Meet Sumayah, Great British Bake Off 2024 contestant and student
Sumayah is the youngest baker in this year's tent!
The Great British Bake Off is back in full swing, and there are now just 10 bakers remaining in the competition!
Among those still taking part is Sumayah, who was bestowed the Star Baker title in the last episode after a standout biscuit week.
In this week's episode, it's all about bread! The bakers will take on a savoury Signature, an instruction-less Technical and Horns of Plenty. But will Sumayah manage to rise to the occasion?
As she plans to continue to impress the judges and hosts with her baking skills, read on for everything you need to know about The Great British Bake Off 2024 contestant Sumayah.
Who is Sumayah?
Age: 19
Job: Dentistry student
Location: Lancashire
Sumayah is a 19-year-old dentistry student from Lancashire who is currently on her gap year, indulging on her sweet tooth before heading to university.
Sumayah not only aced her sciences, but is incredibly creative, too. Whether is sewing, making her own clothing or taking up photography, Sumayah always has something going on!
An entirely self-taught baker, Sumayah researches her creations, combining a myriad of techniques and recipes to add an eclectic and imaginative mix of cultures and flavours to her bakes.
Her love of baking was confirmed when she created a macaron tower for her aunt's mehndi wedding celebration. It stood at one metre tall and included 240 macarons in four different flavours, accompanies by a cascade of flowers!
What was Sumayah's reaction to being cast in The Great British Bake Off 2024?
Before Sumayah applied for Bake Off, people always told her she should apply for the show, but she had never imagined herself actually doing it as she doesn't consider herself to be an outlandish person.
Explaining further her reaction to finding out the news, Sumayah said: "Despite my disastrous audition, I had this inexplicable feeling that I would get into the tent, not because I was confident in myself but more a sense of impending fear.
"I still can't believe I actually got in, it's unbelievable! I missed the phone call five times so I was the last baker they notified. I remember hearing the news and I felt so numb, I didn't know whether to be excited or terrified. I still don't know how to feel about it."
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The Great British Bake continues on Tuesday 8th 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.
