The 2023 cast of the Channel 4's Great Celebrity Bake Off has been revealed and it's star-studded.
The charity spin-off series returns later this year with a fresh batch of 20 celebrities raising funds and awareness for Stand up to Cancer.
Friends actor David Schwimmer, reality TV star Gemma Collins and Olympian Tom Daley are among this year's recruits heading into the Bake Off tent.
Each episode celebrities will see the famous faces fight it out over three rounds – the Signature, the Technical and the Showstopper challenge.
The 2023 cast of the Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Just like the original series, the celebrity bakers will be hoping to impress the expert judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith to be crowned Star Baker.
This year's stacked lineup also features Dragons’ Den's Deborah Meaden, comedian and Loose Women panellist Judi Love, TV presenter and Strictly star AJ Odudu and radio DJ Adele Roberts.
Singer and ex-Little Mix bandmate Jesy Nelson, The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades and Ted Lasso actress Ellie Taylor will also appear in the Bake Off tent.
Say hello to our baking friends. Meet the stars hitting the Bake Off Tent to raise some dough for a very special cause!
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) February 7, 2023
The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off. Coming soon to @Channel4. #GBBO pic.twitter.com/7BiWuVCEQs
Meanwhile, TV presenter Paddy McGuinness, Loose Women's Coleen Nolan and Funny Girls actress Rose Matafeo will also be baking. up a storm.
Completing this year's lineup is The Inbetweeners actor Joe Thomas, comedian Mike Wozniak, W1A star Jessica Hynes, actor and filmmaker David Morrissey, poet Tim Key, Murder In Successville actor Tom Davis and actress and stand-up Lucy Beaumont.
Will Matt Lucas return to host Celebrity Bake Off?
Both Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas will return to host the spin-off series.
The news comes after Lucas revealed that he was stepping down from his presenting role on the main show in December.
Lucas explained that he could no longer commit to the programme’s schedule alongside his other projects.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off returns to Channel 4 later this year.
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