Chef and food writer who first rose to fame after winning the third series of BBC 2 reality competition The Great British Bake Off. He has since become the resident chef for the ITV talk show Lorraine, hosted by Lorraine Kelly, and released the cookbooks John Whaite Bakes and John Whaite Bakes At Home. Before beginning his cooking career, he earned a degree in law from the University of Manchester. However, after he began to gain success in the food industry, he went on to study at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu.