Season 4 of The Great South African Bake Off will be hitting the small screen early in August, and we’re sure it’s going to be a good one! With 12 contestants racing against the clock to deliver beautiful show-stopping bakes over the span of 10 wild weeks, only one contestant will be crowned as the winner of the competitive baking show.
Let’s meet the hosts and judges!
And the hosts are…
Hosting SA’s Bake Off this year are comedian Lesego Thlabi (Coconut Kelz) and local actor Glen Biderman-Pam, taking over from S3 judges Anne Hirsch and the late Lenstwe Bengu-Mafoko.
In an Instagram post revealing that she would be hosting the fourth season of The South African Bake Off, Coconut Kelz shares the following:
“In what is easily the best gig of my career so far…I saw the call for contestants last year and I wanted so badly to at least get the opportunity to audition. It was on my vision board, it was part of my mom’s prayers, it was part of my daily meditation…And here we are. Season 4 SA Bake Off host.”
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And the judges are…
And who will be gracing Bake Off‘s judging panel, you may ask? None other than celebrity chef Siba Mtongana and SA Chefs Academy owner Paul Hartmann!
After hosting an award-winning cooking show, Siba bounced from strength to strength, releasing her own cookbook and opening an award-winning restaurant in Cape Town.
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Hartmann, also on the judging panel, is a qualified chef who has coached the likes of SA’s national culinary team. He also has years of 5-star hotel experience under his belt, and is an avid baker who owns Woodstock Bakery in Cape Town.
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Okay, but who are the contestants!?
You must be wondering, who are the 12 contestants, then? Well, you’ll have to wait and see!
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The first episode of season 4 of The Great South African Bake Off will are on BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174) on Wednesday 9 August, 8pm. Don’t miss it!
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