Who Will Win Episode 2 Of The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer?
Joe Wilkinson made Great Celebrity Bake Off history last week by becoming the first person to win two Star Baker titles on the star-studded series.
Wilkinson was 11/10 favourite on betting sites to triumph in the first episode of the latest Celebrity Bake Off series, and he duly obliged, beating off competition from fellow comedians Tom Davis, Roisin Conaty, Jon Richardson, Rose Matafeo and Judi Love.
This Sunday, former Love Islander Molly-Mae Hague, Celebrity Big Brother star JoJo Siwa, and comedians Richard Herring and Babatunde Aleshe will head into the tent in a bid to impress judge Paul Hollywood and special guest judge Cherish Finden.
But who will be crowned Star Baker?
Practice Can Make Perfect For Molly-Mae
Molly-Mae will start off the latest Celebrity Bake Off episode as the 4/5 favourite on betting apps to be named Star Baker.
The reality TV star counts herself as the "biggest fan" of Bake Off, and she even rewatches old episodes.
As a result, Molly-Mae has been taking her preparation seriously and even admitted she has been doing some "practice bakes" with a woman who bakes cakes for her for special occasions.
But Molly-Mae - who is expecting her second child - is no stranger to baking cakes herself.
It's well known on social media that the former Love Island star always makes a birthday cake for her three-year-old daughter Bambi.
She told the Daily Mirror: "I’m not much of a cook, but I can bake a decent cake, and if I have ripe bananas on the side, I’m the kind of girl that will whip up a quick banana bread. I love baking things for special occasions, like birthday cakes for friends."
Molly-Mae confessed she is "lazy" when it comes to everyday cooking, but insisted her strengths in the Bake Off tent will be her "presentation, decoration and eye for detail".
However, she might have a "stress attack" if time runs away with her.
She added: "My weakness would probably be my stress - I don’t manage my stress that well. If it all goes a bit wrong, I could imagine me having a bit of a stress attack.
"The stress comes from time management - feeling under pressure because of a time limit."
The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer Winners Odds: Episode 2 Star Baker
Celebrity | Odds | Probability |
Molly-Mae Hague | 4/5 | 55.6% |
JoJo Siwa | 6/4 | 40% |
Richard Herring | 15/8 | 34.8% |
Babatunde Aleshe | 2/1 | 33.3% |
JoJo's Bake Off Disaster Or Masterpiece?
JoJo is no stranger to cooking in front of the cameras.
She has showed off her culinary skills to her 12 million subscribers on her YouTube channel, including creating an interesting ramen, jam and mac and cheese pizza during her younger years.
She promptly threw up that effort, but earlier this year, JoJo made some banana and chocolate chip cookies, which appeared to be more successful.
JoJo also did some cooking in the Celebrity Big Brother house, where she met her now-boyfriend, former Love Island star Chris Hughes.
Ahead of Celebrity Bake Off, she wrote on Instagram: "I’m so very excited for you all to see the disaster/masterpiece of me baking, stay tuned [crying laughing emoji]"
JoJo's emoji implies she may not have been too successful in the Bake Off tent, but she could be a dark horse.
She is 6/4 second favourite to win Star Baker on Sunday night.
Mum's The Word
Richard and Babatunde aren't too far behind at 15/8 and 2/1 respectively.
And both may have picked up some culinary tips from their mothers over the years.
Richard previously told how his grandma used to make him a sweet meringue and caramel pudding, and his mum was a "good cook" who used to make "lots of corned beef hash, steak and kidney pie and an excellent vegetable soup".
In 2025, he told the Mail on Sunday: "Egg and chips was one of our favourites, the chips cooked in a proper chip pan.
"My elder brother David and I got her to make it a few years back and it was a Proustian moment. She also always made lots of puddings - I loved her apple pie - and she’s still cooking."
"Molly-Mae Hague has been practising hard ahead of Celebrity Bake Off, and her strong preparation should land her the Star Baker title this weekend. If Molly-Mae misses out then fellow reality TV star JoJo Siwa will be ready to pounce, but comedians Richard Herring and Babatunde Aleshe aren't in the tent just to keep the two frontrunners entertained."
If Richard has inherited some of his mother's cooking skills then he may make mincemeat of his outsider price.
So, too, might Babatunde.
He may have also got some culinary advice from his mum over the years, because she was a school cook.
That could stand him in good stead when he heads into the Bake Off tent on Sunday night.
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
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