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prepared for the baking tasks and challenges. We attended the tent two days every week, usually at the weekend. Any weekday lming notice was given well in advance. We had to be in our transport from the accommodation at 5.30 am and often did not return until 8 pm: usually 14 hours on set each day.
My family and colleagues were all very supportive. My colleagues were careful not to ask too many questions as they knew I had signed a condentiality agreement about the show. My family tried to keep me calm and help where possible. My husband David would stay up with me each evening to help with the practice bakes and to keep the kitchen tidy.
We were eating the products for weeks afterwards and I had to freeze some elements due to the excess baked. You really can have too much cake in the house!
I went out of the competition in week 3. That whole weekend was stressful, and I was quoted in the press as saying it was a cascade of misery. With hindsight I cannot say it was miserable as the production team and other bakers are supportive when someone is having a tough weekend. Mel and Sue (the presenters) also make it their business to keep all the bakers as happy as possible; they are brilliant.
Avid viewers of the show may recall that on my nal weekend there was a custard scandal. Lots of custard in the same style bowls in shared fridges was, I suspect, always an accident waiting to happen. Iwas horried I made the mistake of using another contestants custard and, unfortunately, seemed unable to shake it from my mind, resulting in further mistakes.
I felt, based on my ability, I could...