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Elizabeth Lewis

Elizabeth Lewis: biography, baking background and career. Explore the Connie profile from The Great British Bake Off series 17.

Biography

Elizabeth Lewis, known on television as Connie, is a London baker and NHS hospital discharge lead who entered The Great British Bake Off in 2026.

Known as Connie, Elizabeth balances NHS work with baking and a London music centre, where students get to try her recipes.

Known for

The Great British Bake Off series 17

Elizabeth Lewis is a London baker and NHS hospital discharge lead who entered The Great British Bake Off in 2026.[1][2]

Career highlights

  1. Career 1

    Working in the NHS

    By the time she joined the show, Connie had worked for the NHS for more than 20 years. Baking gives her a way to relax after her hospital work.[2]

  2. Career 2

    Cakes and favourite flavours

    Carrot cake is one of her specialities. She also enjoys lemon, lavender and rum-fruit flavours, keeping fruit soaking with rum, wine and cinnamon for future bakes.[2]

  3. Career 3

    A long-standing hobby

    Connie describes baking as a constant throughout her life. People around her know her as the Cake Lady, a nickname that predates her television appearance.[2]

  4. Career 4

    A London music centre

    She and her husband, musician and music teacher Myke, run a music centre in London. Its students are among the people who get to sample her recipes.[2]

  5. Career 5

    What she listens to while baking

    Audiobooks and thriller series often accompany her time in the kitchen. Away from baking, she enjoys watching black-and-white films.[2]