“I said to a couple of the bakers, ‘This’ll change your lives you know” and they went “Why?” because they forget – they’re protected in the tent.
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P: They were competitive at the beginning, but then they got to know each other. In my spare time I love to hang out with family or burn around on my motorbike. Undaunted, she returned to the kitchen and worked hard to get better, reapplying the following year.
From the traditional Victoria sponge to a quaint French macaroon, baking has transcended the old stigma as a fruitless granny hobby to an nearly hipster activity encouraging young people everywhere to get their oven mitts on (as an overwhelming increase in the sales of bakery books and independent bakeries would suggest). And especially the first couple of weeks of August, when so many people are away, when we hope for nice weather, and when the allure of the park or the seaside is so strong.
How well behaved were Mel and Sue this year?
Mel: “If one left we’d probably all leave”. There was a story going round that if you didn’t bring your homework in, he’d hang you out of the top block window by your hair.
“Raising money for an wonderful charity is a great reason to do something you enjoy”.
The joy that is The Great British Bake Off is back and the first episode was choc full of innuendos and quips, a spectacular dribbly mousse distaster, and a random elephant on a black forest gateaux which set Twitter alight.
Speaking about being the first baker to be evicted he said: “I felt disappointed in myself initially after leaving in the first episode, as I felt I didn’t perform as well as I could”.
What can we expect from the challenges?
M: It’s always me saying something I don’t understand, and they are in fits.
Sue whispered to her, “That doesn’t mean you’re going to go home”. We’re also doing a Victorian week which will be interesting, using ingredients only available in that period.
Series six will launch at 8pm on BBC1 on 5 August, marking its second year on the channel after moving from BBC2 for 2014’s season five.
We’ve all done it right, used salt instead of sugar. But I promise you a wonderful series. Mr H might need to stand back if he sounds off in front of some of the 12 hopefuls, who include Lithuania bodybuilder Ugne and Swansea prison governor Paul.
And with less than a year until the Holyrood elections, we’re looking forward to seeing exactly what calibre of sweet treats the country’s finest political minds will produce alongside their manifestos to try and woo the voters.
Gone are the days of simply watching a programme when it’s broadcast, for these days I must think of the Sky Plussers, the Tivo-ers and the downloaders, and have to remember to issue a “spoiler alert” ahead of any mention of cakes, buns and pies, lest I incur the wroth of a Mary/Paul-aholic!
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He’s “comfortable” too about his big birthday next year.
