Here's everything you need to know.
The Great British Bake Off continues on Channel 4 and last night's Biscuit Week was certainly dramatic as one baker quit, another fainted and a third fell to the floor.
Another contestant was then eliminated after failing to impress the judges with her Viennese sandwich biscuits and biscuit puppet theatre, meaning only 10 bakers now remain.
One of those is John Mincher, who was named Star Baker in the first episode of the new series after impressing the judges in three tough challenges.
"Star Baker in Week 1. I don't want to cry, but I'm so proud of myself," he said at the time. "They're good tears [though], happy tears. Lots of margaritas to celebrate this one."
John's love for baking first began when he learned alongside his nan growing up, but what else do we know about the contestant?
As the series continues, read on for everything you need to know about The Great British Bake Off contestant John.
Age: 37
Job: Directorate support manager
Location: West Midlands
John is a 37-year-old directorate support manager from the West Midlands who, over the course of his career, has been a hairdresser and an estate agent before finding his calling working in the NHS.
His job keeps him busy, so after work John can be found relaxing at home with his cavapoo, Stanley. On the weekends, John and Stanley hit the countryside for long walks.
John first learned how to bake with his grandmother, making fairy cakes and pies, and he now bakes to honour her memory and pass on the skills she taught him to his two young nephews.
He enjoys classic bakes with a twist – using herbs and other flavours to give his bakes just that something different.
It has been a dream of John's to be on Bake Off since its inception and to find himself in the tent has been "a dream come true".
When he got the call to say he would be featuring in the series, John was recovering from an operation at home.
"I wasn't sure if I was high on painkillers and I had dreamt it, or if the call was actually real," he said.
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The Great British Bake continyes on Tuesday 1st October at 8pm on Channel 4.
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Katelyn Mensah is the Entertainment and Factual Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
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