Who Will Win The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer 2026?
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer will return this spring, and there is a bumper batch of stars competing on betting sites this time around.
As well as 24 new celebrities, there is a new judge - internationally-renowned pastry chef Cherish Finden.
She will join forces with Paul Hollywood to judge the stars over six episodes, an increase on the usual five episodes per series.
In each episode, the celebs will take on Signature, Technical and Showstopper challenges, before one of them is named Star Baker, meaning there are six titles up for grabs.
Singers Rag'n'Bone Man, JoJo Siwa and Mutya Buena are among the celebrities who have signed up, as have media personality Molly-Mae Hague, radio DJ Scott Mills, actor Emmett J Scanlan and TV stars Sam Thompson, Vicky Pattison and Mark Wright.
This could be the funniest Celebrity Bake Off series yet, as no less than 10 comedians have signed up to show off their baking skills in the famous tent.
Joe Wilkinson, Judi Love, Babatunde Aleshe, Tom Davis, Jon Richardson, Roisin Conaty, Alex Brooker, Ambika Mod, Rose Matafeo and Richard Herring will all no doubt provide some laughs.
The line-up is completed by actors Ralf Little and Rose Ayling-Ellis, singer Aston Merrygold, YouTuber Nella Rose and broadcaster Edith Bowman.
Molly-Mae's Baking Experience
While it's yet to be confirmed who will face off against whom in the six episodes, we've had a sneaky peek at one line-up - thanks to JoJo Siwa's Instagram.
The singer and actress posted a selfie with Molly-Mae, Richard and Babatunde, as well as Bake Off co-hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding, suggesting she went up against the trio in her episode.
JoJo and co look set to face stiff competition from Molly-Mae, who is the 11/8 favourite on betting apps to be one of the six winners of this year's Celebrity Bake Off.
It's well known that the former Love Island star always makes a birthday cake for her three-year-old daughter Bambi, and documents it on social media, and she will have more baking to come because she is expecting a second child.
JoJo is also no stranger to cooking in front of cameras after doing so in the Celebrity Big Brother house, but she is a 5/1 outsider to triumph on 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]"
Vicky Pattison is another star who found fame on reality TV, and she could do well in this year's star-studded Bake Off series.
She has some experience of cooking on TV after making it to the final of Celebrity MasterChef in 2019.
If Vicky can transfer her cooking skills to the Bake Off tent she could be a huge threat in her episode, and the former Geordie Shore star is 13/8.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer Winners Odds
Celebrity | Odds | Probability |
Molly-Mae Hague | 11/8 | 42.1% |
Joe Wilkinson | 6/4 | 40% |
Vicky Pattison | 13/8 | 38.1% |
Rag'n'Bone Man | 7/4 | 36.4% |
Roisin Conaty | 15/8 | 34.8% |
Mutya Buena | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Edith Bowman | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Jon Richardson | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Rose Matefeo | 3/1 | 25% |
Rose Ayling-Ellis | 3/1 | 25% |
Tom Davis | 10/3 | 23.1% |
Babatunde Aleshe | 7/2 | 22.2% |
Ambika Mod | 4/1 | 20% |
Alex Brooker | 4/1 | 20% |
Judi Love | 9/2 | 18.2% |
Jojo Siwa | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Richard Herring | 11/2 | 15.4% |
Mark Wright | 6/1 | 14.3% |
Emmett J Scanlan | 6/1 | 14.3% |
Aston Merrygold | 13/2 | 13.3% |
Ralf Little | 7/1 | 12.5% |
Nella Rose | 8/1 | 11.1% |
Sam Thompson | 9/1 | 10% |
Scott Mills | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Repeat Winner Joe?
However, the trio will face stiff competition from comedian Joe Wilkinson, who is a former Celebrity Bake Off winner.
He tasted victory in 2019, defeating fellow contestants Jeremy Paxman, Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo and Sally Lindsay, after making a cake based on his own derriere, due to a "life-time desire" to win Rear of the Year.
Paul Hollywood said the flavours of Joe's bottom cake were "beautiful", admitting he was "highly impressed".
Joe is 6/4 second favourite to repeat that feat in 2026, just in front of singing sensation Rag'n'Bone Man.
While the Human hitmaker hasn't won Bake Off before, his passion for baking grew amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking to Sky News in 2021, he said: "My son enjoys cakes, like a lot of three year olds do.
"So we got into making all sorts of different kinds of cakes. I’ve kind of become quite good at baking, which is not necessarily a bad thing."
"The Great Celebrity Bake Off has attracted a bumper batch of stars this year, and it looks set to be the funniest series yet after a whopping 10 comedians signed up. Funnyman Joe Wilkinson is one of them, and he is aiming to be a repeat Celebrity Bake Off winner after victory in 2019. Molly-Mae Hague, Vicky Pattison and Rag'n'Bone Man also have strong chances of winning those coveted Star Baker awards, but will they rise to the occasion?"
When asked at the time if he would take part in Celebrity Bake Off, he said: "If they want me, I’ll be there.
"I don’t really like the idea of reality shows, but I reckon I’d give Bake Off a go. If Big Narstie can do it, I can do it."
Bake Off bosses clearly did want him, and the Giant singer is 7/4 to be one of this year's Star Bakers.
Scott's Baking Horror?
Radio 2 DJ Scott Mills has played down his chances of Bake Off victory this year.
He confirmed his upcoming appearance on the Channel 4 show earlier this month, and when asked if he had baked before, he told his listeners: "No, but you've seen some of the absolute horrors they've had on there before.
"I don't want to name any names, but I'm guessing I'll be the one putting my bake in the freezer to cool it down."
Scott is propping up the market at 10/1, but former I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! star Sam Thompson isn't too far in front at 9/1.
At the top end of the market, comedian Roisin Conaty is 15/8 to be one of this year's Star Bakers.
She appeared on Celebrity Bake Off in 2018 and got off to a fantastic start when she earned one of judge Paul's famous Hollywood Handshakes for her red velvet cupcakes, during the Signature challenge.
However, her Bake Off journey went downhill afterwards, as she finished last in the Technical, and ultimately lost out to fellow comedian Harry Hill.
Jon Richardson (5/2), Rose Matafeo (3/1) and Tom Davis (10/3) are also no strangers to the Celebrity Bake Off tent, after previously competing in the star-studded series.
While neither of the trio were victorious, they have a second chance this year.
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
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