who won season 5 of the great british bake off
The Great British Bake Off (series 5) The fifth series of The Great British Bake Off began on Wednesday 6 August 2014.[1] Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins presented the show and Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood returned as judges. Twelve contestants competed in this series, and the competition was held in Welford Park in Berkshire.[2] The series was won by Nancy Birtwhistle, with Luis Troyano and Richard Burr finishing as runners-up.
The Great British Bake Off The programme was originally presented by Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, with Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood the judges. The current presenters are Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig with Hollywood and Prue Leith on the judging panel.[3] In chronological order, the winners are Edd Kimber, Joanne Wheatley, John Whaite, Frances Quinn, Nancy Birtwhistle, Nadiya Hussain, Candice Brown and Sophie Faldo.
MasterChef (U.S. season 4) Luca Manfè was the winner of this season, making him the first previous season returnee to win MasterChef after failing to make past the audition round in season 3.
The Great British Bake Off (series 2) Three and a half thousand people applied for the competition, and 12 were selected. Each episode was filmed over two 14-hour days.[3] The competition was won by Joanne Wheatley.[4]