Great British Bake Off contestant Flora Shedden has revealed that her family is “sick” of her baking.
The 19-year-old, who is the youngest participant in the sixth series, comes from a family of cooks and regularly whips up spectacular creations.
However she said her family had sampled her baking too often and now give praise sparingly.
“I have been baking since I was tiny I have no memories of not baking,” she said.
“I quite like to bake a good Showstopper, a centrepiece. And everything is challenging in its own way.
“I have had lots of baking disasters which normally occur when I am rushing around, or having to produce something at a deadline
“I think my family have reached the point that they are sick of my baking, but they are complimentary when they need to be.”
Flora, who works at an art gallery in Perth, added that she initially told no one that she had applied to be on the BBC show.
She said: “My sister was quite adamant that I should apply but I sent off my form secretly, so no one knew till I got to the next round.
“(When I got in) I was in a severe state of shock, it was a strange day and I didn’t quite believe the phone call and went into a bit of a panic
“My family are all quite excited and waiting with bated breath to see what it will be like. I am terrified, but I think they are looking forward to it.
“I plan to be down the back of a sofa when it will be on TV, it will be quite a tough but funny watch for me.”
The Great British Bake off sees 12 contestants battle it out to be crowned Britain’s best baker.
In each episode, the amateur bakers are given three challenges a signature bake, a technical challenge, and a show-stopper.
The signature challenge sees the use their tried-and-tested recipes, the technical aspect tests their ability to produce a dessert when given minimal instruction, while the showstopper challenge asks the contestants to show off their skills and talent with the final result being judged on appearance and taste.