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Who are the hosts and judges on Bake Off: The Professionals?

BAKE Off: The Professionals has returned for a new series with cooks showing off their skills in the kitchen.

The Bake Off spin-off show returns to Channel 4, but there can only be one winner.

Bake Off; The Professionals is back for a new series and Stacey Solomon has joined the team
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Bake Off; The Professionals is back for a new series and Stacey Solomon has joined the teamCredit: Channel 4

Who are the Bake Off: The Professionals judges?

Cherish Finden

Cherish returns as one of Bake Off: The Professionals.

She is originally from Singapore, moving to London in 2001 and has had over 20 years of international experience.

Cherish is the Executive Pastry Chef at The Langham, London and is a multi-award winning chef, with plenty of culinary achievements under her belt.

One includes leading the Singapore Pastry team to victory in the 2000 Culinary Olympics.

Cherish has also appeared on other cookery shows including Heston’s Great British Food, MasterChef and Junior Bake Off.

Benoit Blin

Benoit is a pastry chef who is originally from Normandy in .

He is currently the Head Pastry Chef at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons in Oxford, where he worked closely with Raymond Blanc, OBE, for 20 years.

Benoit has previously judged the UK Pastry Open, National Chef of the Year and the Master of Culinary Arts Finals.

Who are the Bake Off: The Professionals hosts?

Stacey Solomon

Stacey makes her debut as new host of Bake Off: The Professionals, taking over from Tom Allen.

The Loose Women star rose to national fame by impressing back in the 2009 series of he X Factor.

Since then Stacey has become an Influencer, with 5.2 million followers.

Speaking to The Sun's TV Mag, she detailed how the first week of filming was "intense" as she got to grips with baking lingo and navigating the kitchen.

Stacey told us: "My first weekend of filming was so dramatic, I thought, 'Is this normal?' It was intense and crazy.

"It was just really frantic and a lot happened. Honestly my heart sank so many times on that first episode I thought I was going to cry."

Liam Charles

Liam is back to host another series of Bake Off Pros.

He studied Drama and Theatre Arts at Goldsmiths where he was nicknamed “Cake Boy” among his uni friends because of his love of baking.

Liam shot to fame when he appeared on the 2017 Bake Off series, and the rest is history.

When is Bake Off: The Professionals 2022 on TV and how can I watch it?

Bake Off: The Professionals 2022 will returned on May 24, 2022 at 8pm on Channel 4.

In each episode the new teams must summon up all their patisserie prowess to wow the judges and stay in the competition.

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Twelve teams of pastry chefs from restaurants, hotels, and small businesses in a bid to take home the trophy.

The show will continue every Tuesday at 8pm, and past episodes can be watched on .

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