Whisks up, ovens on — The Great Australian Bake Off Season 8 is back, streaming on LifeStyle and on Demand every Tuesday, and the competition is already baking up a storm.
This season, twelve new home bakers from all walks of life come together to take part in bake-offs to test their baking skills as they battle it out for the crown of Australia’s best amateur baker. Across 10 jam-packed episodes, the bakers will face the ultimate triple-threat every week: the signature, the technical, and the dreaded showstopper — all tied together with a fresh theme each episode.
And of course, you can’t have a Great Australian Bake Off without some hosts and judges, right? This year, Natalie Tran and Tom Walker bring the laughs as hosts, while Darren Purchese and Rachel Khoo return to dish out the critiques (and some smiles).
Keep reading to see everyone eliminated from The Great Australian Bake Off 2025.
Everyone who has left The Great Australian Bake Off 2025
Wesley Mitton entered the tent with passion, flair and plenty of baking confidence, but Pie Week ended up being his undoing.
His first bake — a Galette Des Rois — was underbaked and not quite sealed properly, though Rachel did admit it had a nice bit of flakiness going on. Then came his Rhubarb Tangram Pie, but sadly, both the look and the flavours fell flat for the judges. That was enough to see Wesley become the third baker sent packing from the shed.
Still, he left with his head held high.
“I’ve had an amazing time, I’m really proud of myself,” Wesley said after his elimination.
“I will be taking away 11 new friends.”
Erik Newcomb entered the tent with a passion for baking and a love of decorating, inspired by his Polish grandmother, but this week was where the cookie crumbled.
His first dish — Hot Chocolate Biscuits & S’mores — had the judges drooling, but Darren was quick to point out that his chocolate needed proper tempering. Then came his showstopper, Travel Around the Globe. The judges loved the idea and the flavours, but sadly, it just wasn’t enough to save him, and Erik became the second baker whisked out of the competition.
Even though Gregson Gastar twirled into the shed with his pineapple obsession and his sweet dance moves, Cake Week wasn’t his week.
Gregson kicked things off with his Dancing Pineapple Roll, which wowed the judges with its colour and perfectly fluffy sponge and cream. But his second bake, the Gum Tree cake just didn’t quite hit the mark with judge Darren admitting it “may have fallen short a little bit” — making Gregson the first baker to be sent packing.
“I’ve had the best time,” he said.
“The stuff that I have learned in this shed is priceless. I might be the first gone, but they’re always gonna remember my pineapple dance.”
The Great Australian Bake Off season 8 airs in 2025 on LifeStyle and Demand.
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