Who won Bake Off: The Professionals? Tanuj and Narayan crowned champion after ‘sending tingles down judge’s spines’ with jaw-dropping final dish

The Intercontinental London’s Tanuj and Narayan were crowned winners of Bake Off: The Professionals 2024 during the thrilling finale on Monday.

The duo were emotional when their names were announced by judges Cherish Finden and Benoit Blin after five intense weeks of challenges.

Tanuj and Narayan defeated their rivals from The Royal Airforce Club in London and Soko Patisserie in Solihull at the final hurdle.

For their final challenge, the teams were tasked with baking a delicious afternoon tea for 120 people, with the winner getting to make a final bake ‘sent a shiver’ down Judge Cherish’s spine.

As she presented the silver trophy, she said enthusiastically: ‘Their final challenge gave me goosebumps. I can’t tell you how proud I am. They impressed me from day one and every week they came back stronger and stronger, Wow!’.

The duo were emotional as their names were announced by judges Cherish Finden (left) and Benoit Blin (right) after five intense weeks of challenges

He added: ‘I’m happy for TJ and Narayan, they are the most consistent team and the level of their work and experience is the highest.’

Following the news, viewers took to X, formerly Twitter, en masse, calling the two “so talented” and “well-deserved winners.”

Writing: ‘Easiest winners ever! So talented!’: ‘Yay, my favorites won. My favorites from the very first episode I saw them. So talented, such attention to detail. Well done Tanuj and Narayan’: ‘Awesome, awesome, awesome!!! My winners from the beginning, congratulations Tanuj and Narayan. Well deserved winners’.

Team captain Tanuj said, ‘When we heard our names, everyone was very emotional. The entire hall burst into tears.’

“Me and Narayan had tears in my eyes, but they were tears of joy because we worked so hard for this. For us, we were a bit exhausted, but it was a very proud moment.”

He continued: ‘We kind of had a strategy that we would divide the workload between us so that we could complete each challenge and I think it worked to our advantage. So there was a bit of planning and I would say quite a bit more than we would normally do in our day-to-day work.

‘Narayan and I have worked together in different locations because we work for the same hotel chain. We got along so well from the day we met, we always want to bounce ideas off each other and we just clicked. We were good friends but since this competition he has become more like a brother.

Before adding: ‘We returned the trophy to the hotel, but of course had to keep it hidden until tonight. It has pride of place in the hotel lobby, the perfect place for everyone to see it!’.

Tanuj and Narayan beat rivals from The Royal Airforce Club in London and Soko Patisserie in Solihull in the final, which saw them cater an afternoon tea for 120 people. The winners’ final bakes sent shivers down the spine of judge Cherish.

Team captain Tanuj (L) said: ‘When we heard our names, everyone was very emotional, the whole room was a bit in tears’

Following the news, viewers rushed to X, formerly Twitter, calling the pair “so talented” and “well-deserved winners”

This came after the huge fortune of presenter Liam Charles, who co-presents with comedian Ellie Taylor, was revealed.

According to Buzzlearn, the 26-year-old TV star is expected to amass a net worth ranging from £740,000 to £3.7 million.

The British presenter joined The Great British Bake Off in season 8 in 2017 and soon after became the presenter of Bake Off: The Professionals and a judge on Junior Bake Off.

During the show he impressed judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith and reached the quarter finals, where he eventually finished fifth.

The Hackney-born man had humble beginnings – he was just a student at Goldsmiths University when he first entered the baking competition.

The host is fully focused on his deep-rooted passion for cooking and has written two books, including Cheeky Treats: 70 Brilliant Bakes and Cakes and Second Helpings.

After his time on Bake Off, Liam started working as culinary columnist for the Guardian.

Although he is very private about his private life and mainly uses his social media for baking and fun content, Yahoo reported that he had previously mentioned a girlfriend named Alexis in a now-deleted Instagram post.

It comes after show host Liam Charles (L), who co-presents with comedian Ellie Taylor (R), reportedly revealed his huge net worth