GBBO winner Nadiya Hussein says she’s wanted to ‘bleach brown out of her skin’

Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain has admitted there have been times when she ‘wanted to bleach the brown out of her skin’.  Nadiya, 36, who was born in Luton to Bangladeshi parents, said ‘life would have been so much easier if I wasn’t brown, if I wasn’t Bangladeshi’, but that she has now … Read more

Jeremy Clarkson’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? tops TV poll for putting viewers to sleep

Jeremy Clarkson’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? tops TV poll for putting viewers to sleep – with two-thirds admitting to nodding off Almost 63% of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? viewers nodded off during show The Great British Bake Off was in second place and BBC’s Newsnight in third Meanwhile Strictly Come Dancing is show least … Read more

Bake Off’s Kim-Joy Hewlett breaks down in tears after being ‘bullied’ by gym instructor 

‘I’m not sticking around to be treated like that’: Bake Off’s Kim-Joy Hewlett breaks down in tears after being ‘bullied’ by gym instructor By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 16:52 BST, 30 May 2021 | Updated: 16:52 BST, 30 May 2021 Kim-Joy Hewlett has revealed she was left in tears after being ‘bullied’ by a … Read more

‘Angry and upset’ ex-newsreader Jan Leeming says she pitched idea for All That Glitters

‘Angry and upset’ ex-newsreader Jan Leeming says she pitched idea for All That Glitters reality show to the BBC in 2017 and fears they ‘hijacked’ it without her Jan Leeming, 79, said she was ‘angry’ after watching All That Glitters last month She said she pitched idea to BBC in 2017 after taking jewellery-making classes   … Read more

Great British Bake Off 2018 star Manon Lagrève displays baby bump in a pink dress

Great British Bake Off 2018 star Manon Lagrève displays her growing baby bump in a pink gingham dress as she celebrates seven months of pregnancy By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 15:07 BST, 23 April 2021 | Updated: 16:06 BST, 24 April 2021 Great British Bake Off 2018 star Manon Lagrève celebrated seven months of pregnancy … Read more

GBBO: Anneka Rice wins Star Baker after leaving fans nostalgic with epic Treasure Hunt tribute

Anneka Rice was crowned Star Baker during the final episode Great British Bake Off celebrity specials on Tuesday evening. The veteran TV presenter, 62, was handed the coveted apron by judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith after impressing them with her bakes, including an epic Helicopter Flight Showstopper chocolate cake. Meanwhile, Anneka left fans very … Read more

Nadiya Hussain has got some very tough house rules after a year in lockdown

There’s something refreshing about Nadiya Hussain’s cheerful, no-nonsense brand of parenting teens. During lockdown, when hard-pressed parents have lamented their kids’ reluctance to knuckle down, help round the house and do their schoolwork, here’s Nadiya breezily admitting she’s delegated the household chores to her three — gratifyingly diligent — adolescents. The cook, TV presenter and … Read more

Bake Off or rip off ? The £20 cake kits you have to make yourself

During this pandemic Britons have returned in their droves to their favourite comforting pastime: baking. Last year we made a billion loaves of bread, while visits to the BBC Food website soared by 74 per cent and The Great British Bake Off enjoyed record-breaking viewing figures in September. Now, as The Great Celebrity Bake Off … Read more