Ruby Tandoh

Ruby Tandoh, a former Great British Bake Off actress, has confirmed her engagement with long-term partner James Stewart following his surprise appearance. After TV host Stewart was down on bended knee during a trip to New York, the TV actress revealed that she accepted the bid.

The coveted baking contest is back on channel 4 tonight, with 12 amateur bakers competing against Paul Hollywood's praise and becoming the champion. These hopefuls may be ranked in the top tens of the show's most popular participants if they butter up the judges and whisk away the competition. Hussain, who stole the country's hearts when she took home the country's highest GBBO sham, has since earned a net-worthiness of £3.7 million, making her the country's highest GBBO alumna ever, and she even baked the Queen's 90th birthday cake in 2016. Meanwhile, John Whaite, Lorraine's resident cook for years, made history by signing up for half of Strictly Come Dancing's first male same-sex pairing last year. Edd Kimber was named the first female GBBO winner in 2010, and since then, he has been a successful food blogger with six cookbooks out and a reported net-worth of £3.1 million.

On September 13, Channel 4's Great British Bake Off is back with a new batch of contestants. It's the perfect occasion to take a look at what winners from past season have been cooking up! Nadiya Hussain (left) was boosted to instant fame when she won in 2015 and is now a multi-millionaire worth £3.7 million. Candice Brown (centre), the show's winner, has written two books and is a Sunday Times food columnist. Meanwhile, John Whaite (right), who took the award in 2013, went on to work as a TV chef and was one of Strictly Come Dancing's first same-sex contestant in 2019. Edd Kimber (inset), the show's first ever champion, has written six books since his debut in 2010.