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<\/p>\nThe Great British Bake Off has announced the line-up for two festive specials to celebrate Christmas and the New Year.<\/p>\n
The beloved Channel 4 series will be bringing back 10 bakers from the previous seasons to compete once again in the tent.<\/p>\n
The show took to Twitter to reveal the names of the fan-favourites returning with photos of the bakers with judges\u00a0Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood and hosts\u00a0Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding.<\/p>\n
They wrote: ‘We wish you a Bakey Christmas! Join us for a pre-Santa trip into the Tent on Christmas Eve as George, Sophie, Dan, Amelia, Linda and Carole return for some festive fun!\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘The Great Christmas Bake Off. 24th Dec. 8.15pm. Channel 4.’<\/p>\n
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The Great British Bake Off has announced the line-up for two festive specials to celebrate Christmas and the New Year<\/p>\n
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The beloved Channel 4 series will be bringing back 10 bakers from the previous seasons to compete once again in the tent<\/p>\n
A second tweet read: ‘Start the New Year with a banging Bake Off! Join Mark, Maxy, Maggie and J\u00fcrgen as they provide the best possible NYE hangover cure by treating you to an epic baking battle in the Tent!\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘The Great New Year\u2019s Bake Off. 1st Jan. 7.40pm. Channel 4.’<\/p>\n
Fans were delighted at the news and took to social media to praise the return of their favourite contestants, with many particularly excited to learn that\u00a0J\u00fcrgen Krauss would be making his comeback.<\/p>\n
One person wrote: ‘OMG so happy that J\u00fcrgen is back!’ while a second echoed: ‘Hurray for J\u00fcrgen!!’<\/p>\n
Another tweeted: ‘Yay! What a lovely line up’ while a fourth added: ‘J\u00fcrgen is the man! I\u2019m definitely tuning in.’<\/p>\n
And a fifth gushed: ‘YESS, @DBeasleyHarling and Compost Carole, the match up of my dreams!!’<\/p>\n
J\u00fcrgen was hugely popular during the 2021 series of Bake Off,\u00a0winning three star baker prizes before being sent home in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
His shock elimination caused controversy at the time, with Ofcom receiving 115 viewer complaints over the decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The show took to Twitter to reveal the names of the fan-favourites returning, writing: ‘We wish you a Bakey Christmas! Join us for a pre-Santa trip into the Tent on Christmas Eve as George, Sophie, Dan, Amelia, Linda and Carole return for some festive fun!’<\/p>\n
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A second tweet read: ‘Start the New Year with a banging Bake Off! Join Mark, Maxy, Maggie and J\u00fcrgen as they provide the best possible NYE hangover cure by treating you to an epic baking battle in the Tent!’<\/p>\n
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Fans were delighted at the news and took to social media to praise the return of their favourite contestants, with many particularly excited to learn that J\u00fcrgen Krauss would be making his comeback<\/p>\n
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J\u00fcrgen was hugely popular during the 2021 series, winning star baker three time before being sent home in the semi-finals,\u00a0with Ofcom receiving 115 viewer complaints over the decision<\/p>\n
The announcement comes just one week after the last series came to an end, with\u00a0Matty Edgell being crowned champion.<\/p>\n
The teacher, 28,\u00a0overcame competition from Josh and Dan to win the Channel 4\u00a0series.<\/p>\n
After being named the winner, Matty said: ‘I don\u2019t know what to say … everyone said you should go on Bake Off and I thought it was a throwaway comment and never really listened to it.<\/p>\n
‘I never thought I would be on the show let alone win it!’<\/p>\n
Paul heaped praise on Matty after he was crowned the winner and\u00a0noted that Matty got ‘better and better’ throughout the series.<\/p>\n
He said: ‘He just got better and better and better and if you are going to smash it you do it in the last challenge, and that is exactly what he did.’<\/p>\n
Dame Prue was also full of praise for the new Bake Off winner, saying: ‘I have never met a more cheerful, smiling, uncomplaining and willing baker.<\/p>\n
‘He was just having such a good time, learning as much as he could, taking on board everything either of us said.’<\/p>\n
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The announcement comes just one week after the last series came to an end, with Matty Edgell being crowned champion\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Paul heaped praise on Matty after he was crowned the winner and noted that Matty got ‘better and better’ throughout the series\u00a0<\/p>\n