‘I’ve always been passionate about creating space around food and the table’

Jasmine Mitchell, the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2025 spoke with our deputy editor, Jemimah Wright, about becoming a recognised TV star overnight, what she’s learned through the process and what her future plans

Jemimah Wright (JW): You’re probably tired of talking about Bake Off, but it’s so impressive that you’re the winner! Congratulations! I saw on your Instagram that you’ve got well over 100,000 followers now. What was it before Bake Off?

Jasmine Mitchell (JM):  Under 2,000!

JW: Wow – it’s certainly a big change going from an unknown medical student to being in the public eye. How has that been?

JM: It’s honestly been the quickest learning curve ever! I think it actually hit me around week three – after that episode aired, when I’d just got Star Baker. The first two weeks were super fun and exciting. No one recognised me because I’d had maybe a minute of airtime on each episode.