Celebrity Bake Off heading to Spain
December 4, 2023
BBC Studios Distribution has licensed the Love Productions format, The Great Celebrity Bake Off, to Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE.
The Spanish series, titled Bake Off – Famosos al Horno, will be produced locally by Boxfish to air on RTVE’s, La 1 Channel. The Spanish adaptation will be presented by local actor and presenter Paula Vazquez and sees 14 celebrities from the world of music, sports, acting and gastronomy, including Rocío Carrasco and Ana Boyer, compete to be crowned the best pastry chef in Spain and win a prize that they will donate to the charity of their choice. In order to win the coveted title and worthy prize, the celebrities will take part in a series of new and increasingly difficult baking tasks, all under the watchful eye of the Bake Off judges which include the multi-award-winning chef Paco Roncero.
André Renaud, Senior Vice President, Global Format Sales at BBC Studios Distribution, commented: “The Great Bake Off continues to bring together audiences around the world and I’m delighted that RTVE are the next home for this format in Spain, with Boxfish producing once again. With this and The Great Sewing Bee also returning to La 1, I am pleased that audiences in Spain will continue to be delighted by these shows in 2024.”
Miriam García Corrales, RTVE’s Head of Entertainment, commented: “We are very confident that this worldwide successful format, distributed by BBC Studios Distribution and produced for RTVE with Boxfish will make a great impact on our audience, will fully entertain, excite and raise interest in the delicate art of baking.”
Edi Walter, CEO of Boxfish Spain, added: “We are delighted to produce for RTVE this successful international format. This perfect formula will conquer the audience because its a combination of tense competition among top celebrities, the most tempting desserts and great doses of humor in an idyllic setting”
Since The Great Bake Off format was first adapted internationally in 2012, it has gone on to become a global phenomenon with almost 200 series recorded worldwide and over 2,000 episodes spanning countries such as Argentina, Australia, Germany, Japan, Kenya and Thailand.