Ruby Tandoh

Ruby Tandoh
Born Ruby Tandoh
Southend, England, UK
Nationality British
Occupation Television personality, newspaper columnist, author, model
Years active 2013–present
Employer BBC / ITV
Television The Great British Bake Off
Website www.rubytandoh.com

Ruby Tandoh is a British baker, columnist, author and model. She rose to fame after becoming a runner-up on series four of BBC's The Great British Bake Off in 2013.

Early life

Tandoh's grandfather is from Ghana.[1] She grew up in Southend.[1]

Television career

The Great British Bake Off

Writing career

She has written two books, "Crumb: The Baking Book" and "Flavour: Eat What You Love."[2] She writes for The Guardian.[3]

Tandoh is the co-founder of "Do What You Want," a zine about mental health. Her co-founder is her partner, Leah Pritchard. All profits from the zine go to charities and non-profits.[4]

Personal life

Tandoh is bisexual and has a girlfriend. She has spoken out about her struggles with eating disorders, criticising the bodyshaming common in 'wellness' culture and advocating for a healthier, more positive approach to food writing.[5] She was voted the Great British Bake Off's favourite past contestant by the RadioTimes audience in 2016.[6]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/my-perfect-weekend/10424780/My-perfect-weekend-Ruby-Tandoh-Great-British-Bake-Off-finalist.html
  2. ↑ Rao, Tejal (3 January 2017). "Ruby Tandoh Just Wants You to Eat What You Love". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ruby Tandoh". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ "Do What You Want".
  5. ↑ "gal-dem in conversation with Ruby Tandoh - gal-dem". 16 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ruby Tandoh is your favourite ever Great British Bake Off contestant". RadioTimes. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
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