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Catherine Addison-Swan

Friends star David Schwimmer joins Celebrity Bake Off special line-up

Friends star David Schwimmer is among the famous faces joining the line-up for The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer.

David, 56, of course best known to virtually the whole world for playing Ross Geller, will be heading into the tent when the spin-off series returns to Channel 4 later this year. The series will see 20 stars in total competing to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith and win the coveted title of Star Baker.

Also joining the line-up is Olympic diving champion Tom Daley, former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson, Loose Women stars Coleen Nolan and Judi Love, and The Inbetweeners actor Joe Thomas. Presenters Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas will return to host the special, which will see the celebs battle it out in Signature, Technical and Showstopper challenges as they put their baking skills to the test.

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TOWIE star Gemma Collins, The Repair Shop's Jay Blades, presenter Paddy McGuinness, and Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden will also be put through their paces in the Bake Off tent. Additionally, stars of the screen including Jessica Hynes, David Morrisey, Ellie Taylor and Rose Matafeo are among the famous faces set to get stuck into the challenges.

Last year's series, which forms part of special programming on Channel 4 to raise money for charity, saw singer Ellie Goulding and presenter Emma Willis among those crowned Star Baker. First launched in 2012, Stand Up To Cancer is a joint national fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 which has raised over a staggering £93m to date.

While the date for the series is yet to be confirmed, it is expected to be on our screens next month. Here's the full star-studded line-up of all 20 celebrities taking part:

  • David Schwimmer
  • Gemma Collins
  • Tom Daley
  • Deborah Meaden
  • Judi Love
  • AJ Odudu
  • Adele Roberts
  • Jesy Nelson
  • Jay Blades
  • Ellie Taylor
  • Paddy McGuinness
  • Coleen Nolan
  • Rose Matafeo
  • Joe Thomas
  • Mike Wozniak
  • Jessica Hynes
  • David Morrissey
  • Tim Key
  • Tom Davis
  • Lucy Beaumont

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