LIAM Charles got his first taste of fame when he impressed the judges and the viewers at home on Bake Off.
After proving his talent, he is now a judge himself on the spin off show, Junior Bake Off.
Who is Liam Charles?
Liam Charles was born in Hackney, London, on August 28, 1997.
Before finding fame, he studied drama and theatre arts at Goldsmiths where he was nicknamed “Cake Boy” among his uni friends because of his love of baking.
Since appearing on Bake Off, he has become a TV star and celebrity baker.
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He has also published two cook books and regularly contributes to The Guardian's baking column.
On May 6, 2018, Liam was announced as the presenter of Bake Off: The Professionals for Channel 4.
He is also a judge on Junior Bake Off, alongside Ravneet Gill and host Harry Hill.
Liam landed the role in 2019 - originally alongside Prue Lieth.
When he first got the gig, he told Channel 4 at the time: "Working with Prue and Harry was great and just seeing how the junior bakers came up with ideas.
"They were inspiring me! And I learned from Harry and Prue and the Bakers themselves."
In January 2022, it was announced that Liam would sit as a judge on The Platinum Pudding Competition - a nationwide baking competition launched throughout the UK by Buckingham Palace, Fortnum & Mason, and The Big Jubilee Lunch.
The aim was to find a brand-new pudding dedicated to the late Queen Elizabeth II as part of the official Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Aside from showing off his skills in the kitchen, Liam also shared his dancing skills with the nation.
The talented star appeared in the second UK series of The Masked Dancer.
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He made it to the sixth episode before he was revealed to be the character "Candlestick".
Speaking about his time on the show, Liam told The Sun how the fan reaction left him "stunned".
He told us: "It was really fun at times but there were so many rehearsal days!
"I have to admit it was pretty amazing when people asked me about the Masked Dancer, I knew I had to keep it a secret and it was really tough.
"I’m also so surprised that a lot of people couldn’t believe I can dance?!"
When was Liam Charles on Bake Off?
Liam shot to fame as a contestant in The Great British Bake Off in 2017,
He impressed judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith and made it through to the quarter-final.
Liam eventually took fifth place in the competition.
He was such a fan favourite, he was immediately offered his own Channel 4 show called Liam Bakes.
Is Liam Charles on social media?
For those who want to follow the baker, he has both Twitter and Instagram.
Join his 176,000 followers on his Instagram @liamcbakes - where he regularly shares snaps of his delicious creations in the kitchen.
Or you can join his Twitter account, @LiamcBakes, which boasts an impressive 63,000 followers as of January 2023.
What is Liam Charles' net worth?
Thanks to Liam's passion for baking and talent on TV, he has accumulated a small fortune during his rise to fame.
It is reported he has a net worth of between £750K and £1M.
This has been made through his TV work and recipe books.