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Liam Charles Biography – Liam Charles Wiki

Liam Charles is a British baker, television presenter and former Great British Bake Off contestant. He shot to fame as the youngest contestant on The Great British Bake Off in 2017. He is a presenter of the spin-off show Bake Off: The Professionals and a judge on Junior Bake Off on Channel 4.

Liam started baking at the age of 16. He told The Sun’s Fabulous magazine: “I was 16. I used to watch loads of baking shows, and then it hit me: “I could do this.”

“I had a private maths tutor who loved food, too, and at the end of a lesson she’d say: “Do you want to bake a cake?” I was like: “OK, cool.” I took bakes into school all the time as I wanted to get better.

“The first cupcakes I made were really dense lemon ones with green icing and red squiggles. I thought they were amazing, but looking back…”

Liam studied Drama and Theatre Arts at Goldsmith University in London. He has written two cookbooks, one published in 2018 titled ‘Cheeky Treats: 70 Brilliant Bakes and Cakes’ and a year later he released his second book called ‘Liam Charles Second Helpings: 70 wicked recipes that will leave you wanting more’. Liam also writes a baking column for The Guardian.

Bake Off: The Professionals

Liam made his debut as the co-host of spin-off show Bake Off: The Professionals in 2018. He and co-host Tom Allen replaced former host Angus Deyton, who had succeeded original presenter Tom Kerridge.

Of landing the role of host Liam, previously told The Sun’s Fabulous magazine: “I couldn’t believe it. I’ve always been a massive fan of [judges] Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden. I watched the previous series, so to work with them is amazing.”

In an interview with The Guardian,Liam revealed how he landed the job on Bake Off: The Professionals, saying: “It was mad. The Bake Off people asked if I wanted to try out and I did a couple of screen tests and before I knew it, I’d got the gig. I’m a drama student, so I’ve always wanted to do something along these lines.”

‘Bake Off: The Professionals’ is Channel 4′s first series of what was previously known as ‘Bake Off: Crème De La Crème’ during its time on the BBC.

Liam Charles Great British Bake Off

Liam Charles was a contestant in the 2017 series of The Great British Bake Off, presented by Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. He finished fifth. His parting words from Bake Off were “It’s not the end of me, it’s the beginning. I’m coming for Paul Hollywood’s job.”

He keeps his Bake Off apron: “In my room. It still has stains on it and each stain tells a story. I look at it every now and again and think “Yeah man, I did that. That was pretty cool.””

After his exist from Great British Bake Off, Liam made Jade from Little Mix’s birthday cake for her 25th birthday in December 2017. “Jade Thirlwall from Little Mix asked me to make a cake for her 25th birthday. I was in a uni lecture and got a message. I was like: “Oh my god! Crazy!””

The cake was a “wicked three-tier cake. The bottom was rainbow ombré, the middle was chocolate caramel and the top was lemon curd and white chocolate. Jade loved it. The worst part was travelling with it. I got a people carrier, but the driver was reckless, man!”

Liam Charles Age

He was born on 28 August 1997 in Hackney, London, England.

Liam Charles Wife

Is Liam Charles married? He isn’t married. He is in a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend Alexis, who is based in LA.

Liam Charles Partner

Junior Bake Off judge Liam Charles is in a relationship with his girlfriend Alexis. In April 2020, Liam revealed that he was in a relationship with his girlfriend Alexis, who is based in LA.

In an Instagram post of the two cuddling he said: “We have had our own ups and our downs especially because of distance and me just being just an absolute egg head at times. I’m sorry.

“This Is not going to completely disregard everything I done, I’m just showing you how much you actually do mean to me. The whole entire world.”

Liam did not mention in the post what exactly he meant by the ‘ups and downs’ of the relationship and is usually tight-lipped on personal matters including his relationships.

We do not know if the pair are still together as there has not been any images of the couple together on Liam’s social media for a while, but the pair do generally keep their relationship out of the spotlight.

Liam Charles Family

Great British Bake Off contestant Liam Charles has a Jamaican grandmother. When he appeared on the much-loved baking show, he received considerable support from his family.

Liam Charles Illness

On 12 January 2022, Liam was absent from Channel 4’s Junior Bake Off due to illness. He was replaced by Paul Hollywood for the Bread Day challenge set by judge Ravneet Gill. The type of illness was not revealed.

Liam Charles Height

He stands at a height of

Liam Charles Net Worth

Great British Bake Off contestant Liam Charles’ net worth is estimated to be $1 million.

Liam Charles Gay

Is Liam Charles gay? He isn’t gay.

Ethnicity

He is of Jamaican descent.

Instagram

Liam’s Instagram handle is @liamcbakes.