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The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C has released a first look clip of this Sunday's episode where Gemma Collins aims to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.The TOWIE legend, 42, is joined by stars such as AJ Odudu in the tent and while her fellow co-stars worry about their bakes, Gemma is confident. In a hilarious first look clip, it sees AJ, 35, nervous about her creation as she turns to tea to help her get through the stressful period.

Gemma Collins has revealed the biggest incentive that drove her to sign up to Celebrity Bake Off this year - and it was down to a longstanding crush. The 42 year old former TOWIE star took part in the celebrity special of The Great British Bake Off alongside a host of famous faces including Friends star David Schwimmer and ex-Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson to raise money for Stand Up 2 Cancer. But it was a certain judge that had Gemma blushing, as she admitted that she fancies Paul Hollywood, who weighed up the baking creations alongside Prue Leith.

The Great British Bake Off returned in style on Sunday, as the first episode in a series of celebrity Stand Up To Cancer specials got underway and put four of our favourite stars against each other in the hope of earning the approval of judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. However, mere moments into the show, host Matt Lucas informed fans at home that for this debut edition, sadly his co-host Noel Fielding was not able to join them for the episode, joking it was due to him being a "vampire". While The Great British Bake Off's official Twitter poked fun at Noel's, 49, absence too as they joked about celebrity contestant David Schwimmer, who is best known for his role in US sitcom Friends, being his "replacement".

The Great British Bake Off finally returns to our screens on Sunday, with a whole host of amateur bakers keen to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. However, unlike the usual contestants, the new series of GBBO is actually a celebrity special, and will once again be hoping to raise money for the Stand Up To Cancer appeal.

Since leaving Little Mix back in 2020, it’s safe to say that former bandmate Jesy Nelson, has been busy. From finding romance to starting a new life in Los Angeles, the singer has barely slowed down since parting from the band, with plenty of doors opened to the star in the wake of her departure.

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C viewers were left distracted by Jesy Nelson's "super long" fake nails on Sunday's star-studded episode. During the latest episode, former Little Mix star Jesy, 31, joined the likes of Friends star David Schwimmer in the iconic Channel 4 tent.

A fresh batch of stars are competing in a new series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer.

Fans of The Great British Bake Off are in for a treat as there's a brand new series hitting our screens much earlier than usual. This time though, it isn't amateur bakers in the tent as the Channel 4 hit will be welcoming more celebrities into the tent, all for a great cause.

“The Great British Bake Off” has introduced Alison Hammond as its new host.

The Great British Bake Off has officially announced Alison Hammond as Matt Lucas 's replacement with fans labelling Alison as the “perfect choice: for the popular Channel 4 programme. Sharing the news on social media, the baking competition's official Instagram page announced that they had "baking news".

Alison Hammond has exclaimed 'it's official' as she finally confirmed her next big TV role. The presenter has announced that she will be the new co-host of the Great British Bake Off when it returns to screens later this year.

David Schwimmer has revealed he was inspired to sign up to The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer after the disease touched his family. The actor, 56, explained that his grandmother as well as his ex-wife Zoe Buckman’s mother both passed away following brave battles with the disease, while his sister Ellie is a cancer survivor. In footage obtained by The Mirror ahead of Sunday’s episode, the Friends star said he signed up to the celeb special to “raise more awareness” about the disease and much-needed funds for cancer research.

Matt Lucas has revealed he is fulfilling his dream of writing a musical which he is adapting from a short novel he has written.  Speaking on The Deeney Talks podcast, the comedian, 48, acknowledged he is lucky that he is able to afford to pause other work projects in order to tick this off his bucket list.  He said: 'I've written a short novel and I'm adapting it into a musical.

Matt Lucas took a brutal swipe at Bake Off on Tuesday after he quit the show after three series. The comedian, 48, has co-hosted the Channel 4 show alongside Noel Fielding since 2020 but has decided his time on the programme is over. He described his stint alongside Prue Leith, Noel Fielding and Paul Hollywood as 'a pandemic job' due to landing the role at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown.

The Great British Bake Off charity special for Stand up to Cancer will be back on screens in March, with a whole new host of celebrity guests. Among them will be Loose Women star Judi Love who has admitted to "melting in Paul Hollywood’s eyes" while filming this year’s show. "I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be appearing in the upcoming series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up 2 Cancer," Judi confirmed in her OK! column this week.

The Great British Bake Off‘s executive producer has said that people were justified in criticizing Season 13 of the hit competition series.

The celebs who are gearing up to take part in the The Great British Bake Off have been revealed and the line-up is bigger and better than ever.

Watch a trailer for series six of the Great British Bake Off

Syabira Yusoff was crowned the winner of the 13th series of Channel 4's Great British Bake Off on Tuesday night.

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.