The TV chef is a new judge on series 17 and there's a new crop of contestants hoping to be star bakers.
Abi Smith started posting baking videos during lockdown and now runs a market stall.
Viktoriia Jouja fled Ukraine with her family after the Russian invasion in 2022.
Emily Garland recreates iconic buildings from around the world, and from a well-known video game.
A single mum’s lockdown cake shed grows into vital income, funding first summer holiday for sons.
Lara Mason made the cake over five days and included working buttons and retractable wings.
Now a successful TV presenter, Briony May Williams said she started stress-baking when she became ill.
Sarah Lewis says being diagnosed with FND is one of the "steepest learning curves".
Steph Goodhand says her cake shed should be treated as an honesty box, and not subject to a licence.
