Meet the contestants of The Great British Bake Off 2024

The Great British Bake Off is one of the biggest shows of the Autumn season, with plenty of Hollywood Handshakes and wholesome goodness – and Channel 4 announced who will be competing for the crown in 2024.

Here’s everything you need to know, including when to tune in, who the presenters are, how to watch it from the US and abroad and how to apply to compete in the main series yourself. 

When is Bake Off coming back?

Channel 4 has revealed that The Great British Bake Off series 15 will air on Tuesday 24 September 2024 at 8pm BST, which is what we predicted.

No contestants have been revealed yet, but we expect that they will be announced in the coming weeks.

In the US, The Great British Bake Off typically hits Netflix on Fridays. Based on the launch date, The Great British Baking Show will be available to stream on Friday 27 September 2024 in America.

While you wait for the new series, take a look at this best of Bake Off compilation:

In these modern times, you don’t just have to watch the bakers struggle with a technical recipe the traditional way. Instead, you can watch on the Channel 4 website – live or on-demand with catch-up through a wide range of devices including smart TVs, games consoles, media streamers, phones and tablets.

Is there a trailer for The Great British Bake Off 2024?

While there isn’t a full classic trailer yet, Channel 4 has been teasing the show in its indents during the Paralympics. These have cartoon bee versions of the presenters, who have a brief fun conversation.

You can watch the brief Bake Off 2024 teasers here.

On Friday 6 September, Channel 4 released a longer animated trailer for the show, teasing that the new series would be “coming soon”. Watch that below:

None of these Bake Off teasers reveal when the show is coming back, or who the contestants are.

Who are the Bake Off 2024 contestants?

The bakers for this year’s series have now been announced. Find out more about them below:

• Andy – Age 44, from Essex, Car Mechanic: Andy learned to bake alongside his mum, and loves family staples such as apple crumble and Bakewell tarts
• Christiaan – Age 33, from The Netherlands, Menswear Designer: Christiaan’s love of fashion and gardening translate to his bakes, which are detailed, beautiful and full of floral and citrus notes and flavours
• Sumayah – Age 19, from Lancashire, Dentistry Student: Her love of baking came from a macaron tower she made for her aunt’s mehndi wedding celebration
• Dylan – Age 30, from Buckinghamshire, Retail Temp: Dylan uses sweet and spice in is baking, inspired by his Indian and Japanese-Belgian mixed race heritage
• Georgie – Age 34, from Carmarthenshire, Paediatric Nurse: Forager Georgie takes inspiration from food that grows in the wild, and the discoveries she’s made travelling
• Gill – Age 53, From Lancashire, Senior Category Manager: Gill’s love of prevision data and creativity translate to her baking skills, which she’s had since she was young
• Hazel – Age 71, From Kent, Former Nail Technician: Hazel loves adding working parts to her bakes, including cars with remote-controlled wheels and lights
• Illiyin – Age 31, From Norfolk, Birth Trauma Specialist Midwife: One of eight siblings, Illiyin helped her mum to bake and became the person to rely on for birthdays
• Jeff – Age 67, From New York, Former University Lecturer: Jeff baked from being little, learning from his grandmother and Hungarian great-grandmother
• Mike – Age 29, From Wiltshire, Farm Manager: Mike enjoys big, hearty beaks using high-quality local ingredients, especially seasonal fruits from his own farm
• Nelly – Age 44, From Slovakia, Palliative Care Assistant: Self-taught baker Nelly adds Slovakian flavours to her bakes, and spices that represent her husband’s Pakistani heritage
• John – Age 37, From West Midlands, Directorate Support Manager: John learned baking from his nan, and loves to make classics with a twist

Who are the presenters and judges for Bake Off 2024?

Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith will once again be judging our bakers. There were rumours that Prue would retire after this series, but the judge has so far claimed that she’s only taking a break from the Celebrity edition of the show.

She explains more below:

Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond will return for presenting duties – expect plenty of laughter as usual.

Who won The Great British Bake Off 2023?

The winner of The Great British Bake Off 2023 was Matty, the underdog of the year who went from strength to strength during the show:

Where to watch Bake Off from outside the UK

As per usual, Bake Off will be available through regular UK broadcast TV (or however you get your TV), airing on Channel 4.

If you want to watch from outside the UK – such as the US, where you might know it as The Great British Baking Show – then there are a couple of ways to watch the latest series. 

Watch The Great British Baking Show on Netflix

Netflix US has the rights to The Great British Baking Show, and typically airs the latest episodes three days after they release in the UK.

Therefore, you can catch all the activity in the tent on Fridays, providing you have a Netflix account. Subscriptions for this start from $6.99 per month. 

Watch The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4 with a VPN

If you’re worried about spoilers and want to watch the new series as soon as it airs, then there is another way: use a VPN (virtual private network) to make it appear as if your device is local if you want to watch along with the UK on the Channel 4 website.

There are loads of VPNs out there, but our top recommendations are NordVPN and Surfshark, both of which we’ve found to be reliable, speedy, and pretty affordable. If you want to see what other options are out there, then take a look at our list of the best VPNs for streaming video.

Once you’ve downloaded and installed your VPN onto your device, here’s the steps you need to take:

• Connect to a UK sever on your chosen VPN

• Sign up for an account (it’s free, but requires your email)

The Channel 4 website requires you to turn off any ad-blockers – which includes any optional ad-blocking in your VPN – so make sure you do that before trying to watch. If you still can’t connect, try a different server within your VPN until you find one that works for you.

Please note that this is against Channel 4’s terms of service, so proceed at your own risk.

How to apply to be on the GBBO 

If you’re a budding baker and would like to apply for Bake Off, then applications for 2025 will likely open when the new series returns. You’ll be able to enter via the official sign-up page.