John Robert Whaite was born on 23 May 1989 and is an English baker who won the third series of The Great British Bake Off in 2012.
17 Facts About John Whaite
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John Whaite was born in Chorley, Lancashire, and grew up on a farm in Wrightington.
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John Whaite became interested in baking at the age of seven, after his parents divorced.
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John Whaite won a place at Oxford to read Modern and Medieval Languages, but switched to study Law at the University of Manchester to be nearer to home.
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John Whaite completed a summer scheme with top law firm Eversheds Sutherland and worked briefly as a banker in the Royal Bank of Scotland's asset finance department.
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John Whaite rejected a career in law or banking after winning the series, and took classes at Le Cordon Bleu in London to pursue a career in cooking.
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In 2012, Whaite took part in the third series of The Great British Bake Off on BBC Two.
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John Whaite has appeared as a resident chef on the ITV breakfast programme Lorraine, hosted by Lorraine Kelly.
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John Whaite makes regular appearances, as one of its chefs, with presenter Steph McGovern on her Channel 4 daytime show Steph's Packed Lunch.
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John Whaite was paired with professional Johannes Radebe, and they became the first ever male same-sex pairing on the show.
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John Whaite wrote a column on food for The Daily Telegraph.
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John Whaite briefly wrote the column "Hot John" for Heat magazine in 2013.
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In May 2022 it was revealed John Whaite was due to join the cast of the Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical Cinderella as Prince Charming; however, the production posted a closing notice before he could make his debut.
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John Whaite expressed that joining the cast of Cinderella would have been a "dream come true".
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In February 2025, John Whaite announced that he had created an account on OnlyFans.
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John Whaite said he has experienced bulimia in the past.
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In 2019, John Whaite worked on a 100-acre farm in the mountains of British Columbia, Canada, which he found via the World-wide Opportunities on Organic Farms website.