Bake Off Final 2023 LIVE — Matty reveals he didn’t apply for show as he beats Dan and Josh to be season 14 winner

Competitions week per week

What were the competition themes on The Great British Bake Off this series:

• Week 10: Mixed theme
• Week 9: Patisserie Week
• Week 8: Party Week
• Week 7: Dessert Week
• Week 6: Botanical Week
• Week 5: Pastry Week
• Week 4: Chocolate Week
• Week 3: Bread Week
• Week 2: Biscuit Week
• Week 1: Cake Week

Who was in the cast of Great British Bake Off?

The latest series of Bake Off has finally been wrapped up. We were treated to a brilliant bunch of competitors this year.

The full GBBO 2023 line-up was:

• Abbi, 27, is a veg grower and delivery driver from Cumbria.
• Amos, 43, is a deli and grocery manager from North London.
• Cristy, 33, is a mum and PA from East London.
• Dan, 42, is a civil engineer from Cheshire.
• Dana, 25, is a database administrator from Essex.
• Josh, 27, is a post-doctoral research associate from Leicestershire.
• Keith, 60, is a chartered accountant from Hampshire.
• Matty, 28, is a PE and science teacher from Cambridgeshire.
• Nicky, 52, is a retired cabin crew member from the West Midlands.
• Rowan, 21, is a student from West Yorkshire.
• Saku, 50, is an intelligence analyst from Herefordshire.
• Tasha, 27, is a participation officer from Bristol.

How to catch up on Bake Off

The Great British Bake Off concluded last night, with Matty home the crown.

Season 14 had ten episodes, and kicked off in late September 2023.

You can catch up with the series on the Channel 4 website.

Viewers unimpressed at Bake Off winner

Some viewers expressed their disappointment at last night's Bake Off winner.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one viewer said: "Surely Matty hasn't actually pulled this off? His Technical was partly raw?"

Another said: "Genuinely gobsmacked .. thought it would be Josh!"

And a third moaned: "I think Matty is great, but no way he should have won it over the course of the final, that's incredibly harsh on Josh."

What is Paul Hollywood's net worth?

As well as his telly work, Paul Hollywood has also released 11 cookbooks, with many of them being best-sellers.

Due to his TV work, and also his impressive book collection, Paul is one very rich man.

The star baker has an impressive net worth of £12M.

Who are the Bake Off hosts and judges?

For Bake Off 2023 the judges remained the same, with Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith making the decisions as to who gets Star Baker and who leaves the tent each week.

There was a shake up of presenters after Matt Lucas quit the series.

However, popular presenter Noel Fielding returned to host the famous show, but with new co-host by his side - Alison Hammond.

Speaking about landing the plum Bake Off job, and how different it is to hosing This Morning, she told Channel 4: “It’s like being on holiday — it’s wonderful, free, and you feel safe.

“You don’t have to think politically about anything. It’s just a happy and safe show.”

Meet the star bakers

Every week, one baker won the coveted honour of being named Star Baker, after impressing the judges.

Those lucky contestants were:

• Week Ten: Matty was crowned winner
• Week Nine: Josh
• Week Eight: Matty
• Week Seven: Dan
• Week Six: Josh
• Week Five: Cristy
• Week Four: Matty
• Week Three: Tasha
• Week Two: Tasha
• Week One: Dan

Who was voted off Bake Off throughout the weeks?

Every week one person sadly saw their Bake Off experience come to an end.

Here's who was voted off throughout the series:

• Week Ten: Dan and Josh lose out to Matty.
• Week Nine: Tasha, 27, is a participation officer from Bristol.
• Week Eight: Cristy, 33, is a mum and PA from East London.
• Week Seven: Saku, 50, is an intelligence analyst from Herefordshire.
• Week Six: Dana, 25, is a database administrator from Essex.
• Week Five: Nicky, 52, is a retired cabin crew member from the West Midlands and Rowan, 21, is a student from West Yorkshire.
• Week Four: No one - due to Tasha being ill.
• Week Three: Abbi, 27, is a veg grower and delivery driver from Cumbria.
• Week Two: Keith, 60, is a chartered accountant from Hampshire.
• Week One: Amos, 43, is a deli manager from north London

What did Matt say after his win?

The 2023 Bake Off champion was revealed to be PE and science teacher Matt from Cambridgeshire.

Speaking after his big win, the 28-year-old said: “There have been so many ups and so many downs. 

“So many times when I have had to be pulled through by the people closest around me. Certainly Lara. 

“I cannot imagine I have been that much fun to live with the last 10 weeks. 

“I am happy for them as much as I am for me. It still doesn’t feel real!”

The champion added: ‘I so admired my fellow finalists Josh and Dan, and I think the three boys at the final were naturally competitive but also we were all supportive of each other. 

"I don’t think there was anyone of us would have begrudged the winner, whoever it was. 

“We had all got a Hollywood handshake, had all been Star Baker twice and all got to the Final so I think we all achieved what we wanted."

