Bake Off star Flora Shedden has quit university to write a cook book.
The 19-year-old recently started reading history of art at St Andrews University, after spending the summer filming the hit BBC show.
While still living in the Fife town, the teenager is now concentrating on writing, with the book tipped to be a best seller.
She said: “I’ve just signed a leave of absence at St Andrews University and started writing a book called Gatherings.
“Making the decision was really tough. I’d already taken the last year out, working, so I was conscious I was quite late starting a degree, anyway.
“Putting it off for another year was something I really didn’t want to do but this is an exciting time and these opportunities are only there now. They won’t come back in four years when I’ve finished my degree.
“It was difficult but I knew I didn’t want to do anything half-hearted. I didn’t want either my studies to slide or produce a book I wasn’t happy with. So I’ve got to grab it with both hands.”
Flora added that she could seriously consider a career as a TV cook. “I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed television,” she said.
“I thought I’d be a total shambles but TV was a lovely experience. I think it’s a really nice way of speaking to people and I’m a big bletherer, I’ll speak to anyone.
“It was very exciting and if something was to come out of it and I could make it a career, then it’d be lovely.”
Flora, who is from Dunkeld, reached the semi-final of The Great British Bake Off and while many feel she was robbed of a place in the final, she disagrees.
She said: “I definitely regret that I gave myself so much to do.
“I wasn’t tasting things, which is rookie error number one.
“I had no sugar in the crispy topping, which is a huge error, and it didn’t have enough butter.
“If I stopped and thought about it, then maybe it would have gone better but you are so knackered … it’s just overwhelming.
“So, in the end, I think it was a fair decision. I don’t think it was wrong, at all. Ultimately, it just wasn’t a good performance.”