'Celebrity Great British Bake Off': James McAvoy stuns with incredible baking skills

Katie Archer
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James McAvoy has surprised on Celebrity Great British Bake Off with his incredible cake skills as he was crowned the winner.

The X-Men star took on Dame Kelly Holmes, David Baddiel and Anne-Marie in this week's competition in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, but despite claiming a lack of experience, he managed to ace every challenge.

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First up, McAvoy made a raspberry version of a lemon meringue pie which he had invented himself.

An impressed Prue Leith told him: "I would have thought you couldn't improve on a lemon meringue pie, but this is better."

Fellow judge Paul Hollywood said: "You're so close to perfection with that."

Dame Kelly also did well with her tart, as Hollywood told her: "That pastry is one of the best I've had for a while."

Next, McAvoy triumphed in the technical challenge by winning the task to create perfect cheese scones and butter.

Leith commented: "They are pretty much a perfect scone, you pay a lot of money for stuff like that."

Anne-Marie.
Anne-Marie on Celebrity Bake Off (C4)

However, Anne-Marie, despite coming second, started the task by saying: "What the hell is a cheese scone?"

The showstopper task was to make a 3D marble cake which had to represent the celebrity baker in the form of an animal.

McAvoy chose to create a snow leopard in tribute to his character Lord Asriel in the TV adaptation of His Dark Materials, and came up with a bake that wouldn't have looked out of place in the main series.

James McAvoy.
James McAvoy on Celebrity Bake Off (C4)

Hollywood told him: "For someone who doesn't bake, that's surprisingly good."

Of course, McAvoy was crowned Star Baker, but had competition for the title from both Dame Kelly and Anne-Marie.

Baddiel struggled the most, with a series of melted tarts, collapsed scones, and a recreation of his cat Chairman Miaow which didn't quite go to plan.

Celebrity Great British Bake Off continues next Tuesday night on Channel 4.

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