‘Great British Bake Off’ 2015 victor Announced

However, she must take strength from her mentor Huw Owen as she puts the final pieces of the jigsaw into place.

“Her passion was all in her bakes”, said Paul at the end.

Nadiya said: “I get on really well with the contestants”.

She now judges cakes, teaches in schools, and is available as an after-dinner speaker.

“Originally, I was a bit nervous that people would look at me, a Muslim in a headscarf, and wonder if I could bake”.

Since The Great British Bake Off first appeared on United Kingdom screens five years ago, there has been a 51% increase in the number of baking businesses operating in the United Kingdom, and the total number now stands at 4,190, according to figures from Companies House and O2 Data.

The rest of the permanent cast is comprised of hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, who provide much needed comic relief in the tense tent.

EVEN Mary Berry cracked as she told how proud she was of Nadiya and her growing confidence, round by round, “She’s never been the victor before”.

Nadiya also explained that she decided to make a lemon drizzle cake for her showstopper because she never had her own wedding cake.

The technical challenge proved hard for all three finalists, including Tamal and Ian, when they were asked to make millefeiulle.

While Ellie Menzies wrote on the social media platform: “when she was cryin n her family were so happy?” I’m never going to say “I don’t think I can”. “After all it’s just my face isn’t it?” Speaking at the Conservative Party conference on Monday, he said Nadiya was his favourite as “she is so cool under pressure”.

Poor Tamal also went for just a little hyperbole: “This is the worst pastry in the world, ever”. I’m so pleased I came this far.

Viewers last night saw Nadiya explain that she made a wedding cake for her showstopper as she never had one when she married her husband Abdal in Bangladesh.

Above all I believe it’s the show’s sweetness which makes it such a mainstay of British television. So whether you are Team Tamal, Ian or Nadiya, one thing is for certain – the final will have me on the edge of my seat, cake in hand, and probably crying because it will symbolise the empty void in my life that will, alas, not be filled until Bake Off 2016 commences. It also showed up Paul and Mary’s different approach to criticism.

Judge Mary Berry says: “The jam is quite sharp and you put the right amount in”. “We are surprised that Ladbrokes chose to take bets on a series which they know to have been pre-recorded”. The British-Bangladeshi baker has enjoyed showing that she is “as British as anyone else” despite wearing a hijab. “But Ian is more than capable of coming in and smashing it”.