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The Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Bake Off star reveals he's going to be a dad for the first time – as Alison Hammond rushes to congratulate him
GREAT British Bake Off 2023 winner Matty Edgell has announced he's expecting his first baby. The 29-year-old revealed his wife Lara was pregnant with a sweet snap on Instagram – while also paying tribute to his beloved football team, West Ham United. 4 In the photograph, Matty shared a onesie next to an ultrasound scan and an elephant comforter holding a blanket that read 'Little WHU Fan'. He captioned the picture: 'We can't wait to meet you' with a heart emoji. Following the announcement, hundreds of fans, loved ones and fellow bakers flocked to the comments to share their well wishes for the expectant parents. Show host Alison Hammond – who was seen becoming close pals with Matty while in the tent – was one of the first to send her love, writing: Congratulations 🙌🏾 how exciting' Dana Conway, who competed alongside Matty on Bake Off, wrote:''Omg stopppppppp!!!! My heart congratulations darlings xx' while Nicky Laceby added: 'Oh my goodness, big big congratulations to you both. This is such wonderful happy news xxx' Sandro Farmhouse, who appeared in Bake Off 2022, wrote: 'Awww Congratulations ❤️'. Matty appeared on the 14th series of the cooking favourite, beating Dan Hunter and Josh Smalley in the final. He celebrated his win airing by announcing he and Lara had got engaged, with Marry later saying he got down on one knee during a romantic getaway in Sorrento, Italy. The couple married in May 2024, with Matty joking on Instagram: 'Signed, sealed and delivered, she can't turn back now!' He then added. 'We had the best time celebrating our special day with the people we love the most. Thank you so much to everyone who came, you made our day what it was. 'Ps. How stunning does my wife look?!' Matty also revealed it was Lara who had applied for the show on his behalf, with the then-teacher not wanting to do it himself. He quit his position as a teacher last year in order to pursue baking full time, stating he wanted to seize the opportunity. Matty has become a baking influencer since his win, posting tips and tricks on TikTok to help inspire others. What happened to Bake Off winners? Great British Bake Off has launched the careers of dozens of Bakers - here's how the winners have fared after their time in the tent. Series One: Edd Kimber - Has released cookbooks and publishes recipes on his website. Series Two: Joanne Wheatley - Opened her own cookery school after winning Bake Off and released two cookery books. Series Three: John Whaite - is now a regular face on TV for cooking segments and appeared on Strictly in 2021. Series Four: Frances Quinn - has had her recipes appear in Vogue and is a regular contributor to BBC Good Food. Series Five: Nancy Birtwhistle - The grandmother keeps herself busy with multiple specialties including baking and gardening. Launching a series of books under the Green Living brand. Series Six: Nadiya Hussein - was chosen to bake a birthday cake for Queen Elizabeth II, and has hosted multiple BBC baking shows. Series Seven: Candice Brown - has made several appearances on Celebrity gameshows, features frequently on morning TV shows, and runs her own pub, The Green Man, with her brother. Series Eight: Sophie Faldo - launched Sophie Faldo's Couture Cakes as a business offering bespoke bakes for weddings and major celebrations. Series Nine: Rahul Mandal - After winning Great British Bake Off, Rahul opted to largely step back from the limelight and return to his normal job at the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. Series Ten: David Atherton - David launched a food fitness column for The Guardian, and also released a cookbook. Series Eleven: Peter Sawkins - On top of the traditional cookbook release, Peter - the youngest winner of the show aged 20 - returned to University of Edinburgh to complete his finance and accounting degree. Series Twelve: Giuseppe Dell'Anno - Giuseppe has released his own cookbook based around his Italian roots. Series Thirteen: Syabira Yusoff - The research scientist has launched her own company and hosts events based around teaching others Malaysian cuisine. Season Fourteen: Matty Edgell - Matty has become a baking influencer since his win, posting tips and tricks on TikToks, as well as recipes on Instagram. Matty has also appeared on This Morning to share his skills with the morning show audience. 4 4
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Great British Bake Off winner announces they are expecting their first child with adorable ultrasound snap as host Alison Hammond leads slew of congratulatory messages
