Emotional Adam Hills opens up about his late father’s battle with stomach cancer and leukaemia as he competes on The Great Celebrity Bake Off

Adam Hills opened up about his late father’s battle with stomach cancer and leukemia as he took part in The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off.

The Australian comedian, 53, was one of four celebrities to take part in Sunday’s episode of the Channel 4 show, alongside radio presenter Sara Cox, Reverend Richard Coles and Joe Locke.

During Sunday’s episode, Adam, who hosts talk show The Last Leg, revealed his own personal experience with cancer and how his father died from it.

“My father was diagnosed with stomach cancer when he was about 55, survived and was diagnosed with leukemia about 10 to 15 years later,” Adam said.

“He passed away at the end of 2012. If he did something that could actually help cancer research, I think he would be happy about that.”

The celebrity version of the baking show sees a number of stars compete in various baking challenges to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer.

It was Radio 2 presenter Sara, 49, who impressed judges Dame Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood and was presented with the Star Baker apron after completing every challenge and receiving the second Hollywood handshake of the series.

Sara, Adam, Richard and Joe were tasked with making cookies in the Signature category, slices of custard in the Technical bake category and finally a Showstopper where they made cakes with the images of their famous best friends.

The DJ baked a toffee cake in the shape of colleague Jeremy Vine on a penny – to celebrate his love of cycling – which the judges called ‘absolutely delicious’.

After her win, Sarah said: ‘My kids won’t believe it, it all feels like a weird cheese dream!’.

She also stated that she would never take off her winning apron.

Meanwhile, Prue explained: ‘[Sara] walked into the tent, she won the Signature, the Technical and the Showstopper. She’s a good baker’.

After presenting her Jeremy cake to the judges, Paul said: ‘You have created something very professional.’

The Australian comedian, 53, was one of four celebrities to take part in Sunday’s episode of the Channel 4 show, alongside radio presenter Sara Cox, Reverend Richard Coles and Joe Locke.

During Sunday’s episode, talk show host The Last Leg Adam revealed his own personal experience with cancer and how his father died from it

“My father was diagnosed with stomach cancer when he was about 55, survived and was diagnosed with leukemia about 10 to 15 years later,” Adam said

Sara Cox received the Star Baker apron after impressing the judges

Only for Sara to joke, “First time in my career I’ve made something professional.

Adam decided to use the showstopper challenge to create his own unique cake in the shape of his Last Leg co-host Alex Brooker’s prosthetic leg.

Admitted to the jury: ‘Alex knows I make it, but what he doesn’t know is that I do it, because he’s not my famous best friend, but I thought a prosthetic leg would be easier to make than a head’.

Despite impressing with the dessert’s decoration, the judges struggled to cut it, declaring that the comedian had both over-mixed and over-baked his offering.

Heartstopper star Joe, meanwhile, made a Victoria Sponge in honor of ‘Broadway royalty’ Patty Lupone.

After her win, Sarah said: ‘My kids won’t believe it, it all feels like a weird cheese dream!’

Adam decided to use the showstopper challenge to create his own unique cake in the shape of his Last Leg co-host Alex Brooker’s prosthetic leg

Despite impressing with the dessert’s decoration, the judges struggled to cut it, declaring the comedian had both over-mixed and over-baked his offering (Adam, R, pictured with Alex, L)

His dessert left the judges hungry for more and they gushed over the decorated dessert, with Prue describing it as a ‘perfect balance’ of cream and jam.

Meanwhile, Paul said it was ‘as neat as a pin’.

Rev. Richard also made a Victoria sponge, but decided to bake one in the shape of artist friend Grayson Perry.

Decorating it to resemble the Turner Prize winner’s alter ego, Claire Richard joked: ‘That could be [look like] Claire in the gutter at 2am’.