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Which Great British Baking Show Character Are You?

Picking the contestants has almost nothing to do with baking and everything to do with ratings.

Bev Potter
3 min readNov 23, 2021

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Photo: PBS/Fair Use

If you think the contestants on the Great British Baking Show are chosen after an arduous process that pushes their baking skills to the limit and that only the best of the best are chosen to be eviscerated by Paul Hollywood and forced to look at Prue Leith’s glasses, have I got news for you.

In fact, the entire process consists of almost nothing but interviews.

They also have to meet with a psychologist, which is probably a good thing. You don’t want somebody losing their shit, stripping naked and running around the tent destroying everything they can get their hands on because of a soggy bottom.

Not that I would do that (I would totally do that).

So after watching many, many episodes of the greatest reality TV baking show of all time, I’ve rounded up the characters you’ll see returning season after season. Remember, it’s all about misleading editing and building the drama.

The Whacky Bohemian Chick. Weird hobbies? Check. Whimsical pastry decorations? Check. Multi-colored hair? Check. Questionable hygiene? Probably.

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Bev Potter
Bev Potter

Written by Bev Potter

Legal secretary by day, insomniac by night. Ally. BA, MA. Humor, pop culture, and things that make you think. My weekly-ish newsletter is bevpotter.substack.com

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