie smashed it out of the park.”
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Fellow judge Prue added: “Georgie did what she does best – classic British baking beautifully done, and won it and quite right too.”
During her journey on the show, Georgie was awarded the title of Star Baker twice by the judges for her work in Caramel Week and for her 70s inspired dishes.
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Meet Georgia’s fellow finalists
Christiaan
Born in the Netherlands, Christiaan is a menswear designer who now lives in London.
He impressed the judges and won his first Star Baker title in the semi-final.
Speaking to his fans on Instagram about his Bake Off journey, Christiaan said: “Where do I even begin? This past year has been absolutely indescribable.
“I’ve grown in ways I never thought possible, met friends for life, and learned so much about baking!
“I’m beyond grateful for all the support I’ve received, both online and in person.
“The love you’ve shown me is more than I ever dared to dream of, and meeting so many of you out and about has truly lifted me up every single day.
“Congratulations to the amazing @georgiegrasso —you’re an absolute powerhouse, and I can’t wait to see what’s next for you, darling.”
Dylan
Dylan was thrilled he made it to the final, and just missed out on scooping the crown.
During his Bake Off journey, the retail assistant won Star Baker twice and got a Hollywood handshake.
Speaking about his time on the famous Channel 4 show, he shared a lengthy post on Instagram which read: “@georgiegrasso and @christiaan.de.vries are unbelievable bakers, I was in awe of their work.
“The final was a rollercoaster, but I enjoyed it so much, and looking back on it now, I wouldn’t have changed a thing.”
Going on he added: “I couldn’t have ever imagined I’d be in the final, I barely baked before the show, every week was a different beast, so with every week I learnt so much in order to get through.
“I took the whole show a week at a time, never stopping to look back at what I’d done, and now it’s over, I’m a finalist.”
Dylan ended the post with: “I will forever relish the memories of our dinners, an absolute highlight of my life, free food and fantastic company.”
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Leaving the Bake Off Tent
Every week Bake Off had to say goodbye to another contestant.
The show started off with 12 amateur bakers all taking part in 2024, and they were slowly whittled down:
- Semi-final – Gill, 53, senior category manager – just missed out on the final at left in Patisserie Week.
- Week eight – Illiyin, 31, birth trauma specialist midwife – left in 1970s week.
- Week seven – Sumayah, 19, student – left the show in Dessert Week.
- Week six – Nelly, 44, palliative care assistant – was voted off in the show’s first Autumn Week.
- Week five – Andy, 44, car mechanic – left the show in Pastry Week.
- Week four – Mike, 29, farmer – left the famous white tent in Caramel Week.
- Week three – John, 37, NHS directorate support manager – was voted off in Bread Week.
- Week two – Hazel, 71, former nail technician – got her marching orders in Biscuit Week.
- Week two – Jeff, 67, former university lecturer – had to leave the competition for medical reasons.
- Week one – No one.