GBBO 4th thread - Will it be Ruby Tuesday in Final Week?..

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...or will Kim Joy claim the title? Will Rahul nail it with a bake they DO have in India?

It’s anyone’s to lose.

I have a lot of time for Mary but I got a bit fed up with the glamorous granny with a twinkle and a penchant for the sauce persona, when we all know she’s a formidable business woman with a backbone of steel.
Mary lost her son in an accident. I'll never forget what she said to her husband. "We hold" meaning they didn't let it destroy them. I lost my brother when he was too young. I know what she means. I respect her.

I do too, Dexra, I know that loss was devastating for her and on a personal level she has my deepest and sincerest sympathy.

I just think that she is very much more than the character that was created by the programme. And I don’t like the deception.

*derxa not dexra!

except for Seann on Strictly

We'll have to agree to differ derxa

Schaden I'm like the old woman in the Harry Enfield/Kathy Burke sketch as far as Seann is concerned. Young Maaan!

We all have our weaknesses derxa - I myself get the fanny gallops consider the character Gale on Breaking Bad to be a bit of hot stuff.

Normal women assure me that I am in a select minority of one regarding this obsession.

I am a martyr to me 'ormones.

I just got around to watching the final having avoided MN all day :-)

The pita bread was a stupid challenge. Surely they would have been told about it beforehand? To apply suncream given we had a heatwave this year? I felt sorry for Ruby who was wearing a sleeveless top whilst working beside an open fire. The whole thing was more about their idea of good tv than a baking programme.

The showstoppers were equally poor in my opinion. I didn’t care who won but the programme has now changed entirely to being a reality show. Paul is horrible, arrogant, egotistical and self important. I can’t warm to Pru. Sandy and Noel are fine. But the feel
of the show has been lost. It is full of ‘urgency’, the baking is second to the ‘personalities’. I didn’t care who won, I didn’t respect Paul’s decisions. I didn’t really care if I missed a week or two, I actually paused the tv whilst watching before they announced the winner so I could make a cup of tea. It has lost its appeal for me.

Thing is, CH4 will think it a success as I believe they had the highest viewings for it ever. They will probably add more nonsense. I am not going to watch it next year.

Also just watched the final. Actually, I fast forwarded through most of the final just to know who won. Contrived challenges, nasty judging, really depressing. I’m another one who won’t be watching it again. Which is a shame as I used to love it with the old format/team, and I’m not just imagining that as I watched all 7 BBC series recently on Netflix. (Feeding my baby...)

Kim-Joy was robbed. Early on in the series, I said to DH that I thought Paul was being unusually harsh to Kim-Joy. The blardy-feminazi in me thinks it was basically because he’s one of those sleazy men who can’t cope with a woman who doesn’t dress conventionally-pretty and they don’t fancy.

The challenges in the final were rubbish. The finalists had more chance to show their skills earlier on in the series. But Kim-Joy did some really good sugar work instead of just slathering green buttercream all over hers.

blimey, this thread

just one question... is there ANYONE you lot DO like?

Marzipan - your comments in your final paragraph are spoon.

None of them had a hope in hell of producing an attractive and edible "landscape" (oh, puh-leeeze!) in the time available. Kim-Joy played to her strengths, which are impressive.

Sadly for Rahul, there will always be a HUGE proportion of viewers who feel that he shouldn't have won and that it was fixed. If it was me, that would totally take the gloss off my trophy (having said that, I don't think he's the Li'l Cutie that many people believe he is, and I suspect he's one of these who would knife his Granny if he thought he'd benefit from it).

Kim-Joy may not have won, but she's certainly going to sell a lot more books, cakes, cookery classes, whatever than Rahul, because people loved her personal style, her charm, and and her sugar craft, and also know a good, consistent baker when they see one.

Ruby may not have won, but she may well be scooped up by some TV channel because she is gorgeous, fun, quirky and personable and a joy to behold on TV (and I would think in Real Life).

Rahul may produce a book and be touted round a couple of signings, but his book will be remaindered and he will sink without trace. His recipes aren't anything you'd want to replicate (even the good ones) and I for one wouldn't want to see his sneery little face peering out of my TV every week.

Face it Channel 4 - Nadiya is a once in a millennia individual - talented, pretty, confident, charming and just an all round lovely person. To me, a large part of her attractiveness was the huge affection she obviously has for her family - husband, children, parents and siblings. It makes her such a "rounded" individual.

YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO MANUFACTURE ANOTHER NADIYA!

booby

Basil Brush - but you never see him on telly these days. I hear he turned to drink after his girlfriend, the lovely Miss Mavis Vixen, disappeared after being the victim of an illegal hunt.

It was all very sad.

just one question... is there ANYONE you lot DO like?

What a ridiculous question.

Rahul is a scientist and I doubt very much he’ll be looking for TV work or any kind of fame. I suspect he’ll just want back to his day job.

I don’t think it was fair but I also don’t think Rahul was putting in an act. I’m sure he’s a nice, quite shy person who won’t want to do books etc

Kim Joy should definitely do a book - quickly

I’m trying to remember how much press previous winners would have done by now. When it was on the BBC they would have done the rounds of BBC Breakfast and the radio 1 and 2 breakfast shows. I imagine that they are contractually obliged to do An Extra Slice but otherwise there’s only Sunday Brunch...

Kim Joy was at Jonathan Ross’s Hallowe’en party last night so she is obviously making some showbiz friends!

Rahul is a scientist and I doubt very much he’ll be looking for TV work or any kind of fame. I suspect he’ll just want back to his day job.

Interesting thought Polly I often wonder why any of them would really put themselves through the process though if they didn’t want a glimmer of success as a celebrity baker. Even those who are nominated or pushed by other people must actually want to be there, (despite protestations and gurning).

Allegedly C4 only have GBBO for 3 series so the concept will be up for auction again next year. Let's start petitioning the BBC to bring it back to---- its former glory. 🍰

Feadified KJ’s charm was loved by everyone?

I found her irritating adult child opersonality awful. I certainly did not hope she would win!

YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO MANUFACTURE ANOTHER NADIYA! I love her but DH says there is something of the night about her We're usually one of those annoying couples who agree about everything. Much like Howard and Hilda

Kim Joy has an agent and a 3 book deal.

I liked nadiya but would never have bought her books. I would buy a Kim Joy decorating book though, my teenage dds can't wait.

it was a fix. one minute Rahul says he doesn't know anything about donuts, next he says he likes a lot of filling in them!
he was going to win it from the beginning. Paul told one person off for over filling their donuts, then said Rahuls were good and they had the same amount in.

Yes they'd picked him to win. Shame really because he really started to grate about 4 eps in.