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Shannon Amy

Shannon Amy: biography, baking background and career. Explore the Shannon profile from The Great British Bake Off series 17.

Biography

Shannon Amy is a Gloucestershire project planner and baker who competed on The Great British Bake Off in 2026.

Shannon returned to Bake Off after an earlier year as a backup baker, bringing a love of bread and ambitions to teach baking.

Known for

The Great British Bake Off series 17

Shannon Amy is a Gloucestershire project planner and baker who competed on The Great British Bake Off in 2026.[1][2]

Career highlights

  1. Career 1

    Bristol roots and home baking

    Shannon grew up in Bristol and learned to bake from her grandmother. Gardening later gave her ingredients to use in cooking at her countryside home.[2]

  2. Career 2

    Planning and scheduling

    Her day job is in project planning and scheduling. She brought that concern for organisation to a baking style she describes as rustic and playful.[2]

  3. Career 3

    A second application

    In her exit interview, Shannon said she had been a backup baker during an earlier application year. She returned and secured a place in the 2026 cast.[5]

  4. Career 4

    Baking on television

    Shannon left in the third week, Audience Choice Week. She named making cheesecake alongside her mother as her favourite challenge and praised the feedback on her Biscuit Week showstopper.[5]

  5. Career 5

    Bread and future projects

    She described bread as her main baking interest and said the series pushed her to try unfamiliar techniques. She also spoke about ambitions to run a cake shed and a studio for teaching baking.[5]