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The Great British Bake Off 2021 finalist Crystelle Pereira opened up on her experience competing in this year's show.The 26-year-old revealed what the pressure of competing in the Bake Off tent is like and how the intensity of Paul Hollywood’s gaze threw her off her game.

When we last saw Crystelle Pereira, the sun was shining in the Great British Bake Off tent, and she was delighted to be one of this year’s finalists. “Doing Bake Off was like a cross between being on holiday and doing a baking bootcamp,” says the 26-year-old, speaking to us after the final show aired.

Paul Hollywood has gone public with his new girlfriend, Melissa Spalding as they attended a glittering red carpet event together.The pair cut glamorous figures at The King’s Man premiere in London on Monday 6 December, where Melissa stunned in a black plunging dress next to her new beau Paul, who attended the star studded event in a black suit and open collared shirt.The celebrity baker, 55, and Melissa, 37, are said to have moved in together and are living in Paul’s countryside home that he

Great British Bake Off finalist Crystelle Pereira has revealed the heart warming message she received from a fellow contestant ahead of the final. Crystelle, 26, was one of the final three in this year’s Bake Off, alongside Italian baker Guiseppe Dell'Anno, 45, and Will ‘Chigs’ Chirag, 40.

Mary Berry has given fans a sneak peek inside her £2.6 million home as part of a new TV series. Former Great British Bake Off star Mary, 86, invited fans inside her house on her latest show, Love To Cook, which was filmed in her own kitchen.

Crystelle Pereira says she’s "happy" that her focaccia went wrong in her final star bake for The Great British Bake Off, but admitted that she remains stumped as to why it didn’t work. Crystelle proved to be quite the underdog in this year’s GBBO, and made her way all the way to the final alongside Guiseppe Dell'Anno and Will ‘Chigs’ Chirag.

Great British Bake Off star Kim-Joy has taken to Instagram in a moving post to speak out about her experiences of taking antidepressants to help treat her anxiety.The 2018 finalist, who has become known for her vibrant cakes, iced creatures and quirky designs, posted a photo of her medication – sertraline – to her 338,000 followers. Alongside the image, the baker wrote a poignant caption where she outlined her experience of living with anxiety.

Great British Bake Off finalist Crystelle Pereira has revealed how she felt about losing out to winner Giuseppe Dell’Anno in a statement posted on Instagram. In Tuesday’s finale episode of the show, the Italian baker came out on top over finalists Chigs Parmar and Crystelle, and the 26-year-old gave her thoughts on the result as she posted a photo of the trio together holding bouquets.

Giuseppe Dell'Anno, The Great British Bake Off winner for 2021, has branded the baking show ‘draining’ following his win. Giuseppe was announced as the Bake Off winner on Tuesday 23 November, beating fellow contestants Crystelle and Chigs to the crown.

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.

The Bake Off final had viewers hooked as Crystelle, Chigs and Giuseppe battled it out and attempted to conjure up a Mad Hatter’s tea party. Spoiler alert coming, so look away now if you're yet to watch the final...The winner was crowned as Giuseppe, after a very close competition that saw all three bakers serving up some sensational goods.

Giuseppe Dell’Anno has been crowned the winner of the 2021 series of The Great British Bake Off in a tense finale, which aired on Tuesday 23 November.

The Great British Bake Off fans were left devastated on Tuesday as Jürgen was eliminated from the show ahead of the final.The show favourite, who had previously been awarded Star Baker three times in the competition, missed out on the final three spot to Chigs, Crystelle, and Giuseppe.

Strictly Come Dancing's John Whaite was sweetly surprised by his fiancé Paul Atkins during rehearsals on Saturday's show.The Great British Bake Off 2012 winner, 32, went on to get the highest Samba score of the series with pro partner Johannes Radebe as they received 38 points from the judges after their routine to Acuyuye by DLG. Ahead of the routine, John was sweetly surprised by his fiancé Paul during rehearsals with Johannes, 34, even teaching him some of their dance moves.

