Sophie Faldo

Sophie Faldo is a former British Army officer who was the winner of the eighth series of The Great British Bake Off in 2017, the first series to be broadcast on Channel 4.

Sophie Faldo
Born	31 August 1984 London, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Occupation	Baker
Years active	2017–present
Known for	The Great British Bake Off
Website	sophiefaldocouturecakes.com

Biography

Faldo was born in London, and grew up in Suffolk. She studied psychology at the University of Manchester and Toulouse.[1] She joined the Royal Artillery and has served in Afghanistan. After leaving the Army, she worked as a personal trainer, taught military boot camps, and was training to be a stuntwoman when she was convinced by her chef boyfriend to apply for The Great British Bake Off.[2]

Faldo won the competition, but her victory was not a surprise one, as twelve hours before the final episode, judge Prue Leith accidentally tweeted the results.[3][4]

She appeared in an episode of a TV series Travels with a Goat on Insight TV, travelling to southern Kenya with Spanish food vlogger Abraham Bandera Baez.[5]

She has started a business, Sophie Faldo Couture Cakes.[6]

Rowing

Faldo rowed to a high standard and was part of the Molesey Boat Club eight that won bronze at the 2011 British Rowing Championships.[7]

References

1. "Sophie Faldo".
2. Younger, Rebecca (16 January 2018). "Interview: Great British Bake Off winner and Thames Ditton resident Sophie Faldo". Surrey Life.
3. "Paul Hollywood speaks out on Prue Leith's Great British Bake Off mishap". The Independent. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
4. Hogan, Michael (31 October 2017). "The Great British Bake Off series verdict: it was bake or break, but Channel 4 played a blinder". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
5. Power, Ed (14 January 2019). "Travels with a Goat, review - a grime-caked travelogue confronting the ethics of eating meat". The Telegraph.
6. McEvoy, Sophie (29 October 2019). "Where Are All The Past 'Bake Off' Winners Now? These Star Bakers Have Been Busy Since Winning The Series". Bustle.
7. "Interview: Great British Bake Off winner and Thames Ditton resident Sophie Faldo". Surrey Life.