With Candice Brown visiting BBC Radio 2 this week for breakfast with Chris Evans, it's a good time to catch up with past winners of The Great British Bake Off. Since leaving the iconic white marquee, the champions have achieved everything from world records to bestselling cookbooks.
The first winner, Edd Kimber, took the crown in 2010. Formerly a debt collector, Edd was rejected by his local catering college before winning the show. Since then, he has published three books, hosts the Stir The Pot podcast, and runs a website called 'The Boy Who Bakes'. He has also taught macaroon classes, appeared on TV, and ran a pop-up bakery.
Joanne Wheatley won in 2011. She now runs a cookery school in Essex, has published two books, and maintains her website Jo's Blue Aga. After winning, she received 15,000 emails in a week and her cookery classes sold out with a six-month waiting list.
John Whaite, the 2012 winner, has appeared on shows like This Morning and Sunday Brunch. After earning a law degree, he pursued a patisserie diploma from Le Cordon Bleu. He opened Whaite's Kitchen Cookery School, published three books, and owns a chocolate shop called The Hungry Dog Artisan Chocolates.
Frances Quinn, winner of series 4, baked the world's biggest Jaffa Cake—4ft in diameter, using 120 eggs and 20kg of chocolate—earning a Guinness World Record. She has also been featured in Vogue, baked for celebrities, and released a book titled Quintessential Baking.
