A geography teacher, a vet and a fashion designer are just three of the contestants hoping to win this year's Great British Bake Off. He’s written three baking books, writes a blog called The Boy Who Bakes and has made many TV appearances. Talented Edd is one of the Great British Bake Off contestants who has enjoyed lots of success since winning the original Bake Off. Despite long hours of filming and many more hours of practice at home, contestants aren’t paid to appear on The Great British Bake Off. Henry is appearing on the Great British Bake Off because he was a Great British Bake Off superfan as a child. Do The Great British Bake Off contestants get paid? The series returns to Channel 4 on 28 August for a second year after moving from the BBC. The contestants for The Great British Bake Off have been revealed ahead of its return to Channel 4 on Tuesday 27 August. The Great British Bake Off (often abbreviated to Bake Off or GBBO) is a British television baking competition, produced by Love Productions, in which a group of amateur bakers compete against each other in a series of rounds, attempting to impress a group of judges with their baking skills, with a contestant being eliminated in each round, with the winner being selected from the contestants who … The Great British Bake Off is now creating its own contestants, and this means that Henry is the GBBO equivalent of Big Brother’s Brian Belo, and this means he is not to be trusted. This year's cast of 13 are younger than ever, with more than half in their 20s. It returns to Channel 4 … A techno DJ, research scientist and banker are just three of the contestants vying for this year's Great British Bake Off crown.