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Rahul Mandal's most Rahul Bake Off moments

Rahul Mandal's most Rahul Bake Off moments

Raise a glass of milk to the "Little Genius", the winner of the 2018 series and the most loveable Bake Off character in years

Ellie Harrison

Published: Wednesday, 31 October 2018 at 9:06 am

In these fraught and uncertain times, Rahul Mandal has been a slice of uncomplicated loveliness on The Great British Bake Off every Tuesday evening.

For the past ten weeks, the Rotherham-based research scientist has melted viewers’ hearts with his masterful creations, self-deprecation and preoccupation with roaming pheasants.

He apologised his way to the final, and – following an incredible comeback in the last ever showstopper challenge in which his work table was covered in smashed glass – Rahul was eventually crowned the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2018.

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We’re going to miss him and his idiosyncrasies very dearly, so we’ve compiled a list of Rahul’s greatest moments on the show, below.

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Rahul's best moments

Rahul received the highest honour in Cake Week when he claimed what Paul Hollywood called the first EVER showstopper Hollywood Handshake – and he took the Star Baker title, too.

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Let’s just take a moment to appreciate the look of pure bliss on Rahul’s face. He was beyond ecstatic. He later described the handshake as “very surreal”.

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Rahul was then crowned Star Baker for the second time in a row during Bread Week but, more importantly, was very occupied with a couple of pheasants in the Bake Off grounds…

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That same week, we also discovered that Rahul bakes to make friends, and what an unforgettable moment it was as he walked into Rotherham Leisure Centre to deliver a cake to the staff/his newest friends.

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In Dessert Week, we learned the secret ingredient to Rahul’s gloriousness: milk.

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Milk made a comeback in the final, of course it did. Turns out we should all give it a go?

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Rahul "Little Genius" Mandal was on such a high in Spice Week that his baking talents actually began to irritate Paul Hollywood, so he apologised for being too good. Classic.

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And we thoroughly enjoyed his numerous existential crises throughout the competition…

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Rahul's constant state of confusion whenever conversing with Noel Fielding has been entertaining, too...

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But Rahul reached peak Rahul in the final, when we were shown a photograph of him aged nine standing outside the Taj Mahal dressed in the killer combo of high-waisted brown cords and and socks and sandals.

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And his relationship with his best pals David and Liz was just too much to handle.

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Congratulations, Rahul. Never change.

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Ellie HarrisonWriter, RadioTimes.com

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