Lancashire's Jon Richardson joins cast of Celebrity Bake Off alongside Jojo Siwa & Vicky Pattison

The ninth series of the star-studded edition of The Great British Bake Off is preparing to launch, with the stars set to don the famous aprons announced by Channel 4.

This week, the 24 famous faces taking part have been revealed and it includes a comedian from Lancashire!

Take a look below at everything we know so far about The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer 2026.

Which Lancashire star is taking part?

Lancaster born comedian Jon Richardson, 43, has signed up for the popular baking show.

Taking to Instagram to share the news, Jon wrote: “The ninny in the prinny returns this Spring. Good job they don’t bake in a tunt really.”

Who else is in the line-up?

The full list of stars taking part are:

• JoJo Siwa
• Molly-Mae Hague
• Vicky Pattison
• Scott Mills
• Rag’n’Bone Man
• Emmett J Scanlan
• Aston Merrygold
• Edith Bowman
• Ralf Little
• Richard Herring
• Joe Wilkinson
• Babatunde Aleshe
• Rose Matafeo
• Judi Love
• Tom Davis
• Mark Wright
• Nella Rose
• Mutya Buena
• Jon Richardson
• Rose Ayling-Ellis
• Sam Thompson
• Roisin Conaty
• Alex Brooker
• Amika Mod

When will The Great Celebrity Bake Off return?

The hit series will return later this year, but an exact release date has not yet been confirmed by Channel 4.

If the new series follows the same release pattern as previous installments, The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer will return in mid-March

Is anything else new?

It was announced last week that Nigella Lawson would be joining The Great British Bake Off as Dame Prue Leith’s replacement following her departure from the series.

Dame Prue made her announcement that she would be departing the show after a nine-year stint as judge alongside Paul Hollywood.

However, while Nigella was revealed to be Prue’s replacement for the main series, fans won’t be seeing the beloved celeb chef in the upcoming celebrity version of the show.

This is because Bake Off: The Professionals judge Cherish Finden has been revealed as the new co-judge for The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer. She replaces Caroline Waldegrave, who previous replace Dame Prue for the 2025 series.

Cherish Finden said: “I am delighted to be joining Paul in judging Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C. Stepping from the professional kitchen into the famous Bake Off tent felt like my first day of school – my heart was racing and I had butterflies in my tummy!

“Whilst I definitely haven’t left my ruler at home, judging these wonderful celebrities is about more than just precision, it’s about spreading joy and supporting a meaningful cause. To be part of SU2C and see the contestants push themselves out of their comfort zone for such a good cause was simply brilliant.”

Cherish will judge the new group of celebrity bakers alongside Paul Hollywood, with presenters Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding also returning to front the series.