Bake Off: The Professionals

About this Broadcast

Season 11, Episode 1

Ellie Taylor and Liam Charles welcome a fresh batch of professional pastry chefs to compete for the title. Judges Cherish Finden and Benoit Blin set the tasks, beginning with the secret challenge, which sees the teams working without a recipe to create French classic choux pastry ring the Paris-Brest - but with a twist. Then they serve up showpieces inspired by childhood toys, each concealing crumble and custard-themed desserts elevated to new heights

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Cast & Crew

Liam Charles (Presenter)

Ellie Taylor (Presenter)

Benoit Blin (Judge)

Cherish Finden (Judge)

Jeanette Goulbourn (Producer)

Nicholas Berry (Producer)

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Did You Know..

Liam Charles (Presenter)

Born: August 28, 1997 in London

Ellie Taylor (Presenter)

Born: November 28, 1983 in Basildon, Essex

Best Known For: Presenting Song Marry Avoid?.

Early-life: Born on November 28, 1983 in Basildon, Essex. Ellie studied English Literature at the University of York.

Career: Taylor's TV appearances include episodes of 8 Out of 10 Cats, Greatest Tweets 2011, Big Brother's Bit on the Side and Show Me the Funny. She began presenting BBC Three's Snog Marry Avoid? in 2012, taking over from Jenny Frost. Following this, she was a team leader on comedy panel show Fake Reaction and she appeared in an episode of Family Tree. In 2014, she appeared on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Now! and she has since appeared on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and The Nightly Show. Taylor also acted in such series as Brotherhood and The Lodge. Aside from her TV appearances, Taylor has also been building her live stand up career. She performed her debut stand up show, Elliementery, in 2014.

Quote: 'Lots of people do stand up shows with no narrative but I love a beginning, a middle and an end.'

Trivia: She won Company Magazine's Lady HaHa title in 2011.