Great British Bake Off

I enjoyed Shakespeare. I am often amazed about how much of the information we picked up at school lingers somewhere in the memory.
I just wish I could remember passwords.

Who will win tonight?

I didn't know that either Nelliemoser - thank you!

Who will win? Honestly haven't got a clue - too close to tell!

A brilliant result what a star! No spoilers for those fans who have not watched.

Oh, I'm so pleased at the result! Got quite teary-eyed at the end...

Even Mary looked emotional.

Fantastic result! The winner has come on so well throughout the series, and really deserved it. Yes, quite emotional too at the end

The right result and some wonderful baking all round. Why is it that I feel as if I had been stuffing myself with cake for the past hour? I swear I haven't!

I agree, well deserved.

Brilliant final! I was blubbing too and all three finalists came across as lovely people with such supportive families. A life changing moment for the winner and my favourite series to date.

I was teary too.

Knew she could do it! Well deserved.

Just caught up with it.

What wonderful showstoppers they all were and all looked delicious too.
A very worthy winner, so pleased.

Why did I cry - it's just a baking contest!!

I'm not sure if I have felt emotional at the end of the previous series (I do blub easily though) , but this year's finalists, especially the winner just touched my heart.

A good result I think, Nadjia got her baking items perfectly done, so neat and she seemed calm, even if not, while the guys got in a flap.Afterwards we made a mug of tea and wished we had cake to go with it! All those cakes were amazing, would like to have had some of the carrot cake,mmmmn.

So disappointed - last night I had to go to bed early, thinking I could see it this morning - and this morning my Iplayer wouldn't run the final, the PC kept hanging!

I wanted her to win though - great.

Nadiya was the best in all the three challenges on the day. She just seems a lovely person not too full of herself or over confident.

On the Radio earlier they were talking about the program and how friendly it was, suggesting that was why it is so popular. It's a feel good program. It is probably because all the contestants have a common interest. There is usually a lot of cooperation little nastyness.

I just looked at the chocolate & peanut concoction recipe. A scary array of ingredients and calories.

She even taught Mary Berry something new - fondant icing made with marshmallows.

Glad I wasn't the only one to well up. A brilliant result, well deserved. She has grown so much in confidence during this process.

I so warmed to Nadiya as the series progressed, what a lovely, lovely, lady. What a handsome husband too - my FB friends noted that enmasse.

I'm not exactly a sniffy person but when Mary Berry faltered as she talked about Nadiya and how she had grown in confidence to give the astounding performances that she gave, that finished me, I had a little sniffle too.

I bet someone has an academic dissertation on the go about exactly why the series is so popular. I like it because apart from Sue's lengthy pause before announcing the winner it has none of the false tension or deliberate play on emotions that other 'talent' shows engender, we didn't meet the families properly until the very end of the show.

It's all about cakes and baking - something that many of us associate with happy memories. I was allowed to cream the sugar and butter for the fairy cakes my Mum made and had a Christmas present of a mini baking set one year. Baking fairy cakes (in the microwave for speed, in later years, Paul and Mary would not approve) was something my childminded children all loved to do.

Well, that's it for me with competitive reality shows until next August - other than Strictly, oops. Although there's not much real life in Strictly, is there?

I don't watch The Apprentice although one of my young FB friends nearly made it on there this year. He has the same disability as me, though it affects him differently, and they were looking for a contestant with a disability, apparently. Wonder if they found someone... better not watch it to find out

mccullough your young friend's ego is probably not large enough for the Apprentice programme! I just wonder if some of them really believe their own hype!

What a great final! Didn't she deserve the win? Started off so lacking in confidence but as weeks went on we could see her begin to blossom. She deserved the accolade - they were all so friendly and helpful to each other in this series. It was a joy to watch. Roll on GBBO 2016!

Just loved Nadiya. There's a blog doing the rounds devoted entirely to her facial expressions. There were some horrible words about the final in the press I gather - it was too p.c. according to the Daily Mail. Ian was too 'right on', Tamal was gay and Asian, and Nadiya was a Muslim. Gawd help us!!

SuzieB- I so agree, she was wonderful and the best, and won. Her husband was amazing too- and the whole family perhaps made people think about assumptions too.

Indeed about the comments in the gutter press- and people still read that stuff, and join in. The Sun and Daily Mail are vile- how can anyone choose to support them is beyond me. (there I've said it).

I think Sue ( and Mel) are great and would go so far as to say that without them the show would bomb as it did in America. There is no doubting the expertise of the judges but they are not scintillating presenters. Mel and Sue are empathetic and bring out the best in the contestants. As for the silly voices, they're pretty inconsequential. Get over it!