TV Tonight: The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer (New Series)

A new series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer starts tonight at 7.40pm on Channel 4.

The Bake Off is back! Hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond welcome more celebrities, who put their baking skills to the test, under the watchful eyes of judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, for Stand Up To Cancer. The first famous faces to enter the tent are actor Jodie Whittaker, singer Paloma Faith, comedian Munya Chawawa and TV personality Spencer Matthews. For their Signature challenge, the celebs make cake pops, before taking on a twisted New York favourite in the Technical. And in the Showstopper, they have the daunting task of recreating Paul and Prue in biscuit form. Who will win the Star Baker apron? 

Alison Hammond, who appeared on the celebrity version of the show before joining the show as host alongside Noel Fielding, said, “I’m totally in awe of this year’s celebrity bakers, all putting their baking skills, or in some cases lack of, under nationwide scrutiny to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer. And as someone who proved to be something of a baking genius [sic] when I baked in the tent a few years ago, I was delighted to be able to show them the ropes and where the oven doors were. On your mark, get set, Bake for Stand Up To Cancer.

Dame Prue Leith said, “I’m absolutely thrilled to share that we’re serving up another delightful season of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer this spring on Channel 4. Brace yourself for a delectable lineup of bakers, each with their own unique flair in the kitchen – some are, admittedly, a bit more flour-savvy than others! Filming this show was a delicious dose of fun, sprinkled with some unforgettable baking moments. I can’t wait for everyone to see it.” 

The groups entering the tent together are:

• Jodie Whittaker, with Paloma Faith, Munya Chawawa and Spencer Matthews
• Danny Dyer, with Rhod Gilbert, Yinka Bokinni, and Leigh Francis
• David O’Doherty, with Oti Mabuse, Gabby Logan, and Suzi Ruffell
• Dermot O’Leary, with Greg James, Fern Brady and Mel B
• The Reverend Richard Coles, with Sara Cox, Joe Locke and Adam Hills

Stand Up To Cancer UK, the joint national fundraising campaign between Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK, has celebrated a decade of partnership which has now raised millions to fund life-saving cancer research. All the money raised by Stand Up To Cancer funds translational research, to help take discoveries from the lab and turn them into tests and treatments to benefit patients. To find out more about Stand Up To Cancer and how you can support, visit su2c.org.uk or channel4.com/SU2C or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok.