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Nadiya Hussein's Great British Bake Off spin-off has the best working title

The two-part series will see the Bake Off winner explore her culinary roots

Tuesday 26 April 2016 12:31 BST

Nadiya Hussain competes in The Great British Bake Off 2015 (BBC)

Nadiya Hussain's career has sky-rocketed since winning The Great British Bake Off last year.

Not only is she a guest presenter on Loose Women, but she is a regular reporter on The One Show, writes a weekly column for a national newspaper and previously baked the Queen’s 90th Birthday Cake.

Working once again with the BBC, Hussain is to front her own travel cookery programme for BBC One, given the incredible working title The Chronicles of Nadiya.

Love Productions, who also made The Great British Bake-off, revealed the spin-off show will come in two parts and will see Hussain explore her culinary roots. The 31-year-old will visit her birthplace in Luton and her ancestral home in rural Bangladesh, all while cooking for friends and family.

The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Nadiya, 30

Full-time mother of three Nadiya lives in Leeds with her husband. Born in Luton to a Bangladeshi family, she grew up wondering why her father only sold ice cream as a desert in his restaurant, as deserts aren’t a major mealtime in Bangladesh, so she soon got out a whisk to make her own

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Marie, 66

This year's oldest contestant, Marie was entered by her daughter who claims the baker couldn’t "even boil an egg" while she was growing up. The turning point was when she moved to Paris and was inspired by the patisseries. We’re expecting some amazing croissants

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Alvin, 37

Father of two, Alvin is originally from the Philippines but now works as a nurse in Berkshire. According to the BBC, he’s a true perfectionist who once repeatedly baked bread each day for three weeks until he got it just right

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Dorret, 53

Originally from the West Indies, Dorret actually grew up in Preston and now works as an accountant. She enjoys hosting dinner parties with her husband to “impress their friends with their skills”

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Flora, 19

The youngest baker in this year’s competition, Flora is an assistant at a contemporary art gallery and is currently waiting to start her history of art degree. Expect some tastefully arranged cakes

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Ian, 41

Travel photographer Ian lives with his wife and two children in Cambridgeshire. Recently, he’s become more of a house husband, making his family fresh bread every day, but that doesn't stop him being the Dalai Lama's personal photographer when he's in the UK

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Mat, 37

Fire Fighter Mat began baking three years ago in between work shifts and is a self-confessed “competent amateur” who “learns every time he bakes”. His ambition, apparently, is to one day own a dishwasher

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Paul, 49

Prison governor Paul sees being on the show as “an opportunity to show that men like me, stereotyped by our jobs do and can love baking and that it is a skill and talent to be proud of.” The Welshman also enjoys exploring the countryside with his wife and three sons

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Sandy, 49

Mother of one, Sandy is a child welfare officer who lives near Bradford. Describing her baking style bluntly, she said: “it might not be glamorous but it’s tasty”

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Stu, 35

Professional musician Stu has toured the world, and according to these photos, has a hat surgically attached to his head. The lead singer used to watch his parents in their restaurant and was amazed “how something liquid could go in and out would come this fluffed up awesomeness”

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Tamal, 29

Tamal’s parents moved from India to Hertfordshire in the 1960’s, his older sister soon teaching him to bake. He is now a trainee anaesthetist in Manchester, and once baked a five tier wedding cake

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Ugne, 32

Originally from Lithuania, Ugne’s main hobby may be baking but she is primarily a bodybuilder. She lives in Essex with her partner, also a bodybuilder, and two children. She's the one who said cake is a "nutritional sin"

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“Nadiya’s story on Bake Off touched the hearts of the nation,” The BBC’s head of documentaries commissioning, Patrick Holland said. “We are delighted that she will be using her cooking skills to take us on a journey to such an extraordinary and changing land.”

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