Beca Lyne-Pirkis

She came to prominence as a contestant on The Great British Bake Off series 4 in 2013, where she made the Welsh speciality bara brith.

[3] Later, she hosted Parti Bwyd Beca, which ran for two series, and was appointed to the Welsh Food Advisory Committee.

[6] Lyne-Pirkis and her family live in Surrey,[7] and she has worked as a chef at Borough Market in London and at a cookery school in Derbyshire.

[9] In 2022, after studying to become a dietician in the NHS, she returned to S4C as a food expert on the series FFIT Cymru, replacing Sioned Quirke.

[7] She also appeared as a chef in the Great British Food Festival event, showcasing traditional Welsh recipes.