PETER SAWKINS
THE YOUNGEST-EVER WINNER OF ‘BAKE OFF’, UNIVERSITY STUDENT CELEBRATES HIS SWEET VICTORY AS HE WINS THE COVETED TROPHY — AND THE NATION’S HEARTS
REPORT: EMILY HORAN
Peter lifts the trophy alongside judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith and show hosts Noel Fielding (left) and Matt Lucas (right)
Fellow finalists Laura Adlington and Dave Friday congratulate Peter on his victory on the show last week
In a record-breaking grand finale watched by more than 9.2 million people, Peter Sawkins was crowned champion of The Great British Bake Off last week.
Making history as the youngest – and first Scottish – winner, the 20-year-old achieved a dream he has held since watching the show as a child. “Twelve-year-old Peter would be in awe – he’d be the most excited giddy kid, which I feel like I am right now,” smiled the rosy-cheeked champion when hosts Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas presented him with the glass cake-stand trophy. Peter beat fellow finalists Laura Adlington and Dave Friday in a showdown that became Channel 4’s most watched programme (live or later the same night) since records began.