Nancy Birtwhistle


Nancy Birtwhistle is a British baker who won the fifth series of The Great British Bake Off. Birtwhistle – a grandmother of eight – had applied in 2013 as well but was unsuccessful. She now contributes to national papers such as The Daily Telegraph, has her own website, and gives baking demonstrations across the UK. Before taking baking up seriously, Birtwhistle was a Practice Manager at a GP surgery. She lives in Barton-upon-Humber with her husband, Tim.