Bake Off viewers divided as winner crowned after asking 'what am I doing?'

The Great British Bake Off fans were left divided as Georgie Grasso was declared the 2024 champion, beating the series favourite to the title.

After a suspense-filled series hosted by Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding, the final three bakers were Georgie, 34, Christiaan de Vries, 34, and Dylan Bachelet, aged 20.

The finalists' first challenge in the tent involved crafting scones. They later had to impress the judges with an afternoon tea assortment.

The last task required them to construct an intricate hanging celebration cake.

With the tension escalating, Alison declared: "This is the bake between winning or losing," reports Wales Online.

As the pressure intensified, Christian, Georgie, and Dylan began to exhibit signs of anxiety under the scrutinising gaze of judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, along with hosts Alison and Noel.

For fan favourite Dylan, who had been performing well in the competition, things took a turn for the worse as he grappled with the consistency of his genoise sponge in the final round. This led fans to speculate that Christian, who remained composed under pressure, could snatch the victory from him.

Meanwhile, Georgie also encountered her own set of challenges during her final showstopper, as she seemed to forget what she was doing. Retreating to the back of the tent, Georgie pondered aloud: "What am I doing here? " What did I come over here for?"

Georgie, amidst her initial perplexity, emerged triumphant following three nail-biting rounds. For her concluding showstopper, Pru lauded Georgie's cake as "absolutely delicious," with both Pru and Paul in agreement about its extraordinary presentation.

Yet, this verdict left some watchers befuddled who took to social media platform X to express their bewilderment.

A viewer pondered: "How on earth has Georgie won?" An additional comment came in: "I'm happy for Georgie BUT Dylan is probably the best contestant this show has ever had. Such a weird result."

However, several fans celebrated Georgie's triumph, one viewer praised: "Bravo Georgie, well done!" Another added: "Go Georgie... well deserved Welsh winner."

The children's nurse from Carmarthenshire, said of her final contest, "the most challenging bake I've ever done". She admitted: "When I saw the brief, I thought, game over.

"It took a lot of thought and planning to be able to make it work. I practised about three times. I wanted the judges to really see a piece of me in the bake, through my choice of colours and tastes. Undoubtedly, the most taxing part was the assembly combined with managing the time constraints."

The mother of three opened up about the significant sacrifices required to stay in the contest, admitting: "Ive had to put the family on the back burner which has been really hard. I've had to tell the kids 'no' a lot."

The Great British Bake Off is available to watch on Channel4.com.