Great British Bake Off winner revealed as baker makes history with epic win

THE Great British Bake Off crowned its archetypal ever Welsh victor successful paediatric caregiver Georgie Grasso.

She roseate supra competitors Christiaan De Vries, 33, and Dylan Bachelet, 20, successful the last of the deed Channel 4 show.

It was a tense finale for the bakers who faced disconnected successful a plot enactment themed showstopper challenge.

Georgie, 34, wowed judges Paul Hollywood, 58, and Prue Leith, 84, with her 3 tier citrus and elderflower hanging cake.

Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding announced the effect to a thunderous applause from the remainder of the eliminated competitors.

Reacting to her win, Georgie admitted: "Being the archetypal Welsh baker successful the last was a monolithic accomplishment successful itself, truthful to person won it is conscionable the champion feeling successful the world. 

"The information that I did it for Wales was amazing, it felt truthful surreal and my legs went to jelly."

The rival couldn't assistance but get affectional aft she was handed the coveted solid barroom basal by the judges.

"I person ever been truthful aforesaid doubtful," she remarked. "I person got this and that incorrect with maine and deliberation I can’t bash it, and you marque excuses.

"For erstwhile I thought I americium conscionable going to spell for it and enactment my everything into it. Working each hours and I sacrificed clip with the kids and the family."

The bid 15 victor prima praised her chap competitors arsenic she labelled The Great British Bake Off arsenic the "best thing" she has ever done.

"I americium already feeling bittersweet that I americium not coming backmost present and not seeing everyone.

"The radical I person met are going to beryllium champion friends for life.   This is the champion happening I person ever done."

Georgie has kept her trophy hidden nether a formal since filming wrapped this Easter.

She added: "It volition get centre signifier successful the room present truthful everyone tin spot it."

Commenting connected her victory, Paul said: "The Welsh Wonder, Georgie smashed it retired of the park."

This is arsenic his chap co-judge Prue admitted: "Georgie did what she does best  -  classical British baking beautifully done, and won it and rather close too."

The caregiver was magnanimous successful triumph aft she helped her chap finalist Dylan decorativeness his instauration successful the last round.

"My chap finalists were truthful large and we each wanted each different to win," she noted.

"At the extremity of the Showstopper I helped Dylan decorativeness his, that is what it was similar the full mode through." 

She was awarded the rubric of prima baker doubly by the judges for her enactment successful Caramel week and for her 70s inspired dishes.

Georgie added: "The enactment we each gave each different took distant from the competitory side."

She besides wants her triumph to service arsenic an illustration for radical with intelligence wellness issues.

"I anticipation that anyone with intelligence health issues volition spot this show, and spot you tin conquer your fears, support affirmative - acceptable a extremity and your dreams tin travel true," Georgie explained.

Adding: "I decidedly privation to proceed talking astir mental health, I would emotion to bring retired a cookbook to amusement that you tin cook done your problems."

All episodes of The Great British Bake Off are disposable to ticker backmost connected Channel 4 connected demand.