Margie’s castaway this week is Candice Brown.

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This is a lovely episode, chatting to the wonderful and impossibly glamorous Great British Bake Off winner Candice. It was yet another opportunity for me to obsess over all things Bake Off. Candice was the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2016.

Born in North London, Candice grew up in the pub that her parents ran – the very pub that she sculpted out of gingerbread for her famous showstopper on the show.

Taught to bake by her grandmother, Candice makes the kind of food you really want to eat. With her degree in Sport, PE and Community Studies, Candice was a secondary school teacher when she applied for GBBO and managed to juggle the two even during filming. Candice has now taken a break from teaching, has realeased her first cook book called Comfort and is currently starring on Dancing on Ice.

It has been said of Candice, “if you are what you eat, no wonder Candice brown is so sweet”!

We discover that both Candice and I have quite a severe mac and cheese obsession. She has lots of delicious dishes in her selection today including a first time appearance for her choice of sandwich. Let me tell you that recording this in the afternoon on a Friday was a mistake. Big mistake. Huge. I’m surprised you couldn’t hear my tummy rumbling on the recording.

I thought it was really interesting to hear how you go from winning the GBBO to turning it into your career and what that process looks like. Candice’s luxury item makes me laugh! I just love the thought of Candace sort of masquerading as a coconut on the island – covered in her coconut lotion.

I’ve made a delicious mac and cheese recipe for www.desertislanddishes.co as an ode to Candice this week. It’s a goodie, so make sure you check it out, plus loads of other gorgeous, if I do say so myself, recipes there for you to have a look at.

Desert Island Dish:Dim sum feastLuxury item: coconut body lotion

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