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The Irish Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Huge radio DJ signs up for Celebrity Bake Off alongside Molly-Mae Hague and JoJo Siwa
RADIO fans are in for a treat as one huge star from the airways has signed up for the celebrity version of The Great British Bake Off. The Sun can exclusively reveal that the famous DJ is preparing to don an apron and try her luck in the iconic tent. 5 A popular radio DJ has signed for Celebrity Great British Bake Off 5 Edith Bowman will be trying her luck in the tent Credit: Getty Edith Bowman is the latest star to sign up to the Channel 4 show and will be whipping up a storm alongside some big names. Scots-born Edith, 51, will be joined in the Celebrity GBBO tent by stars including Sources believe mum-of-two Edith, who hosts BBC3 Unwind, will do well in the tent because she's used to "juggling" while live on air. A TV insider said: "Edith always goes down a treat with viewers. READ MORE ON GBBO "She's warm, enthusiastic and a lot of fun, and show bosses are delighted to have her on board. "Her radio day job sees her juggling lots of different things all at once so it should stand her in good stead when she films her episode in the tent." News of Edith's signing comes just days after The Sun revealed The former Love Island star turned businesswoman will be one of the biggest stars taking part in the Stand Up To Cancer spin-off of the cookery contest. Most read in Reality Other Love Islanders who've been on the Bake Off spin off have included former contestant and former host Laura Whitmore. Molly Mae drops HUGE C4 show hint as she returns to reality TV for first time since Love Island Meanwhile, another famous face who will be Fresh from The 38-year-old Celebrity Gogglebox favourite has a good relationship with Channel 4 bosses and it is understood Have YOU got a story or an amazing picture or video? Email and you could even get PAID The celebrity version of Bake Off, whose participants have yet to be confirmed by C4, is being made just before filming of the 'civilian' version gets underway. Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond will be returning to host, while Paul Hollywood coming back to give the celebs some serious scrutiny in the tent. Channel 4 star Prue Leith has stepped back from all GBBO specials, with cooking expert and pal Caroline Waldegrave filling her shoes. The Stand Up To Cancer celeb special is due to air this summer. 5 Bake Off bosses are delighted to have Edith on board Credit: Getty 5 Molly-Mae Hague has also signed up to the celebrity special Credit: Getty 5 JoJo Siwa is also in the UK to secretly film the show Credit: Getty
The Independent
16-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Celebrity Great British Bake Off lineup revealed as new series begins
Kate Garraway, Roman Kemp, Amelia Dimoldenberg, and Maxine Peake are among the stars taking part in Celebrity Great British Bake Off when the new series kicks off tonight. Hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding will welcome 20 famous faces into the tent for the Stand Up To Cancer special where the star-studded lineup will have their baking skills judged by Paul Hollywood and Caroline Waldegrave, who is stepping in to replace Prue Leith. The celebrity lineup includes property presenter Sarah Beeny, Self Esteem singer Rebecca Lucy Taylor and comedian Adam Buxton. TV presenter siblings Scarlette and Stuart Douglas will also be joining the group, alongside model Ellie Goldstein and Loose Women panellist Gloria Hunniford. Celebrity couple Chris and Rosie Ramsey, known for their podcast and theatre tour Sh**ged, Married, Annoyed, will also go head-to-head in the new series. More names joining presenter Garraway and Chicken Shop date host Dimoldenberg include Ghosts actor Jim Howick, Black Ops star Gbemisola Ikumelo and comedian Jamali Maddix . Other names include actor Meera Syal, Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan, stand-up comedian Phil Wang, and Alma's Not Normal actor Sophie Willan. Leith, 85, had been a part of the much-loved baking programme since its move from the BBC to Channel 4 in 2017, replacing the expert role formerly held by Mary Berry. Her replacement, Waldegrave, is a close friend and co-owner of Leiths School of Food and Wine. Leith made the decision to take a hiatus from the celebrity edition of the show after she found it difficult to keep up her busy schedule. However, she was adamant that she was not quitting the show. She told This Morning last year: 'These things are filmed back-to-back all the way through summer from April to August so you don't get any time off,' she said. 'I'm getting quite old and there's places I want to see. So I'm not doing this year's.' She shut down rumours she was quitting, saying: 'It's absolutely not true at all! What I'm not doing this year is the celebrity one.' She later told MailOnline about the decision: 'I absolutely love working on Bake Off and am looking forward to filming the next series and meeting our new bakers.' 'I am only stepping back from the celebrity series, which is just a question of the filming commitment involved as we make these shows back to back.'
The Independent
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Full Celebrity Great British Bake Off lineup revealed
Kate Garraway, Roman Kemp, Amelia Dimoldenberg, and Maxine Peake are among the stars taking part in Celebrity Great British Bake Off this month. Hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding will welcome 20 famous faces into the tent for the Stand Up To Cancer special where the star-studded lineup will have their baking skills judged by Paul Hollywood and Caroline Waldegrave, who is stepping in to replace Prue Leith. The celebrity lineup includes property presenter Sarah Beeny, Self Esteem singer Rebecca Lucy Taylor and comedian Adam Buxton. TV presenter siblings Scarlette and Stuart Douglas will also be joining the group, alongside model Ellie Goldstein and Loose Women panellist Gloria Hunniford. Celebrity couple Chris and Rosie Ramsey, known for their podcast and theatre tour Sh**ged, Married, Annoyed, will also go head-to-head in the new series. More names joining presenter Garraway and Chicken Shop date host Dimoldenberg include Ghosts actor Jim Howick, Black Ops star Gbemisola Ikumelo and comedian Jamali Maddix . Other names include actor Meera Syal, Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan, stand-up comedian Phil Wang, and Alma's Not Normal actor Sophie Willan. Leith, 85, had been a part of the much-loved baking programme since its move from the BBC to Channel 4 in 2017, replacing the expert role formerly held by Mary Berry. Her replacement, Waldegrave, is a close friend and co-owner of Leiths School of Food and Wine. Leith made the decision to take a hiatus from the celebrity edition of the show after she found it difficult to keep up her busy schedule. However, she was adamant that she was not quitting the show. She told This Morning last year: 'These things are filmed back-to-back all the way through summer from April to August so you don't get any time off,' she said. 'I'm getting quite old and there's places I want to see. So I'm not doing this year's.' She shut down rumours she was quitting, saying: 'It's absolutely not true at all! What I'm not doing this year is the celebrity one.' She later told MailOnline about the decision: 'I absolutely love working on Bake Off and am looking forward to filming the next series and meeting our new bakers.' 'I am only stepping back from the celebrity series, which is just a question of the filming commitment involved as we make these shows back to back.'