With The Great British Bake Off now nearing its final few episodes, it’s getting harder and harder to wave goodbye to some of the contestants. But goodbye we had to say to Lizzie Acker this week, when she was pipped to the quarter final post by Crystelle Pereira.

As British Bake Off winner John Whaite continues to dominate the Strictly leaderboard, it’s clear that there he has more strings to his bow than baking. The baker has proved himself an exceptional dancer paired with professional partner Johannes Radebe, and scored the first perfect 40 of the series on week three.

The Great British Bake Off aired another emotional exit on Tuesday as George became the latest contestant to leave the tent. For the latest instalment, the bakers were challenged during caramel week where they had to produce several tricky creations, which included caramel tarts, caramel biscuit bars and a showstopper masterpiece.

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith took her innuendos to a whole new level in the latest episode. Pastry week saw the amateur bakers cook up tricky pies, laminated baklava and deep fried "chouxnuts" (which are just posh doughnuts to the rest of us!).

Great British Bake Off has reached week six and sadly baking hopeful Amanda has been eliminated from the famous white tent. While the London-based detective tried with all her might to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, unfortunately it came down to the overall skill after a disappointing showstopper.

If you're a Bake Off fan then you may well have been left wondering where show host Noel Fielding was on October 19, after he didn't appear on the show show. Noel presents the baking must-watch alongside Matt Lucas, however after not being on a recent episode, viewers were left wondering where he'd gone.

Mary Berry cut an elegant figure as she was made a Dame Commander for her services to cooking, writing and baking. Joined by her husband of more than 50 years, Paul Hunnings, the 86 year old was honoured on Wednesday by Prince Charles during the ceremony held at Windsor Castle.The television personality, who underwent surgery for a broken hip in August, looked regal in a form-fitting pastel pink midi-dress which she teamed with a matching pink hat and a gorgeous pearl necklace.

Great British Bake Off viewers have been left concerned about Noel Fielding after he was left unable to present the last half of Tuesday night's episode. When it came to judging the showstopper round, Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith and Matt Lucas emerged without Noel in tow.

The Great British Bake Off fans were left applauding Matt Lucas on Tuesday's episode as he managed to catch Giuseppe's falling showstopper before it hit the floor. During the latest instalment, which was German week, Giuseppe, 45, presented to judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith a three-tier Amarena cherry cake.

The Great British Bake Off fans were left devastated on Tuesday night as Freya became the fifth contestant to leave the tent. The vegan baker, 19, broke down in tears as it was announced by hosts Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding that she wouldn't be continuing in the competition following the show's German week.

Noel Fielding has became a well-loved judge on The Great British Bake Off, with his quirky style and witty humour. Before his Bake Off stint, he was best known for appearing on various TV shows, most notably The Mighty Boosh in which he starred alongside Julian Barratt.

Great British Bake Off presenter Matt Lucas is taking part in Celebrity Gogglebox alongside his mum Diane for Stand Up To Cancer. While Gogglebox fans were excited at the news of Matt joining the show, there was another thing on people’s minds — how much he and Diane look alike.

The Great British Bake Off fans went wild on Tuesday night as Chigs' showstopper challenge was based on his sister's new bathroom tiles. During the latest episode, which was Dessert Week, the amateur bakers were tasked with making a celebratory joconde multi-layered sponge cake.

The Great British Bake Off fans were left devastated for Maggie on Tuesday night as she forgot to add flour to the technical challenge's sticky toffee pudding. During the latest episode, which was Dessert Week, the amateur bakers were tasked with making four individual sticky toffee puddings which would be judged by Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.

Before his time as TV's best loved baker, Paul Hollywood studied sculpting at art school.The Great British Bake Off host is best known for his love of bread, steely blue eyes and his handshakes of approval, but Paul grew up dreaming of working with clay, not bread.The 55 year old's ambition at the time was to become an artist and he began studying sculpture at Wallasey School of Art, until his father bribed him to quit to become a baker instead.