Great British Bake Off winner Matty Edgell has revealed he's set to become a dad, as he announced his wife Lara was pregnant on Monday. The 2023 series champion, 29, took to Instagram to share a sweet snap of a onesie with the words 'born in 2025' alongside an ultrasound and a little baby blanket that read: 'Little WHU fan' in honour of Matty's love of West Ham United. Captioning the heartwarming photo, he wrote: 'We can't wait to meet you' with a white love heart emoji. Matty's followers and fellow Bake Off stars raced to the comments to share their congratulations, with host Alison Hammond being one of the first, writing: 'Congratulations, how exciting'. While Cristy Sharp - who came fourth on Matty's series - gushed: 'Oh Matty, Lara!!!! I'm so happy for you guys!! Amazing news! ❤️❤️❤️'. Fellow series 14 alums Nicky Laceby and Dana Conway also raced to congratulate their pal, with Dana writing: 'Omg stopppppppp!!!! My heart congratulations darlings xx' And Nicky gushed: 'Oh my goodness, big big congratulations to you both. This is such wonderful happy news xxx'. Series 13 runner-up Sandro Farmhouse commented: 'Awww Congratulations ❤️' while season 15 runner-up Christiaan de Vries added a string of heart-eyed emojis. Fellow stars of the last series, Andy Ryan and Nelly Ghaffar also took the comments to react to the joyous news, with Nelly penning: 'Aww how amazing is that congratulations' and Andy adding: 'Congratulations to you both. Amazing.' Alison's sweet comment came after fans joked that the presenter had a crush on Matty during his time in the tent, with many predicting they were going to 'run away' together. Taking to social media to comment on the pair's chemistry, they quipped: 'Alison and Matty are in love and I cannot blame them'; Alison coming on to Matty is better than any dating show we've ever watched'; 'When they do the 'What the contestants have been up to' segment, I hope Matty and Alison have run away and opened a patisserie in the south of France.' While even those working on the show clocked their playful banter, with one insider saying: 'When it was recorded earlier this year, we all knew that the chemistry would become a thing.' Matty was crowned the winner of series 14 of the Channel 4 series, beating out stiff competition from Dan Hunter and Josh Smalley. Fellow series 14 alums Cristy Sharp, Nicky Laceby and Dana Conway were among those racing to congratulate their pal Just days after the final aired in November 2023, he announced that he and then-girlfriend Lara were engaged. Following the announcement that he'd won, The Great British Bake Off 's X account shared a post congratulating Matty and Lara on their engagement. The post read: 'A huge congratulations from all of us at Bake Off to Matty and Lara on their engagement!' Matty revealed in his exit interview that he had proposed to his longtime love during a trip to Sorrento in Italy and gushed that it was one of the 'happiest moments of his life'. In the photo Lara showed off her beautiful dazzling ring as he hugged her and planted a sweet kiss on her cheek. The couple then tied the knot in a romantic ceremony in May last year, with Matty gushing on Instagram at the time: 'Signed, sealed and delivered, she can't turn back now! 'We had a the best time celebrating our special day with the people we love the most. Thank you so much to everyone who came, you made our day what it was. Ps. How stunning does my wife look?!' He had previously shared that Lara was the one responsible for signing him up for the competition, admitting he thought he 'wasn't good enough' to compete in the series. Just days after the final aired in November 2023, he announced that he and then-girlfriend Lara were engaged While competing, Matty repeatedly called himself 'the official underdog', since many of his fellow contestants had more baking experience by comparison to him, after he grew up learning from his grandmother. After being named the winner, he said: 'I don't know what to say... everyone said you should go on Bake Off and I thought it was a throwaway comment and never really listened to it. I never thought I would be on the show let alone win it!' He sweetly added, mentioning Lara: 'I hope GBBO might just change my life a little bit, but being a PE teacher is something I really enjoy at the moment. 'I loved being in the tent and another of my happiest life moments was when I got engaged in Sorrento to my fiancée Lara. 'I am not sure what's next for me, but my next big baking project is making our wedding cake. I am just going to keep enjoying it.' In his Instagram post after the final aired he said of Lara: 'I can't imagine I was fun to live with at times and I am so grateful for the sacrifices you made for me throughout this! I don't think I made dinner for 10 weeks. 'You had to live the Bake Off journey with me but never got to do the fun part. Through the highs and lows of my journey, you picked me up countless times, supported me and gave me the confidence I needed each week. 'Without you I wouldn't have been able to do any of it (literally, Lara, I now thank you for applying for me.' Ahead of starring on the show, Matty was working as a PE and science teacher at Hampton College from Cambridgeshire. He said that his students were 'impressed' by his baking skills when the competition started airing on Channel 4 and voiced his excitement to 'share the win' with him. He told the broadcaster: 'The pupils at school were a bit impressed that I was in the series and I did get some really nice comments at school. 'I know they will think it's cool that I have won but at the same time, they will be really surprised. 'They have invested in me throughout the series so there will be a sense of pride with them all sharing the win with me.' But last year, Matty revealed he'd quit his 'much-loved' teaching job in order to pursue his baking passion. Speaking to BBC News in July, he admitted his last day was 'extremely emotional', but that he was 'apprehensive yet excited' for the next chapter, where he planned to write a book, get into TV and build his own cake business.
