Think about it. If someone had told you a dozen years ago that bakers would become global celebrities, would you have believed them?
That is the phenomenon that The Great British Bake Off has become. People all over the world can recognize Nadiya Hussain. They remember Andrew Smythe’s cake that resembled interlocking gears. They know Paul Hollywood’s scowl and Mary Berry’s twinkle.
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