'I felt like I wanted to put on an apron and help them'

You can expect the new series of Bake Off: The Professionals to be the most theatrical yet. The tasks the competitors are given this year "have a real air of play about them", based around things like "gardening, the secret world of bugs and even magic", according to Bromley-born comedian Tom Allen, who presents the show alongside former Great British Bake Off contestant, Londoner Liam Charles.