Ruby Tandoh
Ruby Alice Tandoh (born 4 July 1992)[1] is a British baker, columnist, author, and former model.[2] She rose to fame after becoming a runner-up on series four of BBC's The Great British Bake Off in 2013.
Ruby Tandoh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ruby Tandoh 4 July 1992 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Television personality, baker, newspaper columnist, author, model |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Employer | BBC / ITV |
| Television | The Great British Bake Off |
Early life
Tandoh's grandfather is from Ghana.[3] She grew up in Southend-on-Sea.[3]
Tandoh studied philosophy and history of art at University College London.
Television
Tandoh was a contestant on the fourth series of The Great British Bake Off. She reached the all-women final and finished runner-up to Frances Quinn.[4]
Writing career
She has written three books: Crumb: The Baking Book in 2014, Flavour: Eat What You Love in 2016[5] and Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want in 2018. Eat Up explores aspects of food culture, such as eating disorders (which Tandoh suffered from in her teenage years), the wellness craze, food snobbery and pleasure of food.[6]
She was a writer for The Guardian,[7] but announced in June 2018 that she would stop, citing the "elitist" nature of the industry.[8] By March the following year she was again writing occasional articles for the paper. [9][10]
Along with her wife, Leah Pritchard, Tandoh co-founded Do What You Want, a zine about mental health. All profits from the zine go to charities and non-profits.[11]
Personal life
Tandoh lives with her wife, Leah Pritchard, in Sheffield, where they married in a low-key ceremony on 31 August 2018.[12]
Tandoh has spoken out about her struggles with eating disorders, criticising the bodyshaming common in "wellness" culture and advocating a healthier, more positive approach to food writing.[13] She was voted the Great British Bake Off's favourite past contestant by the Radio Times audience in 2016.[14]
In 2020, Tandoh identified herself as bisexual in a tweet.[15]
Bibliography
References
- "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, (FamilySearch: 1 October 2014), Ruby Alice Tandoh, Jul 1992; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Southend On Sea, Essex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- "Ruby Tandoh: Why so much 'vitriol and misogyny'?". The Week. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "My perfect weekend: Ruby Tandoh, Great British Bake Off finalist", The Telegraph, 4 November 2013.
- Plunkett, John (22 October 2013). "Frances Quinn wins The Great British Bake Off". The Guardian.
- Rao, Tejal (3 January 2017). "Ruby Tandoh Just Wants You to Eat What You Love". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- Fox, Killian (5 February 2020). "Ruby Tandoh: 'I want to remind people that it's fine to enjoy a ready meal'". The Guardian.
- "Ruby Tandoh". The Guardian.
- Coghlan, Adam (7 June 2018). "Food Writer Ruby Tandoh Announces She's Leaving the Guardian". Eater London. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- Tandoh, Ruby (29 March 2019). "Pinch of Nom suddenly makes Delia and Heston look a little stale". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- Tandoh, Ruby (13 May 2019). "Ruby Tandoh: how I was turned into a human cheese". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- "Do What You Want".
- https://www.independent.ie/style/weddings/real-weddings/celebrity-weddings/bake-off-star-ruby-tandoh-weds-fiance-leah-pritchard-and-celebrates-with-a-trip-to-the-cinema-37295343.html
- Haynes, Suyin (16 October 2016). "gal-dem in conversation with Ruby Tandoh". gal-dem.
- "Ruby Tandoh is your favourite ever Great British Bake Off contestant". Radio Times. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- Tandoh, Ruby. "(bisexual!)". Twitter.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
External links
- Ruby Tandoh at IMDb