All about the prize at the end of the Bake Off, continued

Nadiya Hussain is undoubtedly the Bake Off’s greatest success story, and has since written various newspaper columns, fronted TV show The Chronicles Of Nadiya, released a best-selling cookbook and has been a guest presenter on Loose Women.

She was also selected to bake the late Queen Elizabeth‘s birthday cake when the monarch turned 90 in April 2016.

Series 12 winner Giuseppe Dell’Anno announced the release of his first cookbook in May 2022.

Dell’Anno managed to beat the competition to take home the 2021 trophy, and the book marks one of the baker’s first ventures since being crowned the champion of the Channel 4 series.

All about the prize at the end of the Bake Off

With all the drama, sweat and tears that the dedicated bakers go through on The Great British Bake Off, you’d expect they would be aiming for some grand cash prize, but the answer is no.

The winning prize is just flowers and a cake stand.

Previous Bake Off contestant Martha Collison, who reached the quarter-finals in the 2014 series, told : “Everyone is so surprised and thinks there must be some secret cash, but all we really get is a bunch of flowers and a cake stand.

“But then, you also kind of become a national treasure just by doing it because everyone in Britain loves the Bake Off so much.”

Fans complain about Matty's win, continued

Matty admitted afterward he very nearly didn’t appear on the 14th series because he constantly ignored pleas by pals to enter.

He said: “Everyone said you should go on Bake Off and I thought it was a throwaway comment and never really listened to it.

“I never thought I would be on the show let alone win it.”

And his victory was endorsed by both judges Prue and Paul in the end, with the latter admitting he was blown away by Matty’s chocolate cake.

Fans complain about Matty’s win

P.E teacher Matty finished top of the class to become the latest Great British Bake Off champion.

The amateur baker, from Cambridgeshire, beat rivals Dan and Josh in Bake Off‘s all-male final.

Prue Leith said his showstopper was “on the wonk” and earlier he served raw cake to Prue and Paul Hollywood.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one viewer said: “Surely Matty hasn’t actually pulled this off? His Technical was partly raw?”

Another said: “Genuinely gobsmacked .. thought it would be Josh!”

And a third moaned: “I think Matty is great, but no way he should have won it over the course of the final, that’s incredibly harsh on Josh.”

All about the hosts: Alison Hammond, continued

In addition, Hammond has made appearances on reality series such I Can See Your Voice (2021–2022), Strictly Come Dancing (2014), Celebrity Masterchef (2014), and I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! (2010).

Hammond's acting credits include appearances in Doctors (2002), The Dumping Ground (2016), and Palace Hill (1988–1990).

All about the hosts: Alison Hammond

Alison Hammond is an English actress and television personality who was born on February 5, 1975.

She participated in the 2002 Big Brother third series when she finished as the second housemate to be sent out.

Since then, she has worked as a reporter and presenter for ITV's This Morning (2002–present), and from 2023–present, she has co-presented the Channel 4 reality baking show The Great British Bake Off.

All about the hosts: Noel Fielding, continued

In the 2000s, Fielding played supporting roles in several comedy series on Channel 4, such as The IT Crowd, AD/BC: A Rock Opera, Nathan Barley, and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.

Following The Mighty Boosh, he created and performed in two seasons of Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy, a solo program that aired on Channel 4 from 2012 to 2014.

In addition, he made guest appearances as himself on Richard Ayoade's Travel Man series and as a team leader on the comedic panel program Never Mind the Buzzcocks on BBC Two from 2009 until 2015.

All about the hosts: Noel Fielding

Born on May 21, 1973, Noel Fielding is an English comedian and actor. In the 2000s, he co-starred with Julian Barratt in The Mighty Boosh comedy company.

More recently, he became a co-presenter of The Great British Bake Off in 2017. His dark and bizarre comedy approach is well-known.

Fielding started doing stand-up comedy in the 1990s and got to know Barratt on the comedy circuit.

They collaborated to create The Boosh, a radio series that BBC Radio London broadcast in 2001.

The Mighty Boosh, which aired on BBC Three for three seasons between 2004 and 2007, came next. The program became a cult favourite and garnered several accolades.

All about the judges: Prue Leith

Born on February 18, 1940, Dame Prudence Margaret Leith, DBE is a South African restaurateur, novelist, television host, broadcaster, and cookbook author.

She is the Chancellor of Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University.

She served as a judge for 11 years on BBC Two's Great British Menu before taking Mary Berry's place on The Great British Bake Off in March 2017, after the show's relocation to Channel 4.

All about the judges: Paul Hollywood

Paul John Hollywood, an English famous chef and television personality, was born on March 1, 1966.

He has gained widespread recognition after joining The Great British Bake Off as a judge in 2010.

As a youth, Hollywood started working in his father's bakery. He later rose to the position of head baker at several British and foreign hotels.

Following his return from a job in Cyprus, Hollywood made guest appearances on several BBC and ITV British television shows.

He started out in broadcasting with culinary programs before branching out into other industries, such as motorsport.