Iain Ross exits The Great British Bake Off
Iain Ross has become the latest contestant to leave The Great British Bake Off.
Iain Ross has left The Great British Bake Off.
The 29-year-old software engineer has become the latest contestant to leave the show, after failing to impress the Bake Off judges.
After his exit was confirmed, Iain said: "I'm proud of making it this far.
"To make it to the quarter-finals is something I could have never thought of."
Iain relished his time on the TV show and is now looking to the future with a sense of optimism.
He said: "We have had the best group of bakers. We have made really, really good friends, and we always have a laugh. It's just been fantastic.
"My main takeaway from Bake Off is that I truly love baking. I was starting to stagnate with my bakes and being on Bake Off just reignited my passion and showed me that this is what I love doing in this life.
"Barely anyone in my life is as obsessed with baking as I am, so being around so many people that absolutely love baking is just incredible."
Iain also cited his Bingate 2.0 showstopper - which paid homage to an infamous incident on the show more than a decade ago - as his standout moment from the series.
On the other hand, Iain admitted that his Bread Week showstopper was his lowest moment on the programme.
He said: "I think my best moment was presenting Bingate 2.0 to Paul – Bingate was my favourite Bake Off moment, and I always said that if another Iain from Belfast got on the show I'd have to pay tribute to it. I almost didn't do it, but I'm so glad I did.
"My worst moment had to be the Bread Week showstopper. I changed that recipe completely six times in the run-up to that week and I completely psyched myself out because I put so much pressure on myself to make something weird and wacky."
