List of The Great British Bake Off Star Bakers
The Great British Bake Off is a British television baking competition to find Britain's best amateur baker. The show premiered in 2010, and as of 2020, eleven series have been completed. From series two onwards, the judges have given the award of "Star Baker" to a single baker (though on some occasions there have been multiple) who was seen to have excelled in that particular week.
The award is given by judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry (later Prue Leith), and numerous bakers have received the accolade on more than one occasion. For example, Ruby Tandoh in series four won the title of Star Baker three times. Currently, Richard Burr has won the title the most times, winning it five of a possible nine times.[1][2] Winners of the programme usually have received the award at some point, but being the overall winner is not counted as winning the accolade.
List of bakers
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Currently participating
| Baker | Age (on show debut) | Position Reached | Series | No. of times won star baker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Fevronia | 28 | Runner-Up | 10 | 2 |
| Andrew Smyth | 25 | Runner-up | 7 | 2 |
| Benjamina Ebuehi | 23 | 7 | 1 | |
| Brendan Lynch | 63 | Runner-up | 3 | 2 |
| Briony Williams | 33 | 9 | 1 | |
| Candice Brown | 31 | Winner | 7 | 3 |
| Chetna Makan | 35 | 5 | 1 | |
| Christine Wallace | 66 | 4 | 2 | |
| Danielle "Danny" Brydon | 45 | 3 | 1 | |
| Dan Beasley-Harling | 36 | 9 | 1 | |
| Dave Friday | 30 | 11 | 1 | |
| David Atherton | 36 | Winner | 10 | 0 |
| Frances Quinn | 31 | Winner | 4 | 1 |
| Henry Bird | 20 | 10 | 1 | |
| Hermine | 39 | 11 | 2 | |
| Holly Bell | 31 | Runner-up | 2 | 2 |
| Ian Cumming | 41 | Runner-up | 6 | 3 |
| James Morton | 21 | Runner-up | 3 | 3 |
| Jane Beedle | 61 | Runner-up | 7 | 1 |
| Janet Basu | 63 | 2 | 1 | |
| Jason White | 19 | 2 | 2 | |
| Joanne Wheatley | 41 | Winner | 2 | 1 |
| John Whaite | 23 | Winner | 3 | 1 |
| Julia Chernogorova | 21 | 8 | 1 | |
| Kate Henry | 41 | 5 | 1 | |
| Kate Lyon | 29 | Runner-up | 8 | 1 |
| Kimberley Wilson | 30 | Runner-up | 4 | 2 |
| Kim-Joy | 27 | Runner-up | 9 | 2 |
| Laura Adlington | 31 | 11 | 1 | |
| Liam Charles | 19 | 8 | 1 | |
| Lottie Bedlow | 31 | 11 | 1 | |
| Luis Troyano | 42 | Runner-up | 5 | 1 |
| Marc Elliot | 51 | 11 | 1 | |
| Marie Campbell | 66 | 6 | 1 | |
| Mark Lutton | 32 | 11 | 1 | |
| Manon Lagrève | 26 | 9 | 1 | |
| Mat Riley | 37 | 6 | 1 | |
| Michael Chakraverty | 26 | 10 | 1 | |
| Michelle Evans-Fecci | 35 | 10 | 1 | |
| Nadiya Hussain | 30 | Winner | 6 | 3 |
| Nancy Birtwhistle | 60 | Winner | 5 | 1 |
| Peter Sawkins | 20 | Winner | 11 | 2 |
| Rahul Mandal | 30 | Winner | 9 | 2 |
| Richard Burr | 38 | Runner-up | 5 | 5 |
| Robert Smart | 54 | 4 | 1 | |
| Ruby Tandoh | 20 | Runner-up | 4 | 3 |
| Ruby Bhogal | 29 | Runner-up | 9 | 2 |
| Ryan Chong | 38 | 3 | 1 | |
| Sophie Faldo | 33 | Winner | 8 | 2 |
| Stacey Hart | 42 | 8 | 1 | |
| Steph Blackwell | 28 | Runner-Up | 10 | 4 |
| Steven Carter-Bailey | 34 | Runner-up | 8 | 3 |
| Tamal Ray | 29 | Runner-up | 6 | 1 |
| Tom Gilliford | 26 | 7 | 2 | |
| Victoria Chester | 50 | 3 | 1 | |
| Yasmin Limbert | 43 | 2 | 1 |
Notes
- Richard Burr, Ian Cummings, and Steph Blackwell of series 5, 6, and 10 respectively have the longest collective run of Star Baker wins, each winning the accolade three weeks consecutively in their series. Burr also has the largest number of star baker wins, with five.
- In series 6, contestant Paul Jagger was awarded a "special commendation" for his bread sculpture.[3]
- Series 10 winner David Atherton is the only winner to have never won star baker.
References
- "Great British Bake Off semi-final, review: Richard remains the baker to beat as Chetna begins to flake". The Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- Kate Rees. "Great British Bake Off recap: Richard is the dough whisperer but Martha can't rise to the occasion". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- "Great British Bake Off 2015: Is this the best showstopper round ever?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 November 2015.