Who Will Win The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer 2026?
The Great Celebrity Bake Off crowned former EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis as its latest Star Baker, after the actress beat off competition from Alex Brooker, Ambika Mod, Vicky Pattison and Sam Thompson.
On Sunday night, actors Emmett J Scanlan and Ralf Little, singer Mutya Buena, reality TV star Mark Wright and YouTuber Nella Rose will do battle on betting sites and in the famous Bake Off tent with the aim of being crowned the next Star Baker.
But who will have what it takes to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Cherish Finden?
Mark's Home Help
It looks like being a three-horse race for Sunday's Star Baker title.
Mark Wright leads the way on betting apps as the narrow 13/8 favourite, and he is no stranger to stepping into the kitchen.
In 2021, he told The Sun newspaper: "I love cooking from scratch at home. It’s much healthier, lower in calories and there are no surprises - I know exactly what’s in it."
Mark has also previously had some culinary help from his wife, former Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan.
He previously said: "My wife Michelle introduced me to so many different ways to eat healthily – swapping regular pasta for gluten-free and incorporating more fish into my diet.
"She’s an amazing cook and it opened my eyes to the ways you can bring more flavour and texture into food."
It would be no surprise at all if Mark has been asking Michelle for some Celebrity Bake Off tips, after she won the Star Baker title in a 2019 series of the show.
Former Corrie star Michelle impressed Paul and then-judge Dame Prue Leith with her efforts, including a ski-themed meringue showstopper.
She saw off competition from Russell Tovey, Rylan Clark and James Acaster.
Will Mark do the same on Sunday night?
The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer Winners Odds
Celebrity | Odds | Probability |
Mark Wright | 13/8 | 38.1% |
Mutya Buena | 15/8 | 34.8% |
Nella Rose | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Ralf Little | 3/1 | 25% |
Emmett J Scanlan | 4/1 | 20% |
Mutya's Secret Is Out
Mutya and Nella will be out to stop Mark, and both have on-screen culinary experience under their belts.
For Mutya, she previously took part in Celebrity MasterChef, exiting at the quarter-final stage.
She said afterwards: "I wanted to do Celebrity MasterChef because I enjoy cooking in general and I love cooking for my family and friends.
"I also wanted to learn some new things in the kitchen, some new tricks that I could bring home. I kind of kept it a secret from everyone that I was doing it!"
Mutya's culinary abilities aren't a secret any longer, and she is 15/8 second favourite to win this Sunday's Star Baker title, just in front of 2/1 chance Nella.
The media personality is no stranger to baking.
She previously took part in Footasylum's Cake Off YouTube competition, and finished second.
One of the challenges saw her try to recreate a complicated four-layered unicorn cake, which could stand her in good stead in the Bake Off tent.
The YouTuber has also admitted she is partial to a Red Velvet cake.
Emmett's Bake Off Humiliation
But one star who isn't too au fait with baking is actor Emmett J Scanlan.
The former Hollyoaks star has admitted Bake Off was "no different" when it came to "humiliating" himself on national TV, so he's not expected to do particularly well.
He joked on X: "THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF convo went something like this
"Do you wanna do Bake Off?"
"F*** no. I can’t cook"
"You mean bake"
*Silence
"On Grand National weekend, it looks like being a three-horse race for the Star Baker title on Sunday's Celebrity Bake Off, with Mark Wright, Mutya Buena and Nella Rose leading the market. Mark has the advantage of a former course and distance winner, ex-Celebrity Bake Off champion Michelle Keegan, being his wife, but Mutya and Nella have both shown off their culinary skills on screen before. It should be a fascinating contest, and don't rule out actor longshots Ralf Little and Emmett J Scanlan either."
"It’s for Stand Up To Cancer"
"Fine. I’m in (sic)"
Emmett is propping up the Star Baker market at 4/1, just behind 3/1 chance Ralf Little.
After confirming he had signed up for the show, Ralf admitted he was "hoping for a Paul Hollywood Handshake".
But the Royle Family star will mostly be hoping there are no tomatoes involved in any of his baking tasks on Sunday night.
In a previous appearance on Saturday Kitchen, Ralf admitted tomatoes were his "food hell".
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
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