Adam Hills opened up about his late father’s battle with stomach cancer and leukemia when he competed on The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off.
The Australian comedian, 53, was one of four celebrities who competed on Sunday’s episode of the Channel 4 show, alongside radio host Sara Cox, the Reverend Richard Coles and Joe Locke.
During Sunday’s episode, Adam, host of the talk show The Last Leg, revealed his own personal experience with cancer and how his father had died from it.
“My dad had stomach cancer when he was about 55, got over it, and then 10 to 15 years later ended up with leukemia,” Adam said.
“He died at the end of 2012. I think he would be delighted to do something that can really help cancer research.”
Adam Hills opened up about his late father’s battle with stomach cancer and leukemia when he competed on The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off on Sunday.
In the celebrity version of the baking show, a group of stars compete in various baking challenges to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer.
It was Radio 2 presenter Sara, 49, who impressed judges Dame Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood and was awarded the Star Baker apron after beating all the challenges and receiving the second Hollywood handshake of the series.
Sara, Adam, Richard and Joe were tasked with making cookies in the Signature category, custard slices in the Technical Bake category and finally a Showstopper where they created cakes representing their famous best friends.
The DJ made a candy cake in the shape of his colleague Jeremy Vine riding a penny, to honor his love of bikes, which the judges called “absolutely delicious”.
After her win, Sarah said: “My kids won’t believe it, it all seems like a weird cheese dream!”
He also declared that he would never take off his winning apron.
Meanwhile Prue explained: ‘[Sara] He entered the tent, won the Signature, the Technical and the Showstopper. She is a good baker.
After presenting his Jeremy cake to the judges, Paul said: “You have managed to create something very professional.”
The Australian comedian, 53, was one of four celebrities who competed on Sunday’s episode of the Channel 4 show, alongside radio host Sara Cox, the Reverend Richard Coles and Joe Locke.
During Sunday’s episode, Adam, host of the talk show The Last Leg, revealed his own personal experience with cancer and how his father had died from it.
“My dad had stomach cancer when he was about 55, got over it, and then 10 to 15 years later ended up with leukemia,” Adam said.
Sara Cox received the Star Baker apron after impressing the judges
Only for Sara to joke: ‘It’s the first time in my career I’ve created something professional.
Adam decided to use the spectacular challenge to make his own unique cake in the shape of his Last Leg co-host Alex Brooker’s prosthetic leg.
Admitting to the judges: “Alex knows I’m doing it, but what he doesn’t know is that I’m doing it because he’s not my famous best friend, but I thought a prosthetic leg would be easier to make than a head.” ‘.
Despite impressing with the dessert decoration, the judges struggled to cut it and declared that the comedian had over-mixed and baked his offering.
Meanwhile, Heartstopper star Joe did a Victoria Sponge in honor of ‘Broadway royalty’ Patty Lupone.
After her win, Sarah said: ‘My kids won’t believe it, it all seems like a weird cheese dream!’
Adam decided to use the spectacular challenge to make his own unique cake in the shape of his Last Leg co-host Alex Brooker’s prosthetic leg.
Despite impressing with the dessert decoration, the judges struggled to cut it and declared that the comedian had over-mixed and baked his offering (Adam, R, pictured with Alex, L).
Their dessert left the judges hungry for more and they raved about the decorated dessert with Prue describing it as a “perfect balance” between cream and jam.
Meanwhile, Paul said he was “clean as a pin.”
Reverend Richard also made a Victoria sponge cake, but decided to bake one in the shape of his artist friend Grayson Perry.
Decorating him to look like the Turner Prize winner’s alter ego, Claire Richard joked: “He might [look like] ‘Claire at 2am in the sewer’.