Comedians, actors, writers and Second City alumni, Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis return as hosts, alongside veteran judges, Bruno Feldeisen and Kyla Kennaley
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CBC today revealed the ten amateur bakers who will participate in the upcoming fifth season of THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW, premiering Sunday, October 17 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service. Ten Canadians from across the country will bake off in the iconic tent and put their culinary chops on display in an attempt to win The Great Canadian Baking Show title.
Season five of the series will consist of eight episodes and be hosted once more by comedians, actors, writers and Second City alumni, Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis. Esteemed pastry chefs Bruno Feldeisen and Kyla Kennaley return to the judges’ table to sample the bakers’ scrumptious offerings.
Based on the beloved British format, each episode will feature the bakers competing in three challenges – the Signature Bake, the Technical Bake, and the Show Stopper – during which they will rely on their personal interests and backgrounds to ensure that their delectable dishes stand out. Once their sweet creations have been tasted and critiqued, the judges will decide who will be the week’s Star Baker and who will be sent home. In the final episode, the remaining three bakers will face off for the title of Canada’s best amateur baker.
This season, audiences will get acquainted with the show’s most innovative batch of bakers yet. Meet the ten contestants who are ready to whisk it for the biscuit:
- Aimee DeCruyenaere, 23, an industrial design student from Ottawa, ON
- Alina Fintineanu, 30, an orthodontic dental hygienist from Toronto, ON
- Amanda Muirhead, 45, a paralegal from Westmoreland, P.E.I.
- Caron Lau, 26, an occupational therapist from Richmond, B.C.
- Dougal Nolan, 31, a mental health researcher from Dartmouth, N.S.
- Kunal Ranchod, 30, a choreographer from Montreal, QC
- Marian Castelino, 41, a designer from Ottawa, ON
- Stephen Nhan, 30, a health administrator from Regina, SK
- Steve Levitt, 54, a small business owner from Aurora, ON
- Vincent Chan, 55, a graphic designer from Toronto, ON
Season four winner, Raufikat Oyawoye, a 35-year-old IT support engineer of Milton, ON took home the title after competing against semi-finalists Mahathi Mundluru from Markham, ON and Tanner Davies of Winnipeg, MB. Fans wanting to satisfy their sweet tooth can catch up on seasons one through four on CBC Gem leading up to the season five premiere.
THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW is produced by Boat Rocker’s Proper Television in association with CBC and Love Productions. The executive producers are Cathie James and Lesia Capone, and the series producer is Mark Van de Ven. For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports; Jennifer Dettman is Executive Director, Unscripted Content; and Susan Taylor is Executive in Charge of Production. The format is owned by Love Productions and distributed by Sky Vision. In addition to the original British series, the format has been produced in 23 territories including the United States, Australia, France and Ireland. THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW is presented with Robin Hood®. The Robin Hood Baking Family consists of a portfolio of leading baking brands.
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Since opening its doors in 2004, Proper Television has become one of Canada’s most successful production companies. Proper works across a wide range of genres, creating more than 1,000 hours of reality, lifestyle, documentary and specialist factual programming. The company’s ratings-grabbing slate includes a mix of originals like JUNIOR CHEF SHOWDOWN (Food Network Canada), MOTEL MAKEOVER (Netflix), FAMILY HOME OVERHAUL (HGTV Canada), and the two-time Canadian Screen Award-winning series MARY’S KITCHEN CRUSH (CTV); along with big international formats such as MASTERCHEF CANADA (CTV), THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW (CBC), and IRON CHEF CANADA (Food Network Canada). In 2017 Proper Television became a division of Boat Rocker Media.
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