The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C 2022: when is TV series and contestants with Alex Horne and Annie Mac

The Great British Bake Off is returning with a celebrity edition once again to raise money for Channel 4’s Stand Up to Cancer appeal.

The five-part series, which includes contestants such as Katherine Kelly and Annie Mac, will begin on Tuesday 22 March. For one episode only, Matt Lucas will compete rather than host, a replacement for a last-minute dropout.

Here’s everything you need to know about The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022.

Who will be taking part?

Each week will see four celebrities attempt three different baking challenges.

Week 1 will feature TV presenter Emma Willis, broadcaster Clara Amfo, Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners), and Alex Horne (Taskmaster).

Week 2 will feature comedian Ruby Wax, choirmaster Gareth Malone, Love Island host Laura Whitmore, and musician Yung Filly making a fruit turnover, chocolate fondant, and a meringue.

Week 3 (Tuesday 6 April) will feature DJ Annie Mac, comedian Ed Gamble and rapper Elliot Gleave/Example, alongside host Matt Lucas who stepped in as a contestant when a celebrity had to drop out suddenly.

In week 4, Olympian Sir Mo Farah, Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse, actor Katherine Kelly and comedian Ben Miller all feature in the Bake Off tent. They make meringue roulades in the Signature challenge, tackle traditional Italian biscuits in the Technical, and try to capture their favourite childhood memory in cake form in the Showstopper.

Week 5 will see pop superstar Ellie Goulding, comedian Mawaan Rizwan, TV presenter and disability advocate Sophie Morgan and actor Tracey-Ann Oberman enter the tent. They make marble cake in the Signature, jam roly-poly in the Technical, and a biscuit portrait in honour of their own celebrity hero in the Showstopper.

Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith will once again be judging, with Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas as hosts.

Is there a trailer?

Yes, there is, and you can see it right here at the top of the page.

What is Stand Up to Cancer?

Stand Up to Cancer – often stylised as SU2C – is a joint fundraising campaign between Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK.

It was launched in 2012, and in that time has raised over £93 million. That money has in turn funded 59 different clinical trials and other projects involving 19,000 cancer patients across the country.

When will the next series of Bake Off be on?

Bake Off series 12 began in September 2021, so you can expect the next series to air around September 2022.

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