Two Great British Bake Off contestants will be missing this week
They're both under the weather
It's Tuesday, which means it's almost time for the next episode of The Great British Bake Off! With the series starting two weeks ago on 13th September, and two eliminations already, we would normally be expecting 10 bakers to be taking on Bread Week, but unfortunately that's not the case!
In tonight's episode (27th September) there will be just eight contestants getting the chance to prove their worth in Bread Week, as masters student Rebs Lightbody and electronics engineer Abdul Rehman Sharif will be missing from this week's episode.
As Metro.co.uk reports, at the beginning of tonight's show, Matt Lucas explains the absence of Rebs and Abdul joking: "Both Rebs and Abdul are a bit under the weather this week, but with your permission, we thought we’d send them both straight through to the final."
Before co-host Noel Fielding puts the record straight: "Only joking, they’re going to miss a week and hopefully they’ll be back next week."
Despite Rebs missing Bread Week, it's clear she's very talented at making bread as she shared a video of herself making some delicious looking focaccia. Writing on Instagram: 'The focaccia jiggle makes me think of this song everyyyyy time!!!
'It's bread week, so strap in for some carby content from me and my gbbo besties 🍞🥖
'What's your favourite bread? (looking for inspo for future bakes.. 👇)'. (sic)
Rebs, who only started baking bread two years ago, has also shared a video, along with a recipe, explaining how she often bakes Turkish-style bread as her partner is from Northern Turkey.
So far in this year's series we've waved goodbye to former charity director Will Hawkins, and student and sales assistant Maisam Algirgeet.
We wish Rebs and Abdul a speedy recovery! ❤️
See the full Bake Off line-up below:
Kevin
Age: 33
From: Lanarkshire
Occupation: Music teacher
James
Age: 25
From: Cumbria
Occupation: Nuclear scientist
Janusz
Age: 34
From: East Sussex - Born in Poland
Occupation: Personal Assistant
Carole
Age: 58
From: Dorset
Occupation: Supermarket cashier
Dawn
Age: 60
From: Bedfordshire
Occupation: IT manager
Maisam
Age: 19
From: Manchester - Born in Libya
Occupation: Student and sales assistant
Rebs
Age: 23
From: County Antrim
Occupation: Masters student
Maxy
Age: 29
From: London
Occupation: Architectural assistant
Sandro
Age: 30
From: London
Occupation: Nanny
Syabira
Age: 32
From: London - Born in Malaysia
Occupation: Cardiovascular research associate
Abdul
Age: 29
From: London
Occupation: Electronics engineer
Will
Age: 45
From: London
Occupation: Former charity director
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