Series 7 of The Great British Bake Off aired between 24 August and 26 October 2016. 12 bakers participated this season.
About[]
The sixth series of The Great British Bake Off began airing on 24 August 2016. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins again presented the show and Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood returned as judges. It was the last series to feature Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins and Mary Berry
The winner of the Great British Bake Off Series 6 was Candice Brown.
Contestants[]
| Baker | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Smyth | 25 | Aerospace engineer | Derby/Holywood, County Down |
| Benjamina Ebuehi | 23 | Teaching assistant | South London |
| Candice Brown | 31 | PE Teacher | Barton-Le-Clay, Bedfordshire |
| Jane Beedle | 61 | Garden designer | Beckenham |
| Kate Barmby | 37 | Nurse | Brooke, Norfolk |
| Lee Banfield | 67 | Pastor | Bolton |
| Louise Williams | 46 | Hairdresser | Cardiff |
| Michael Georgiou | 20 | Student | Durham |
| Rav Bansai | 28 | Student support | Erith |
| Selasi Gbormittah | 30 | Client service associate | London |
| Tom Gilliford | 26 | Project engagement manager | Rochdale |
| Valerie "Val" Stones | 66 | Semi-retired, Substitute teacher | Yeovil |
Contestant progress[]
| Elimination chart | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| Candice | STAR | STAR | STAR | Winner | |||||||||||
| Andrew | STAR | STAR | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||||||
| Jane | STAR | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||||||
| Selasi | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Benjamina | STAR | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Tom | STAR | STAR | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Rav | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Val | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Kate | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Michael | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Louise | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Lee | OUT | ||||||||||||||
Colour key:
- – Baker was the star baker
- – Baker got through to the next round
- – Baker was eliminated
- – Baker was one of the judges' least favourite bakers that week, but was not eliminated
- – Baker was one of the judges' favourite bakers that week
- – Baker was the series winner
- - Baker did not compete due to illness
Episodes[]
- Episode 1: Cake
- Episode 2: Biscuits
- Episode 3: Bread
- Episode 4: Batter
- Episode 5: Pastry
- Episode 6: Botanical
- Episode 7: Desserts
- Episode 8: Tudor
- Episode 9: Pâtisserie
- Episode 10: Royal Picnic