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The UK’s biggest free-to-attend Italian festival is returning to the city centre for three days of Italian food, drinks and culture.

Great British Bake Off star Dawn Hollyoak has sadly passed away at the age of 61.The much-loved baker appeared in the 2022 series of the Channel 4 show.The former IT manager, who was the sixth baker to leave the tent in her series of the TV hit, died peacefully surrounded by her family and loved ones.The news was announced on the Instagram page she used to post her cooking creations with an announcement that read: "It's with a heavy heart we announce the passing of our star baker Dawn. Not only a wonderfully talented baker but first and foremost an amazing mother, grandmother, wife and friend.

The world lost a beloved baker.

Instagram on Friday, sharing the news “with a heavy heart.”“Not only a wonderfully talented baker but first and foremost an amazing mother, grandmother, wife and friend,” the statement reads. “Dawn passed away peacefully surrounded by her family.

A Great British Bake Off star has died at the age of 61, her family have confirmed in a statement. Dawn Hollyoak, an ex-IT manager, was the sixth contestant to leave the tent in the 2022 series of the hit Channel 4 baking competition.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have sent Great British Bake Off fans wild as they shared photos with Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood at the famous tent. Bake Off fans could not believe their eyes when Deadpool star Ryan shared a photo of himself beaming in front of the show's tent with his arms around judges Prue and Paul.

The Great British Bake Off welcomed their first vegan baker Freya Cox to the show last year and her ways were praised by judges Paul Hollywood, 56, and Prue Leith, 82, throughout the series.The 20-year-old has said she is proud to have been an advocate for veganism on the show and even managed to change Paul's mind about baking her way. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Freya reflected on her experience in the tent last series, which was won by Giuseppe Dell'Anno.The baker admitted it was "harder" for her baking the vegan way "because the challenges are already so difficult".This however didn't stop Freya from sticking to her guns.She added: "I was so dedicated and commited to it [being vegan] because I'm the type of person that really likes to stand by my morals," she spilled."I'm never going to change that."A Place in The Sun's Jonnie Irwin, 48, diagnosed with terminal cancerFreya's time on the show came to an end during German Week when she failed to impress judges with her Upside-Down Yeast-Leavened Cake.After leaving the show, she said Paul approached her to praise her for her efforts.She revealed: "When I left, especially Paul, he was so lovely and he was like, 'Oh you've changed my opinion a lot on vegan baking' which I thought was really nice because he didn't need to say that."Despite his words, Freya doesn't believe she could convert him to veganism anytime soon. "I'm never the sort of person who is really forcing it on anybody," she explained, adding she's happy if people are just more "open-minded" about it.The show introduced a vegan week on the show for the first time back in 2018.Despite not following the plant-based lifestyle, Paul defended the show for introducing the episode. At the time, he said:

Great British Bake Off last year and has enjoyed much success.The now full-time baker has spoken exclusively to Express.co.uk about how he dealt with criticism from Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood ahead of the show final.Giuseppe's life has been non-stop since he won the show in November last year, quitting his job as an engineer, to launch his career as a full-time baker.Giuseppe addressed dealing with harsh criticisms of his bakes from the judges and if it ever affected him.He replied: "I crave criticism and I crave feedback because behind any criticism there is an opportunity to grow and to improve yourself and make yourself better."So being on Bake Off and having people with experience and expertise and telling you how you can improve and make the cake better."It is very harsh but I've always welcomed that as I know it is never personal, it's always just about the cake."So why should I not take it positively and constructively?"He also opened up about what was different on the show when he took part, to when he was a viewer at home.He expressed: "As a viewer of the show I was simply enjoying it as many people do at home.

Great British Bake Off last year after fending off fellow bakers Crystelle Pereira and Chigs Parmar in a crazy final.The full-time baker has spoken exclusively to Express.co.uk about his time on the show and how he may have "sliced" off more than he bargained for with Channel 4.Giuseppe's life has been non-stop since he won the show in November last year, quitting his job as an engineer, to launch his career as a full-time baker.Express.co.uk asked Giuseppe about Joe Sugg fainting on the Celebrity spin-off and whether incidents like this happen a lot.He replied: "That happens a lot, those knives are the best possible.They do not slice only cake."We usually have our fingers plastered up with the blue tape and there is always a medic or doctor on patrol because those things happen all too often."We are warned on day one about how sharp the knives are so we know they are really really sharp. Be careful."But you can be as careful as you like, I myself sliced a few inches off my finger!"Giuseppe also opened up about what was different on the show when he took part, to when he was a viewer at home.He expressed: "As a viewer of the show I was simply enjoying it as many people do at home.

Great British Bake Off last year after fending off fellow bakers Crystelle Pereira and Chigs Parmar.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk Giuseppe revealed exactly what happened behind the scenes on the hit Channel 4 show.Giuseppe's life has been non-stop since he won the show in November last year and quit his job as an engineer to launch his career as a full-time baker.He opened up about what was different on the show when he took part, to when he was a viewer at home.He expressed: "As a viewer of the show I was simply enjoying it as many people do at home.

Great British Bake Off has officially returned to our screens as judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood welcomed a fresh batch of bakers into the tent. With presenters Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas on hand to sprinkle comic relief over the tent, the first week saw the contestants tasked with making 12 mini sandwich cakes for the Signature, a red velvet cake for the Technical and a cake inspired by home for their Showstoppers. Will became the first person to be eliminated from the competition, while Janusz was named Star Baker for the week.

The Great British Bake Off is back!

Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith posed with hosts Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding for a sunny snap as they announced the return of the 13th series. With fans rushing to social media delighted by news with one writing: 'This is the moment I've been waiting for!'.    The beloved show will see a new batch of amateur bakers battle it out with an array of tricky challenges to be crowned champion.

A huge food and drink festival celebrating Italian cuisine with a roll call of celebrity chefs is returning to Cathedral Gardens for the August Bank Holiday weekend. It’ll be the fifth Festa Italiana, which is organised by Salvi’s, the family-run restaurant with sites in the Northern Quarter, Corn Exchange and more recently Deansgate Square.

It's been a staple of our lives in recent months but we finally said goodbye to The Great British Bake Off on Tuesday night.

The Great British Bake Off fans found themselves raging at their TV during the grand final of the heartwarming baking competition.

Great British Bake Off fans are convinced that Crystelle Pereira lost the Channel 4 show due to her soggy, under baked focaccia. In the tense finale, Giuseppe Dell’Anno was crowned the winner of the Bake Off 2021, beating Crystelle and ‘Chigs’ Chirag to the title.