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Celebrity Bake Off gets official start date as first four contestants announced

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer has a confirmed start date.

Many viewers have been wondering when Celebrity Bake Off 2021 starts after Channel 4 released the star-studded list of contestants taking part this year.

It includes Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall, Star Wars actor Daisy Ridley, Atonement star James McAvoy and Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes. You can read more here.

Four stars will take on The Signature, the Technical and the Showstopper each episode, which will be judged by Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood, while Matt Lucas will present.

Channel 4 recently confirmed the SUTC Bake Off special would be airing in spring, but now we have an official start date.

Celebrity Bake Off gets official start date as first four contestants confirmed (C4/Love Productions/Mark Bourdillon supplied by PA)

When does Celebrity Bake Off 2021 start?

The SUTC series will start on Tuesday, March 9 at 8pm on Channel 4.

Sharing the news, the British Bake Off said: "Raising dough for a great cause. The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off. Coming very soon to a screen near you."

Channel 4 has not yet confirmed how long the series will run for, but there are 20 celebrities in the line-up this year so it's likely to air for five weeks.

It's usually sees the celebrities split up into groups of four for each episode, with one contestant getting Star Baker at the end of each show.

Last year saw Comedian Jenny Eclair, Inbetweeners star James Buckley, Queer Eye's Tan France, YouTuber Joe Sugg and Countdown star Carol Vorderman crowned winners.

Daisy Ridley, Tom Allen, Rob Beckett and Alexandra Burke are featured in the first image shared by The Great British Bake Off so it looks like they will be the four celebrities going head to head in episode one.

Daisy Ridley is taking part in Celebrity Bake Off (C4/Love Productions/Mark Bourdillon supplied by PA)

Full list of Celebrity Bake Off 2021 contestants

James McAvoy

Daisy Ridley

Stacey Dooley

Dame Kelly Holmes

John Bishop

Tom Allen

David Baddiel

Jade Thirlwall

KSI

Ade Adepitan

Philippa Perry

Nick Grimshaw

Rob Beckett

Alexandra Burke

Anneka Rice

Reece Shearsmith

Dizzee Rascal

Anne-Marie

Nadine Coyle

Katherine Ryan

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer airs on Tuesday, March 9 at 8pm on Channel 4.

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