Liam Charles (born 28 August 1997) is a British baker, television presenter and contestant from Series 8 of ''

The Great British Bake Off ''The Great British Bake Off'' (often abbreviated to ''Bake Off'' or ''GBBO'') is a British television baking competition, produced by Love Productions, in which a group of amateur bakers compete against each other in a series of rounds, atte ...

''. He is currently a presenter on '' Bake Off: The Professionals'' and a judge on ''

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''.

Education

Charles was a student at Goldsmiths University in London, where he studied Drama and Theatre Arts.

Career

Television work

Charles first came to public attention as a contestant in ''The Great British Bake Off'' in 2017, being knocked out in the 8th week. He came fifth in the competition. In 2018, he was chosen to co-present '' Bake Off: The Professionals'' with comedian

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. In November 2018, he also presented the baking programme ''Liam Bakes'' on

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. In November 2019 Charles and

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were the new judges for ''Junior Bake Off'' after a two-year absence.

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was the presenter. In October 2022, Charles appeared in the second UK series of '' The Masked Dancer''. He was revealed to be the character "Candlestick" in the sixth episode.

Writing

He has written two cookbooks, ''Cheeky Treats: 70 Brilliant Bakes and Cakes'', which was released on 12 July 2018, and '' Second Helpings'' released 19 September 2019. He also writes a column on baking for ''

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''.

Platinum Pudding Competition

In January 2022, it was announced that Charles would serve as a judge for The Platinum Pudding Competition, a nationwide baking competition, with the support of

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, and The Big Jubilee Lunch. Its purpose was to discover a new pudding recipe dedicated to

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as part of the official Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022, commemorating the 70th anniversary of

's accession to the throne on 6 February 1952.

Filmography

References

1997 births Living people The Great British Bake Off contestants Television personalities from the London Borough of Hackney English people of Jamaican descent People from Hackney, London {{UK-tv-bio-stub