The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer


11:05 pm - 12:05 am, Thursday, April 30 on 4seven (49)

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Season 8, Episode 2

Roman Kemp, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Sarah Beeny and Maxine Peake take on a Signature challenge that takes cupcakes to a new level, and in the Technical they try not to get into a flap with a classic. They open their hearts in the Showstopper, as they recreate their most memorable romantic date in biscuit form. Who'll be going home with the Star Baker Apron?


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Cast & Crew

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Noel Fielding (Presenter)
Alison Hammond (Presenter)
Roman Kemp (Contestant)
Sarah Beeny (Contestant)
Maxine Peake (Contestant)
Kate O'Brien (Series producer)
Kieran Smith (Executive producer)
Richard McKerrow (Executive producer)
Letty Kavanagh (Executive producer)
Jenna Mansfield (Executive producer)

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Noel Fielding (Presenter)
Born: May 21, 1973 in London
Best Known For: The Mighty Boosh.
Early-life: Born May 21, 1973, in Westminster to 18-year-old parents who, despite the fact he was shy and introverted as a child, encouraged him in his desire to be an entertainer. He has revealed that they 'had a lot of parties' but has not spoken much about his youth, except to say that although he wasn't keen on their lifestyle at the time, he now admits they inspired his unusual fashion sense. He was educated at Croydon Art College and Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (now Buckinghamshire New University) before embarking on a stand-up career.
Career: Fielding performed regularly as a stand-up comedian during the late 1990s, and appeared repeatedly on the TV stand-up showcase Lee Mack's Gas. He formed a short-lived but well-received comedy partnership with Russell Brand. His highly animated stand-up routine included surreal stories, physical comedy, characters, and songs, much like his later work alongside Julian Barratt in The Mighty Boosh, which became a monster hit when it moved to TV in 2004. He remains an active stand-up, has his own Channel 4 show (Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy) and is a popular team captain on never Mind the Buzzcocks. He's also still a keen artist and has shown his work in a number of exhibitions.
Quote: 'When I'm 70 I might be a man in a park just wandering around, speaking in tongues with kids throwing bread at me.'
Trivia: His brother, Michael, played Naboo in The Mighty Boosh; both his parents also appeared briefly in the show, and all three have featured in Luxury Comedy.
Alison Hammond (Presenter)
Born: February 05, 1975 in Birmingham
Best Known For: Being a presenter on This Morning.
Early-life: Alison was born in Birmingham on February 5, 1975. Her first claim to fame was a short appearance as a contestant on Big Brother in 2002 - she was the second housemate to be evicted.
Career: Since leaving the Big Brother house, Hammond has carved out a career as a TV presenter, notably on This Morning. She has also managed to fit in appearances on a number of other reality shows, including Celebrity Fit Club, Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes, Celebrity Ready Steady Cook, Celebrity MasterChef and I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! In 2014, she was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing. Hammond had an acting role in two episodes of children's drama series The Dumping Ground in 2016. She also participated in the TV shows Sugar Free Farm and Let's Sing and Dance.
Quote: On working on This Morning: 'I love the fact that no two days are the same.'
Trivia: Hammond is the voice of one of the bingo callers on the Crown Bingo website.
Paul Hollywood (Judge)
Born: March 01, 1966 in Wallasey, Merseyside
Best Known For: The Great British Bake Off.
Early-life: Paul John Hollywood was born in Wallasey, Merseyside, on March 1, 1966. He studied sculpture at the Wallasey School of Art before quitting to work at his father's bakery.
Career: Hollywood went on to become head baker at a number of hotels, including The Dorchester, Chester Grosvenor and Spa and the Clivedon Hotel. He began making a number of guest appearances on TV shows such as The Generation Game, This Morning, and The Alan Titchmarsh Show. His big break came in 2010 when he started working alongside fellow judge Mary Berry on popular BBC Two baking show The Great British Bake Off. In May 2013, he began appearing on US TV as a judge on The American Baking Competition.
Quote: 'The real Paul Hollywood is shy, likes nothing better than going home, putting on slippers and dressing gown, having a cup of tea and watching telly.'
Trivia: Hollywood has written a number of books on baking, including 100 Great Breads, How to Bake, and American Baking Competition.
Caroline Waldegrave (Judge)
Roman Kemp (Contestant)
Amelia Dimoldenberg (Contestant)
Sarah Beeny (Contestant)
Born: January 09, 1972 in Reading
Best Known For: Presenting property programmes.
Early-life: Sarah Lucinda Beeny was born on January 9, 1972, and grew up on a farm on the Hampshire/Berkshire border. Her mother died after a battle with breast cancer when she was 10, but she remains very close to her architect father, whom she credits with sparking her interest in DIY, and her stepmother. After leaving school at 16, she dabbled with the idea of becoming an actress, then went travelling and worked at a variety of jobs. When she was 24, together with her future husband Graham Swift and older brother Diccon, she set up a property development company.
Career: Beeny was recommended for the job of Property Ladder presenter by a friend of a friend she met at a hen party. The first series aired in 2001, and her down-to-earth advice helped many would-be developers. She's also presented Streets Ahead, Shedfest, From House to Home, Britain's Best Homes, One Year To Pay Off Your Mortgage, Help! My House is Falling Down and Double Your House for Half the Money. Away from TV, Beeny continues to work for her property company, has written a handful of successful books, set up internet dating site mysinglefriend.com, runs the web-based estate agency Tepilo and renovated Grade II listed historic house Rise Hall in the East Riding of Yorkshire; its development was charted in Beeny's Restoration Nightmare.
Quote: On her sex symbol status: 'Men are attracted to me because I'm bossy and opinionated. They'd be disappointed if they met me though.'
Trivia: Beeny divides her time between homes in London and Yorkshire.
Maxine Peake (Contestant)
Born: July 14, 1974 in Bolton
Best Known For: Playing Twinkle in dinnerladies and Martha Costello in Silk.
Early-life: Born on July 14, 1974, in Bolton, Greater Manchester, to Brian, a lorry driver father and Glynis, a careworker mother. Maxine studied at Westhoughton High School and Canon Slade School before joining Bolton's Octagon Youth Theatre at the age of 13. She also honed her craft at the Royal Exchange Manchester and the University of Salford before moving to London at 21 where she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada). She claims comedienne Marti Caine was an inspiration to her.
Career: Early TV appearances included The Ward, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and Picking Up The Pieces. Roles in Jonathan Creek and Coronation Street boosted her profile, but it was Victoria Wood's sitcom dinnerladies that really put her on the showbiz map. She also received acclaim for Clocking Off and sublime comedy Early Doors before landing the part of Veronica in Shameless. In recent years she's been much in demand, starring in Messiah, See No Evil: The Moors Murders, Little Dorrit, Red Riding and The Street. She is currently starring in the BBC legal drama Silk. Maxine has also enjoyed an extensive stage career, with roles in Hamlet, Robin Hood, Leaves of Glass, The Children's Hour, and The Deep Blue Sea. In 2012 she wrote her first radio play about Leeds cyclist Beryl Burton.
Quote: 'I remember feeling, at drama school, that if you were male and working class you were a bit of a poet, a working class hero. But if you were female, you were just a bit gobby and a bit brassy and common.'
Trivia: She provided vocals for 1612 Underture, the Eccentronic Research Council's 2012 concept album.
Kate O'Brien (Series producer)
Jeannette Goulbourn (Director)
Kieran Smith (Executive producer)
Richard McKerrow (Executive producer)
Letty Kavanagh (Executive producer)
Jenna Mansfield (Executive producer)