{"id":40619,"date":"2020-11-25T09:55:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T09:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=40619"},"modified":"2020-11-25T09:55:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T09:55:24","slug":"elation-after-fan-favourite-bags-bake-off-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/elation-after-fan-favourite-bags-bake-off-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Elation after fan favourite bags Bake Off victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Year after year, Channel 4&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Great British Bake Off\u00a0<\/em>gains the devotion of millions up and down the UK. Despite the trials and tribulations of 2020, Bake Off gracing the screens once more restored a sense of normality for many of us.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each year, the competition gets fierce, discussions across social media often get heated, and as fans find their favourites, a ten-week fight for the Bake Off crown begins.<\/p>\n<p>This year, 20-year-old Peter Sawkins won the hearts of fans everywhere pretty early on in the competition. With viewers rooting for the blue-eyed student from week to week.<\/p>\n<p>It was no surprise then to see fans elated when Peter was crowned winner of\u00a0<em>Great British Bake Off\u00a0<\/em>season 11.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40623\" style=\"width: 661px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40623\" class=\" wp-image-40623\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/peter-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"651\" height=\"811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/peter-1.jpg 828w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/peter-1-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/peter-1-822x1024.jpg 822w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/peter-1-768x957.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Peter Sawkins&#8217; Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As one of the stand-out contestants, fans had Peter down as a winner from the very start.<\/p>\n<p>And many took to social media to express their delight over his win.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Soooo happy Peter won! Laura is an amazing baker too, it\u2019s just that her timings were always off \ud83d\ude05 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GBBO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GBBO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; . (@toriftolsen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/toriftolsen\/status\/1331376410938716160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Awww I\u2019m so happy for Peter!! He deserved it \ud83d\ude06\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffc\u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GBBO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GBBO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; chloe (@iuslilac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iuslilac\/status\/1331376871037149184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GBBO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GBBO<\/a> Well done Peter! Called it in week 2 and got it right! Youngest EVER winner! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83e\uddc1\ud83c\udf70\ud83c\udf82<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wag (@Koianu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Koianu\/status\/1331376198442758144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Peter is like the antidote to 2020, bless his little Scottish socks \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udf70 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GBBO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GBBO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lexy Hudson (@AceOfWords) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AceOfWords\/status\/1331375075795365898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I AM SO HAPPY FOR MY GLUTEN FREE CHERUB PETER. I cried. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GBBOFinal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GBBOFinal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8UznYCV9yG\">pic.twitter.com\/8UznYCV9yG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Natalie Palmer (@NataliePalms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NataliePalms\/status\/1331382767913984002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ahhh just finished watching the bake off and i\u2019m actually crying because my favourite won \ud83e\udd7a\ud83e\udd7a\ud83e\udd7a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GBBOFinal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GBBOFinal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; H \ud83e\udd8b (@hollywoodhopps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hollywoodhopps\/status\/1331381137936175104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not only were fans over the moon at Peter&#8217;s win, but Bake Off viewers also told of their appreciation for the show this year.<\/p>\n<p>Many revelled at the happiness this little slice of baking escapism had brought them:<\/p>\n<p>TV critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan tweeted his thanks to the GBBO team for all their efforts to make sure this year&#8217;s show went ahead. Calling it &#8220;A huge commitment, for a show we really needed #GBBO&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bake Off could have easily skipped this year&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>..but they didn&#39;t. Instead the production team, catering, hotel staff and the cast self-isolated for a week and then bubbled *for weeks* so that the show could air.<\/p>\n<p>A huge commitment, for a show we really needed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GBBO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GBBO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W3KF2HABOP\">pic.twitter.com\/W3KF2HABOP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Bryan (@scottygb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scottygb\/status\/1331345945276059665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While @HonestBakeOff, an account dedicated to the Channel 4 show, said: &#8220;This show has been the pick-me-up the nation needed in 2020.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This programme has been the pick-me-up the nation needed in 2020. Thank you \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GBBO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GBBO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PKG3KtHfqy\">https:\/\/t.co\/PKG3KtHfqy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brutally Honest Bake Off (@HonestBakeOff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HonestBakeOff\/status\/1331345362427195392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another fan tweeted &#8220;I know it&#8217;s just a baking show but I really needed Bake Off this year.&#8221; Calling it &#8220;wholesome&#8221; and &#8220;full of great people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gosh, I know it\u2019s just a baking show but I really needed Bake Off this year. This wholesome show full of great people, just living their passion &amp; growing doing it. People being decent, getting to interact normally. Making ace stuff. Be more bake off  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GBBO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GBBO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBA49gthB7\">pic.twitter.com\/tBA49gthB7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; sarah smith smizz \u270f\ufe0f\u270f\ufe0f\u270f\ufe0f \u30b9\u30df\u30c3\u30c4 (@smizz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smizz\/status\/1331346999875080193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While it may be hard to believe that the oven gloves have been hung up for yet another year, it is clear that this year&#8217;s competition has evoked something in viewers that it would not normally.<\/p>\n<p>It seems shows like GBBO might be the escape we all need from this big (Eton) Mess of a year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Chloe Rose | Subbing: Sara Varga<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Year after year, Channel 4&#8217;s\u00a0Great British Bake Off\u00a0gains the devotion of millions up and down the UK. 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