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Great British Bake Off 2018

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5foot5 · 16/08/2018 13:34

Couldn't see a thread on this already so just posted to say it is back on Tuesday 28th August.

Less than 2 weeks to go. Yippee!

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cariadlet · 28/08/2018 22:00

Which one's Luke? I've only learned a few names so far?

MarthasGinYard · 28/08/2018 22:02

Plus oneing

TheNavigator · 28/08/2018 22:03

Ruby annoyed my household. She was never in danger, why pretend she was and make it all about her? I like twirly moustache Terry and Rahul, who everyone seems a bit mean to (chubby cheeks? Hollywood, you're an overstuffed shirt).

Fave moment was Karen & her crisps - what a queen!

MarthasGinYard · 28/08/2018 22:05

I'm rooting for Terry

His Selfie is just as I'd have imagined

brizzledrizzle · 28/08/2018 22:06

I like Karen and Terry

Cheeseplantandpickle · 28/08/2018 22:09

I thought Terry would go too.

southeastdweller · 28/08/2018 22:10

Luke's the part-time DJ from Sheffield.

SchadenfreudePersonified · 28/08/2018 22:13

Is it me, or does Noel look different? He seems to have the look of Late Elvis this year?

He's not a tenth of the man Elvis was! Grin

cariadlet · 28/08/2018 22:14

Luke's the part-time DJ from Sheffield.

Thanks. He seemed a nice lad.

bookbook · 28/08/2018 22:16

I thought Noel looked a bit different - no heavy eye make up for a start , and maybe carrying a bit more weight on his face perhaps ..

Calyx72 · 28/08/2018 22:18

Hello fellow bake offers!

Oh dear - I like Briony and Kim but have taken against Terry right away! I didn't like him talking over/ignoring Prue while she was judging his biscuit at the start and after that I was just disliking him. I did feel impressed with his selfie thing though.

I didn't like Ruby but she is gorgeous! I like Manon and her biscuits so far. The others haven't stuck in my mind yet.

So chuffed someon the thread has been on the Jo Brand programme! Will watch out for you!

Calyx72 · 28/08/2018 22:19

*someone on the thread

butlerswharf · 28/08/2018 22:21

I wanted Ruby to go! I'm half sulking now.

psicat · 28/08/2018 22:45

cocolepew - brilliant comparison 😂

I liked the bit in Terry's intro when he was on her horse - was so obvious the producers had suggested it as would look country-esque, then the horse was clearly I'm not going that way dad there's wierd looking fellas with a funny thing pointing at me!
Wonder if he ever got him past 😂
I hope he knocks it out of the park next week.

I like Rahul too, he was very sweet. Although it is terrible to judge someone just from a TV programme I admit I was annoyed by Kim joy quite quickly and found briony was bit irritating too. I'm sure they're lovely in real life, ugh I shouldn't be so judgy (but did find quite grating rather quickly )
Loved Karen and her packet of crisps 😆

psicat · 28/08/2018 22:47

His horse not hers, weird not wierd 🙄 clearly I should not be judging other people...

KerfuffleShuffle · 28/08/2018 23:18

Yay, I've found my soon to be favourite thread. Had to watch it on catch up tonight but will be watching live next week to join in.

Walkerbean16 · 28/08/2018 23:24

briony reeeeally reminds me of Anna Maxwell Martin.

LoisWilkerson1 · 28/08/2018 23:25

Bunch of irritating twits. Love it so far Grin

Mrsmadevans · 28/08/2018 23:33

Loved it !!
Paul looks like he has had some sort of filler in his face but it may be he has put on even more weight, Noel has put weight on , his hair was awful Grin and that shirt was something else Grin . Prue looked slimmer as did Sandi. So happy to see them back at last.
I liked Imelda , such a shame she went .
Manon is going to win the whole damn thing.
Why is it that the contestants called Ruby get on my nerves.

HolyPieter · 28/08/2018 23:35

Kim-Joy seems the type that obsesses about "personal pronouns".

ALemonyPea · 28/08/2018 23:40

Is Kim-Joy East Asian or has she done her makeup to seem that. I can’t figure it out. She does seem to like that culture, talked lovingly about her trip there when she did her selfie and dresses quite quirky.

I always hate the first week. I feel nobody should go out the first week so we can get an idea of everyone’s talents, then the real evictions start the following week when there are less nerves happening.

BeaLola · 28/08/2018 23:57

DS10 immediately said that he didn't like Noels hair, DH said he looks like he's put a lot of weight on and I added yes but he's had a baby hasn't he (!).

I thought Luke looked like Shaking Stevens ! I need to take more wine with it

ALemonyPea · 29/08/2018 00:06

Answered my own question, she has an English father and a Malaysian-Chinese mother (on the GBBO website)

OctaviaOctober · 29/08/2018 00:09

I hope Kim-Joy has some Asian heritage, because I feel she is in danger of getting closeish to Buzzfeed/Tumblr posts being outraged about cultural appropriation. We'll see.

I was impressed with the standard this week. Most of the self portraits were very good. And I read that this was all being filmed during the hellish heatwave, so I expect there will be quite a lot of heat sabotage to come.

OctaviaOctober · 29/08/2018 00:11

Oh, ok, she's good then Grin