While the nation has been eagerly awaiting the return of Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry to the screens as The Great British Bake-Off returns to BBC One, one new contestant is also looking to make history.
Martha Collision, 17, will hope to whip up a storm when she makes her debut, coming after she filmed the hit cookery series while studying for her AS Levels.
The teenager plans to be a food scientist and has said she feels incredibly lucky to have made the national stage.
She will be joined by the following contestants, according to the BBC.
Chetna, who was born in India and moved to Mumbai for University, where she became a fashion designer and started her own clothes label.
Claire, who lives in Cheshire, where she works as a speech and language therapist. She has been baking since she was 11 years old. Both her mother and grandmother were wedding cake decorators and her father a chef; they all taught her crucial techniques that should come in handy for the Bake Off.
Diana is The Great British Bake Off's oldest baker so far. The daughter of a dairy farmer, she grew up on a farm in Shropshire on the Welsh borders where she joined the Women's Institute at the age of just 13 and became a Women's Institute Judge at only 20 years old.
Enwezor is born and bred in North London near Harrow, he is half Nigerian and half Japanese. He now lives with his wife and four children in Portsmouth, where he works at the local University as a business consultant.
Construction engineer Iain, grew up just outside of Belfast but now lives in London. His parents are passionate about organic foods and this outlook has directly affected his style of baking. His passion for travelling has taken him to all corners of the globe and he brings these unique flavours to his bakes.
Self-confessed 'nerdy baker' Jordan lives in Nottingham where he works as an IT manager. Described as highly intelligent, he constantly absorbs trivia and new skills, from spinning his own wool and perfecting his embroidery, to baking and hairdressing.
Originally from Cambridgeshire, Kate now lives in Brighton with her five-year-old daughter Eloise. She trained as an actress and performed on stage for a couple of years before working in advertising and design agencies.
Luis was born and raised in Stockport, but both his parents are Spanish. He met his wife Louise at college at just 17. The pair were engaged at 21, but didn't tie the knot until 14 years later in Las Vegas. An extremely inventive baker, Luis produces unique dishes such as his Tequila Slammer Cheesecake or cherry brandy pipette gateaux.
Originally from Hull, Nancy moved to Lincolnshire 24 years ago to work as a practice manager for a GP surgery. Nancy and her husband have renovated a house in the south of France and her time spent there has influenced her baking. She made friends with a French chef with whom she discusses ideas and learns new techniques, and pushed herself to improve her French so that she can read original French recipes.
Retired Norman is Scottish and lives on the north east coast of Scotland. He joined the Merchant Navy at the age of 19 where he worked as a radio operator and travelled the world. His father and brother were bakers, but he didn't want that lifestyle for himself. However, he would like to bring back traditional Scottish recipes.
North London born Richard is a family man through and through. He is the fourth generation working in his family's building business, and likes to bake with his wife and two little girls. Richard loves bread and pastry.
Full details on the contestants and the show here. The Great British Bake-Off returns Wednesday, August 6, on BBC One.