Bake Off's Georgie Grasso says 'so sorry' ahead of 'stressful' semi-final episode
Welsh Great British Bake Off contestant Georgie Grasso has said she has been "overwhelmed with kindness" as she gave a health update ahead of the semi-final. Georgie has reached the final four of the Channel 4 baking show and will be taking on patisserie week.
However the Carmarthenshire baker hasn't had an easy route to the semi-final and has updated fans along the way. Over the weekend she posted on her social media that she was in hospital but did not specify why.
Now she has issued a statement on her Instagram stories thanking people for their well-wishes ahead of what she says will be a "stressful" episode. In a post she said: "Thank you so much for everyone's kind messages. I've been overwhelmed by kindness, I'm so sorry I can't get back to everyone I've had so many but know I can see your name pop up and am so grateful to everyone!
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"I'm continuing to hide away at the moment and rest as I'm still very sore and painful. But so exited to watch the semi-finals tonight!! It's going to be a stressful watch by the look of it! But cannot wait!"
Georgie has been very open and vulnerable with her supporters throughout the Bake Off journey. In October, coinciding with the show's biscuit week, Georgie shared the heartbreaking news that in 2021 her daughter was stillborn.
She said: "Biscuit week was an exceptionally hard week for me. I made something I wouldn't even have imagined of attempting. I wasn’t sure whether to say this, but I am, it’s part of me and my journey. And consumed almost all of the showstopper. It’s not a sob story or an excuse as to why I didn’t do amazing but it’s something I want to explain. And with it being baby loss awareness week next week it feels appropriate to share awareness.
"In March of 2021, my life changed forever when my little girl was stillborn at 25 weeks. During the showstopper challenge, my necklace that I wear daily with her hand and footprint, and my mother daughter necklace, broke half way through the challenge without me knowing, and I had a melt down. I didn’t want to finish the challenge I wanted to call it quits. The team were absolutely amazing, Alison and Noel held me and comforted me and pushed me to carry on. We then found the pieces on the floor, and the team kept them safe for me and actually ran out to buy me a new chain. After this I just couldn’t stop the tears from flowing for the rest of the challenge, which is why I look so puffy and ugly, but I continued to carry on but I couldn’t give it my all.
"I’m so lucky to have made the best friends in this tent and always had my girl Illy to drag me out of the gutter when I needed her, and all the other bakers. "I really wanted to create something special in this showstopper for Wales, I’m really sorry I couldn’t give it my best. I don’t look for sympathy or anything of the sort. I just want to explain why I didn’t give my best, sorry Wales.
"It was so busy in the tent that day, nobody knew what anyone else was doing, later I found out about Nell'ys beautiful showstopper dedicated to her angels, she shared her grief with me and we got up and carried on. For anyone struggling please know you’re not alone."
Georgie will compete in The Great British Bake Off at 8pm on Channel 4 on Tuesday, November 19. For the latest TV and showbiz news sign up to our newsletter.
