Candice Brown
Candice Brown (born 21 December 1984) is a British reality television personality. She is most known as the winner of the seventh series of The Great British Bake Off;[1] in her victory speech she attributed her success to starting baking at four years old.[2]
Candice Brown | |
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Born | |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Birmingham (BA) |
Occupation | Television presenter PE teacher (former) |
Years active | 2016–present |
Known for | The Great British Bake Off (2016) Dancing on Ice (2018) |
Spouse(s) | Liam Macaulay (2018-2020) |
In November 2016, it was reported that she had left her job as a PE teacher at Ashlyns School, Berkhamsted in order to pursue a career in baking.[3]
Brown occasionally cooks on the ITV daytime programme This Morning. She took part in the tenth series of Dancing on Ice on ITV in 2018, in which she was partnered with Matt Evers.[4] In 2019 she appeared in The Great New Year's Bake Off and on Celebrity Mastermind, which she won having taken Audrey Hepburn as her specialist subject.[5]
In 2018, Brown worked for a short time in the pub kitchen of Tom Kerridge[6] before taking up the lease, with her brother Ben, of the Green Man pub[7] in Eversholt, Bedfordshire.
Publications
- Comfort: delicious bakes and family treats (Ebury, 2017: ISBN 1785037072)
References
- "Candice Brown takes Great British Bake Off crown". The Guardian. 26 October 2016.
- "Grandmother who helped Candice rise to the occasion". The Daily Telegraph. 26 October 2016.
- "Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown quits PE teaching to devote more time to cake". The Daily Telegraph. 22 November 2016.
- "Who left Dancing on Ice? Full list of eliminated celebrities and professional skaters". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- "Pictures show the many faces of Candice Brown as Bedford Bake Off Star wins Celebrity Mastermind". Bedford Today. 8 January 2019.
- "Bake Off's Candice Brown on Work Experience at Kerridge's Coach". Morning Advertiser. 18 February 2019.
- "Exclusive: Inside Candice Brown's stunning new pub and home". Hello Magazine. 25 August 2019.
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Nadiya Hussain |
The Great British Bake Off winner Series Seven (2016) |
Succeeded by Sophie Faldo |