Bake off final

[giggirl]

Oh the excitement!

I'm on team Kimberley. She's the best baker. Oh and she lives in South London and has the most glorious smile which lights up her face.

Frances is awesome - she is more creative than the rest of them put together but she isn't the best baker.

Ruby is talented and beautiful and I was on team Ruby for a while but the modesty is annoying (even though I think she's a genuine person).

Basically, could be any of them; they're all brilliant and they've worked hard to get to the final.

[reeko]

I am sorry, but I think I may be allergic to her. every time I see her smug face I get irrationally irritated. She reminds me of the girl that would sit up the front in class knowing the answer to all the questions. I hope her sponge sinks and her souffle flops. I am on team Frances, I think she has been given a tough ride.

[Bellenden Belle]

Team Frances here too.

Ruby will crack under the pressure of the final.

Kimberley is indeed beautiful and probably the best baker but Reeko's right - she's such a know-it-all. I loved her in the first few weeks but little by little she's lost my affection.

It's a good line-up though. And a terrific series.

[giggirl]

I'm not allergic to any of them. I'll be happy whoever wins. It's been a terrific ride.

[edcam]

Kimberley's a dick. We're rooting for the one with dodgy teeth. Since Howard left it's hard to find any joy from any of them though.

[bon3yard]

Yeah, Frances all the way for me. I've liked the craic that both her and Mel enjoy. Kimberley has the air of a smug prefect and Rubys lip-biting self deprecation though genuine is starting to pall.

[Ruskin]

It's amazing how some people take a huge dislike to each of the Bake Off players. Ruby because she's SO doe-eyed and plays her vulnerability to Paul; Kimberly because she's too clever and Francis because her creations are OTT and that she's batty anyway ..

Personally, my money's on Kimberly. Rock solid, talented and probably coming to HH soon.

[Voyageur]

I'm allergic to the whole thing. Watching celebrity hungry people bake cakes? I'd rather stick pins in my eyes.

[edcam]

Voyageur Wrote:

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> I'm allergic to the whole thing. Watching

> celebrity hungry people bake cakes? I'd rather

> stick pins in my eyes.

Feel free to do so.

[Bellenden Belle]

Voyageur Wrote:

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> I'm allergic to the whole thing. Watching

> celebrity hungry people bake cakes? I'd rather

> stick pins in my eyes.

Erm, I think it is safe to say that Bake Off really doesn't attract celebrity-hungry people. It's what I love about it so much - the contestants all seem so ordinary. Buck teethed, old, overweight, ungroomed - I see myself in each of them (albeit without the baking skills).

[giggirl]

I think that's why most people watch it and enjoy it BB; ordinary people with a skill. Very gentle viewing and nothing remotely celebrity-hungry about the contestants.

[srisky]

I like Kimberley - the fact that she says she has done her best or is happy with her bake is refreshing. I like Frances, too, very creative & fab presentation.

I find Ruby's constant self deprecation & whining annoying and I'm not sure it is always genuine - "oh it's awful, it looks terrible, I don't know what happened, I'll be lucky to get to the next round....who? me? I'm star baker AGAIN, I can't believe it. I'm soooo happy".

Not comparable to celeb wannabe shows such as Xfactor/Voice etc, this is all about the bake.

Love cake. Love Bake off.

[giggirl]

Actually srisky I think you may have hit the nail on the head with Kimberley. She's refreshingly honest about when she's done well or done her best and we aren't used to that. We're used to false modesty. I don't think Kimberley is a know-it-all, I just think she's honest.

I really love Frances' imagination. At the end of the day you could learn to be a great baker if you worked at it hard enough, but you could never learn what Frances has; she's gifted.

I think Ruby is natural and not playing to the cameras. It's just that her extreme self-depreciation began to grate on me after the first few weeks.

Definitely up for grabs this evening - could be any of them.

[reeko]

Yeaaah go team Frances. Was surprised at how shit the other two looked.

[Ruskin]

Equally, I'm disappointed that the last bakes were all so poor.

[scotslass]

Result

[reeko]

Felt a bit sorry for ruby in the end. I think she was genuine, but unfortunately, genuinely annoying.

[edcam]

Yay!!!

[srisky]

I take back what I said about Ruby, she was much more likeable and I felt for her after her show stopper. Super picnic pie, though. Kimberly & Ruby's show stoppers were disappointing. Frances deserved to win it, she's got real flair & she seems like a good egg!

[srisky]

Bake off reaction from Ruby

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/10398278/Bake-Off-reaction-was-misogynistic-says-Ruby.html

[reeko]

The lady makes some very good points and makes them well (although it could be pointed out, this is a show about buns not a statement on the nation). Still wouldn't fancy going for a pint with her.

[Ruskin]

More interesting is Ruby's own Comment piece in today's Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/22/great-british-bake-off-ruby-dandoh

[*Bob*]

When does Monkey Tennis start?

[KidKruger]

An insider I know at Channel 4 says their competitor programme "look at the paint - it's drying", a 10-episode special, covering emulsion, matt, gloss and even undercoats/primers (but sadly no varnish - yet), starts very soon.

[*Bob*]

I'm working on a couple of shows at the moment which - I swear - are literally two steps from Monkey Tennis.

I fear for our future - and that of our children.