Viewers unimpressed at Bake Off winner
Some viewers expressed their disappointment at last night's Bake Off winner.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one viewer said: "Surely Matty hasn't actually pulled this off? His Technical was partly raw?"
Another said: "Genuinely gobsmacked .. thought it would be Josh!"
And a third moaned: "I think Matty is great, but no way he should have won it over the course of the final, that's incredibly harsh on Josh."
What is Paul Hollywood's net worth?
As well as his telly work, Paul Hollywood has also released 11 cookbooks, with many of them being best-sellers.
Due to his TV work, and also his impressive book collection, Paul is one very rich man.
The star baker has an impressive net worth of £12M.
Who are the Bake Off hosts and judges?
For Bake Off 2023 the judges remained the same, with Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith making the decisions as to who gets Star Baker and who leaves the tent each week.
There was a shake up of presenters after Matt Lucas quit the series.
However, popular presenter Noel Fielding returned to host the famous show, but with new co-host by his side - Alison Hammond.
Speaking about landing the plum Bake Off job, and how different it is to hosing This Morning, she told Channel 4: “It’s like being on holiday — it’s wonderful, free, and you feel safe.
“You don’t have to think politically about anything. It’s just a happy and safe show.”
Meet the star bakers
Every week, one baker won the coveted honour of being named Star Baker, after impressing the judges.
Those lucky contestants were:
- Week Ten: Matty was crowned winner
- Week Nine: Josh
- Week Eight: Matty
- Week Seven: Dan
- Week Six: Josh
- Week Five: Cristy
- Week Four: Matty
- Week Three: Tasha
- Week Two: Tasha
- Week One: Dan
Who was voted off Bake Off throughout the weeks?
Every week one person sadly saw their Bake Off experience come to an end.
Here's who was voted off throughout the series:
- Week Ten: Dan and Josh lose out to Matty.
- Week Nine: Tasha, 27, is a participation officer from Bristol.
- Week Eight: Cristy, 33, is a mum and PA from East London.
- Week Seven: Saku, 50, is an intelligence analyst from Herefordshire.
- Week Six: Dana, 25, is a database administrator from Essex.
- Week Five: Nicky, 52, is a retired cabin crew member from the West Midlands and Rowan, 21, is a student from West Yorkshire.
- Week Four: No one - due to Tasha being ill.
- Week Three: Abbi, 27, is a veg grower and delivery driver from Cumbria.
- Week Two: Keith, 60, is a chartered accountant from Hampshire.
- Week One: Amos, 43, is a deli manager from north London
What did Matt say after his win?
The 2023 Bake Off champion was revealed to be PE and science teacher Matt from Cambridgeshire.
Speaking after his big win, the 28-year-old said: “There have been so many ups and so many downs.
“So many times when I have had to be pulled through by the people closest around me. Certainly Lara.
“I cannot imagine I have been that much fun to live with the last 10 weeks.
“I am happy for them as much as I am for me. It still doesn’t feel real!”
The champion added: ‘I so admired my fellow finalists Josh and Dan, and I think the three boys at the final were naturally competitive but also we were all supportive of each other.
"I don’t think there was anyone of us would have begrudged the winner, whoever it was.
“We had all got a Hollywood handshake, had all been Star Baker twice and all got to the Final so I think we all achieved what we wanted."
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