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The Great British Bake Off final The Great British Bake Off final: the three contenders
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After two months of proving, piping and peering into ovens, Wednesday sees the final of The Great British Bake Off. Promoted from BBC2 to BBC1 this year, the series has been a bigger hit than ever, pulling in more than 10m viewers. Watercoolers have been abuzz with talk of showstoppers, soggy bottoms, binned baked alaskas, Mary Berry’s blazers, Paul Hollywood’s piercing blue eyes, and Mel and Sue’s innuendoes. Warm up for Wednesday with our petit four-sized guide to the three finalists. On your marks, get set… bake!After two months of proving, piping and peering into ovens, Wednesday sees the final of The Great British Bake Off. Promoted from BBC2 to BBC1 this year, the series has been a bigger hit than ever, pulling in more than 10m viewers. Watercoolers have been abuzz with talk of showstoppers, soggy bottoms, binned baked alaskas, Mary Berry’s blazers, Paul Hollywood’s piercing blue eyes, and Mel and Sue’s innuendoes. Warm up for Wednesday with our petit four-sized guide to the three finalists. On your marks, get set… bake!
Richard BurrRichard Burr
Who: The cheerful 38-year-old works for his family’s north London building business and is just as comfortable creating in the kitchen as he is constructing one. He applied for the show on New Year’s Day with a hangover and when his wife put him in charge of making their wedding cake, he did it in the shape of the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars. The force is strong in this one.Who: The cheerful 38-year-old works for his family’s north London building business and is just as comfortable creating in the kitchen as he is constructing one. He applied for the show on New Year’s Day with a hangover and when his wife put him in charge of making their wedding cake, he did it in the shape of the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars. The force is strong in this one.
Trademarks: The pencil behind his ear and often a somewhat home-hewn method of display: see week 7’s “eclair stair”.Trademarks: The pencil behind his ear and often a somewhat home-hewn method of display: see week 7’s “eclair stair”.
Highlight: Winning star baker a record five times in nine weeks.Highlight: Winning star baker a record five times in nine weeks.
Low point: After burning his pies in week 5, he said not being eliminated was “a right touch”.Low point: After burning his pies in week 5, he said not being eliminated was “a right touch”.
Odds: Evens favourite.Odds: Evens favourite.
Nancy BirtwhistleNancy Birtwhistle
Who: Retired GP practice manager and grandmother of eight from Lincolnshire. “Fancy Nancy”, 60, is a knowledgeable all-rounder, influenced by her time spent renovating a house in France.Who: Retired GP practice manager and grandmother of eight from Lincolnshire. “Fancy Nancy”, 60, is a knowledgeable all-rounder, influenced by her time spent renovating a house in France.
Trademarks: Controversial use of microwaves, home-made gadgets (cake guillotine, biscuit-pricker) and amusing tendency to give lip to Paul Hollywood.Trademarks: Controversial use of microwaves, home-made gadgets (cake guillotine, biscuit-pricker) and amusing tendency to give lip to Paul Hollywood.
Highlight: Her enchanting Hansel and Gretel magic forest in biscuit week and being crowned first star baker of the series for her Jaffa orange cakes.Highlight: Her enchanting Hansel and Gretel magic forest in biscuit week and being crowned first star baker of the series for her Jaffa orange cakes.
Low point: Her naff, 70s-style savarin in week 6, complete with glacé cherries and cocktail umbrella.Low point: Her naff, 70s-style savarin in week 6, complete with glacé cherries and cocktail umbrella.
Odds: 3/1 outsider.Odds: 3/1 outsider.
Luis TroyanoLuis Troyano
Who: Born and raised in Stockport by Spanish parents, 43-year-old Luis is a graphic designer and a man of many hobbies, including playing the ukulele, making model aeroplanes and keeping eight beehives.Who: Born and raised in Stockport by Spanish parents, 43-year-old Luis is a graphic designer and a man of many hobbies, including playing the ukulele, making model aeroplanes and keeping eight beehives.
Trademarks: His OCD-ish attention to presentational detail, Hispanic flourishes, fondness for scientific pipettes and ability to use two mixers at once.Trademarks: His OCD-ish attention to presentational detail, Hispanic flourishes, fondness for scientific pipettes and ability to use two mixers at once.
Highlight: Bread week, when his bakes earned a handshake from Paul Hollywood, were described as “pure alchemy” and earned him star baker.Highlight: Bread week, when his bakes earned a handshake from Paul Hollywood, were described as “pure alchemy” and earned him star baker.
Low point: None. Luis has been quietly consistent throughout.Low point: None. Luis has been quietly consistent throughout.
Odds: 7/4 dark horse.Odds: 7/4 dark horse.