Byline: Television Ben Dowell

The Great British Bake Off Channel 4 HHHII "I think Matty could surprise everyone," said the beaten semifinalist Tasha Stones before the result came in on the final of The Great British Bake Off. Tasha, the first deaf contestant in the show's history, was unfortunate not to have made the last hurrah, which featured three (perfectly competent and pleasant) blokes. But one thing Bake Off likes, apart from a diverse showcase of hopefuls from every walk of life, is a late developer, and 28-year-old Matty Edgell had the edge (sorry).

The Cambridgeshire PE teacher didn't even enter the competition.

That was done by his fiancee, Lara, whom he mentioned a lot last night in those heart-warming personal inserts that one thinks...