The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022: Start date and time, line-up, hosts and news
The celebrity specials are back for Stand Up to Cancer 2022.
It's the final week of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer, which means there's one last group of celebs waiting to show off their baking skills (or lack of) in a bid to impress judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022 cast have been pretty impressive this year, and this week will be no different with comedian and actor Mawaan Rizwan, TV presenter Sophie Morgan, actress Tracy-Ann Oberman and singer Ellie Goulding stepping into the famous tent.
They'll each be tasked with making one Signature, Technical and Showstopper bake, after which one of them will be crowned Star Baker.
But what will they be baking?
This week's menu includes a marble cake, followed by a jam roly-poly, and a showstopping biscuit in honour of their favourite celebrity,
As the series comes to an end on Channel 4, here's everything you need to know about The Great Celebrity Bake Off, including who all the cast are in this year's line-up and what time it airs tonight.
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The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022 start date and time
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer season 5 started on Tuesday 22nd March at 8pm on Channel 4.
New episodes will air each Tuesday at 8pm on the same channel until the final.
The next episode will air on Channel 4 on Tuesday 19th April. This will be the fifth and final episode for this season.
Is there a Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022 trailer?
Channel 4 has released a trailer for The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C, teasing some of the impressive, colourful and disastrous bakes to come.
Who are you banking on winning their episodes this year?
Who stars in The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022?
Channel 4 announced the full celebrity line-up for this year's show back in February, with 19 famous faces strapping on their aprons and cracking out the scales for the upcoming episodes.
- Alex Horne – creator and star of Taskmaster
- Anne Mac – former BBC Radio 1 presenter
- Ben Miller – actor and comedian
- Blake Harrison – actor and star of The Inbetweeners
- Clara Amfo – BBC Radio 1 presenter and broadcaster
- Ed Gamble – comedian and podcaster
- Ellie Goulding – singer-songwriter and UN Environment Ambassador
- Emma Willis – TV presenter
- Example – singer and rapper
- Gareth Malone – choirmaster and broadcaster
- Katherine Kelly – actor and Cheat star
- Laura Whitmore – Love Island presenter and broadcaster
- Mawaan Rizwan – writer and comedian
- Sir Mo Farah – Olympic athlete
- Motsi Mabuse – dancer and Strictly Come Dancing judge
- Ruby Wax – comedian and TV presenter
- Sophie Morgan – TV presenter and disability advocate
- Tracy-Ann Oberman – actor and narrator
- Yung Filly – musician and social media personality
The last celebrity to take on the Bake Off challenge will be Matt Lucas – who is giving up his hosting duties for one episode to fill in for a missing baker.
Each episode will see four celebrities compete in the Bake Off tent, with episode 1 featuring Emma Willis, Clara Amfo, Blake Harrison and Alex Horne.
Episode 2 featured Gareth Malone, Ruby Wax, Yung Filly, and Laura Whitmore.
Episode 3 featured Example, Ed Gamble, Annie Mac, and host Matt Lucas.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022 hosts
Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas return to host the Stand Up to Cancer specials – although one episode saw Matt Lucas become a contestant himself after a celebrity baker pulled out.
"I was forced to bake by my bosses at the last minute when one of the bakers became unavailable," Lucas said in a statement. "I can’t tell you how happy I was that my humiliation was caught on camera."
The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022 judges
Bake Off regulars Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith are back to judge the fifth season of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer.
Hollywood has been a judge on The Great British Bake Off since its first series in 2010, while Leith joined in 2017 following the show's move from BBC One to Channel 4.
What is The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022?
The Great Celebrity Bake Off is a spin-off to The Great British Bake Off in which celebrities compete in aid of Stand Up to Cancer.
The upcoming series will see a new line-up of famous faces enter the Bake Off tent in the hopes of impressing Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking skills.
Stand Up to Cancer is a national fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4, which raises funds to accelerate ground-breaking cancer research and save more lives.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand up to Cancer 2022 airs on Channel 4 on Tuesdays. Looking for something else to watch? Visit our TV Guide. Also visit our hub for more Entertainment news.
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