Hermine wowed us together with her jelly cake final week (Image: Channel 4)

The competitors within the Bake Off tent is fierce because the present reaches the semi-final stage, with just four contestants remaining to make their bid for the collection title.

And amongst those that have made it this far is Hermine, who’s heading into the semi-final trailing two consecutive star baker accolades in her wake – scoring final week’s after wowing Paul and Prue with a stunning jelly cake creation.

We all know that she’s a whiz within the tent, however what else can we find out about Hermine?

As the ultimate 4 bakers put together to tackle Patisserie Week, let’s have a look…

How outdated is Hermine on Bake Off and the place is she from?

Hermine is 39 years outdated and lives in London.

The mom of 1 – together with her nine-year-old son seen congratulating her on the present after she received star baker – Hermine is initially from Benin in West Africa, and grew up there earlier than transferring to London in 2001 to pursue additional schooling.

She started baking as a toddler, serving to her mom bake for large household gatherings, earlier than trying to go it alone on the baking from when she was simply eight years outdated.

She is especially keen on French-influenced patisserie – which may imply she is in her factor this week – in addition to being a little bit of a sourdough professional.

She’s additionally admitted that entering into the Bake Off tent for the primary time was ‘surreal’, saying: ‘I couldn’t imagine I made it in.

‘I used to be wanting ahead to assembly all the opposite bakers and seeing in the event that they loved the identical bakes that I did, and to share data and expertise.’