Great British Bake Off semi-finalist Tamal Ray, 28, has revealed that he is gay and looking for a boyfriend.
Ray, 28, who has become known as a Bake Off heartthrob, was asked by a viewer if he had a girlfriend during an interview for the Radio Times.
He told the viewer he is currently single, adding "I wouldn't have a girlfriend, I would have a boyfriend".
The medic, who is a senior house officer in intensive care at Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester, also revealed that he had become "quite superstitious" during the filming of the show.
He said: "Firstly, I had to have sushi on the way to each episode. There were two weeks when I did really badly, and those were the weeks when I didn't have sushi, so from then on it was a must. I wore my lucky socks, too.
"I'm a Hindu, and I prayed quite a lot. I usually pray for other people, I don't normally ask for things, but that changed. I suppose there is a God of Food, but I didn't pray to him. I just prayed in a general sense and sent it out there."
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