The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer - Season 8

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer - Season 8

Season 8

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer will return to Channel 4 this spring with a star-studded line up, and a new judge! 

Each episode, four celebrities will be challenged to create their best bakes in the signature, technical and showstopper rounds. At the end of each episode just one celebrity will be crowned Star Baker. 

Former co-owner and managing director of Leiths School of Food & Wine, and a longstanding friend of Prue, Caroline Waldegrave OBE, joins the show alongside fellow judge Paul Hollywood. Together Paul and Caroline will judge the celebrities best baking efforts in these celebrity episodes for Stand Up To Cancer. 

Network
Episodes5
DatesMar 16, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025
Previous Season

Episodes

Chris Ramsey, Rosie Ramsey, Scarlette Douglas, Stuart Douglas
Season 8Episode 180 min

Chris Ramsey, Rosie Ramsey, Scarlette Douglas, Stuart Douglas

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer is back, as another batch of celebrities put their baking skills to the test, for charity. New face Caroline Waldegrave joins Paul Hollywood for judging, with hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond overseeing proceedings with their usual humour. In the series opener, married couple Chris and Rosie Ramsey go up against each other, alongside a sibling rivalry, as Scarlette Douglas squares up to her brother Stuart. The celebs face their first Signature challenge as they make tea-time classic scones, before taking on a chocolatey old-school favourite in the Technical. And for their ambitious Showstopper, they attempt to recreate their career highlight in cake. Only one celeb can be crowned Star Baker... who'll come out on top of this double baking bout? 

Mar 16, 2025
Roman Kemp, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Sarah Beeny, Maxine Peake
Season 8Episode 280 min

Roman Kemp, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Sarah Beeny, Maxine Peake

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?

Mar 23, 2025
Kate Garraway, Phil Wang, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Sophie Willan
Season 8Episode 380 min

Kate Garraway, Phil Wang, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Sophie Willan

The new series continues, as another batch of celebrities put their baking skills to the test for charity. New judge Caroline Waldegrave joins Paul Hollywood, with hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond overseeing proceedings with their usual humour. This time, Kate Garraway, Phil Wang, Gbemisola Ikumelo and Sophie Willan take on mini loaf cakes in the Signature, before things get spicy in the Technical. And in the Showstopper, the celebs reveal their hidden talent in choux. 

Mar 30, 2025
Self Esteem, Tommy Tiernan, Meera Syal, Adam Buxton
Season 8Episode 480 min

Self Esteem, Tommy Tiernan, Meera Syal, Adam Buxton

The new series continues, as another batch of celebrities put their baking skills to the test for charity. New judge Caroline Waldegrave joins Paul Hollywood, with hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond overseeing proceedings with their usual humour. This time, confidence levels are high in the tent, as pop star Self Esteem (aka Rebecca Taylor), Tommy Tiernan, Meera Syal and Adam Buxton take on delicious crumpets in the Signature and try not to panic over perfect piping in the Technical, before recreating their own celebrity hero in pastry for the Showstopper. 

Apr 6, 2025
Jim Howick, Gloria Hunniford, Ellie Goldstein, Jamali Maddix
Season 8Episode 580 min

Jim Howick, Gloria Hunniford, Ellie Goldstein, Jamali Maddix

The new series concludes, as another batch of celebrities put their baking skills to the test for charity. New judge Caroline Waldegrave joins Paul Hollywood, with hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond overseeing proceedings with their usual humour. This time, Ghosts star Jim Howick, Gloria Hunniford OBE, model Ellie Goldstein and Noel's Never Mind the Buzzcocks co-star Jamali Maddix take on a retro recipe for brandy snaps in the Signature, try not to be too cheesy in the Technical, and reveal all with a 'my best kept secret' cake Showstopper. 

Apr 13, 2025

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