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Great British Bake Off star Dawn Hollyoak dies aged 61: Family and Paul Hollywood pay tribute to the 'wonderfully talented baker and amazing mother'


The former IT manager- who was the sixth person to be eliminated from the 2022 series of the baking competition - has passed away at the age of 61, her family have announced.

The former IT manager quickly became a TV favourite after joining the baking contest in 2022 - as her loved ones shared the tragic news on Saturday morning Plenty of TV stars and fellow bakers took to Instagram, flooding the latest post with poignant comments as they paid Dawn a tribute The Great British Bake Off's 2022 lineup: (L-R) Carol, James Maisam, Sandro, Syabira, Maxy, Rebs, Dawn, Kevin, Abdul, William and Janusz

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