Who is Bake Off 2020 contestant Linda?
BAKE Off 2020 is well underway and with it comes "ray of sunshine" Linda.
The Retirement Living Team Leader has been whipping up a storm in the famous white tent.
Who is Bake Off 2020's Linda?
Linda hails from East Sussex.
The Retirement Living Team Leader first discovered her passion for baking during her childhood visits to her aunt’s dairy farm.
She used to help to milk the cows, then carry a bucket of milk into the kitchen, where her aunt taught her to bake cakes.
Her strengths are in the classics and in home-comfort cooking, like her signature sausage rolls.
In week four, Linda revealed her daughter Melissa had died when she was just 18.
As she made a white chocolate cake in a tribute to her daughter she said: "This really means a lot to me, this cake. It's a tribute to my daughter, actually.
"Melissa had special needs. She's no longer with us, she passed away when she was 18.
"But this is just a celebration of her life really and she was just a sweet little English rose."
How old is Linda?
Linda is 61 and you can see her gorgeous bakes on Instagram .
The GBBO hopeful regularly posts pics of her creations as well as bakes from her nieces and great nephew.
And even posted her excitement at her Bob Marley cake making the papers saying: ";Lol...this was in the Sun."
What has Linda said about Bake Off?
Speaking about being on Bake Off, Linda said that she was “in awe” of the production team for managing to pull off the 2020 series, because of the pandemic.
Linda told Channel 4: “To be in the tent the first morning was a real magical moment for me.
“I just kept pinching myself and tried hard to stop grinning at everyone!”
“I was so excited and I am still in a little shock, I just wanted to do my best and show people how much I loved to bake.
“I find it’s a real therapy and lovely when it’s so appreciated.
"I’ll never lose that magical feeling I had when I first walked into the tent and that will stay with me as one of my moments.
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Linda also said she was star-struck when it came to meeting the judges, Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
She also revealed how she loved meeting hosts Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas for the first time as well.