A Great British Bake Off alumni has opened up about the real reason bakers are always seen in the same clothes. One contestant says it got right up each other's noses too.
Lizzie Acker, who starred in season 12 of the BBC baking series, opened up about the behind-the-scenes element of the series and revealed the contestants never got to wash their clothes. And the sweaty feet stench got right up Chigs' nostrils too, she revealed.
Speaking about what happens with their clothes between day one and day two of filming, Lizzie revealed: "Absolutely nothing. You get a new apron. Your apron gets clean, but nothing else does. Everyone smells. You love each other so you’re giving everyone a hug, and it doesn’t matter.
"Crocs have no air vents, and I got back to the green room at one point, I took my shoes off, and Chigs told me, 'Your feet smell vinegary. Put them back on'."
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Touching on how close the contestants were with one another, she told Eater: "Our little green room was our little space of rest. Maggie would give everyone shoulder massages and tell everybody, 'We’re going to be okay'. George would make everyone tea. It was great."
Before she was booted from the competition, Lizzie decided to go out with a bang using her final showstopper to celebrate her special educational needs. When she was booted from the show, Lizzie admitted she felt "proud" of herself, admitting: "I feel really proud of myself.
"I’m really happy I’m a quarter-finalist. I was so pleased to get to where I did, and the bakers that made it to the semi-final truly deserve to be there. These are happy tears. I have had such lovely messages on social media about SEN, and they have all been so positive with people relating to me.
"If it makes them feel good about it and they can identify with someone on television talking about it normally, then I think that is a good thing.”
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FAQs
The Great British Bake Off is usually filmed over the course of two days per episode, because of this, producers are very strict on having contestants wear the exact same clothes to avoid any mishaps with continuity and to make it easier to edit together.
Why do the contestants in baking impossible wear the same clothes? ›
But no matter how many stains they got on their outfits, bakers were required to wear the same clothes every day of shooting an episode to maintain continuity among their various interviews and challenges.
Why are contestants on the floor wearing the same clothes? ›
They might film multiple challenges or sections of the show over several days, weeks, or even months. Having contestants wear the same clothes helps maintain continuity for the viewers, who won't be confused by seeing the contestants in different outfits during seemingly consecutive events.
Why do reality shows wear the same clothes? ›
The teams have to wear the same outfits week after week to help with continuity: When the show is edited, it's easier for the stars to be wearing the same clothes.
Do they wash their clothes on Great British Bake Off? ›
Speaking about what happens with their clothes between day one and day two of filming, Lizzie revealed: "Absolutely nothing. You get a new apron. Your apron gets clean, but nothing else does. Everyone smells.
Who does the washing up on Great British Bake Off? ›
So, who does wash them? According to Faenia, it was ― at least at the time of the BBC interview ― one woman named Iva Vcelak (though the runners helped to bring dishes to her two-sink system). “Lovely Iva does all the washing-up.
Do Bake Off contestants wash up? ›
GBBO contestants don't do the washing up themselves
There's no dishwasher on Bake Off, because the noise would disrupt filming. Instead, home economists spend 160 hours washing up everything by hand.
Where do the bakers stay during Bake Off? ›
Do They Stay at the House Where the Tent Is Located? No. The contestants stay at a nearby hotel during the weekends and travel to the tent via minibus during competition days before returning home during the week, Quinn told Cosmopolitan. The judges and hosts are put up in a hotel, though a different one.
Is British Bake Off filmed in one day? ›
The series is normally filmed over a 12 to 13 weeks period, and the filming usually takes place over the weekends with the exception of series 11 when filming was shortened to six weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Is the floor filmed in one day? ›
It was clearly all filmed in one day which is fine but the show had so many flaws. The show is all about luck when literally nothing else. If this show had some kind of qualified to where the winner wasn't completely lucky then it would be a lot more fun but as it stands this show is all luck and now skill.
Matching Outfits. When two or more people wear the same clothes intentionally or unintentionally, it is commonly referred to as "matching outfits" or "twinning."
Is it bad to wear the same outfit twice in a row? ›
From the point of view of hygiene, it's ok to wear the same pair of trousers/pants for a week, and ok to wear the same jumper, providing they're not dirty or stained. Shirt, Tee shirt, socks, underwear should all be changed every day, (and washed in between wearing).
Why don t they change clothes on the Great British baking show? ›
However, that's not the case, with the bakers having to wear the same outfit for the whole of the filming period (although obviously they change it every week) – and the reason is simple – it's entirely for continuity purposes.
Why does BBQ Showdown wear the same clothes? ›
Each person is wearing the exact same thing every episode, as if it were all filmed on the same day, even though a comment is made by one of the hosts that it's been 8 consecutive days. The reason they wore the same clothes is it made editing easier with the shows post production.
Was baking impossible filmed in one day? ›
The Baking Impossible experience. Each challenge stretched anywhere from 9 to 18 hours (the longer ones were filmed over two days), and we spent other days filming the testing of our creations, judging panels, and hours of one-on-one interviews.
How much do Great British Bake Off contestants get paid? ›
Do the contestants on The Great British Bake Off get paid? The answer to that is simply no - in fact, some are even left out of pocket for being on the show. Contestants have to pay for their own ingredients to practise at home, which can work out quite expensive.
Have any great British Bake Off contestants dating? ›
Because reports that Great British Bake Off contestants Henry Bird and Alice Fevronia are dating have made our hearts totally swell with joy. Notably from Michael Chakraverty, who said “Such a beautiful couple" and Dan Chambers, with his “You guys!!!” and three heart emojis.
