GBBO fans accuse star baker Candice of STEALING showstopper from last year's winner
With her love of lipstick and a very pronounced pout, Candice Brown may be one of the most divisive Great British Bake Off contestants ever.
The 31-year-old from Bedford has been inundated with hateful insults from trolls online – and last night, the PE teacher found herself in the spotlight once again as some fans accused her of stealing an idea from last winner’s beloved winner Nadiya Hussain.
Her marzipan peacock showstopper for the Tudor Week episode on BBC One bore an uncanny resemblance to Nadiya’s brightly coloured chocolate bird from last year, some viewers said.
It’s a Bake Off! Candice (left) is accused of copying her peacock idea from Nadiya (right)
Candice Brown wowed judges with her peacock marzipan showstopper – but fans were quick to accuse her of stealing the idea from last year’s winner Nadiya Hussain
Last year’s winner Nadiya made a peacock out of chocolate – prompting fans this year to accuse Candice of stealing the idea
Candice’s showstopper went down well with judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry, however, with Paul declaring: ‘You ticked all the boxes and then some. Exceptional.’
And Mary told her: ‘You’ve really cracked it.’
But while online fans didn’t dispute the bake looked impressive, dozens took to Twitter to slam the brunette beauty for ripping off Nadiya’s chocolate peacock from last year’s series.
Hannah Rumney wrote: ‘Nadia [sic] should have put copyright on her peacock last year. Candice you pouting copycat.’
Candice make a showstopping peacock on last night’s episode of Great British Bake Off
Spot the difference? Nadiya made the bird out of chocolate last year
Fans were quick to spot that Nadiya had made a peacock creation last year (pictured)
Matilda Joy said: ‘Didn’t Nadiya do a peacock like that last year with Rice Krispies and marshmallows (minus the cake) . Not very original Candice.’
And Claire added: ‘Hang on, didn’t Nadiya do a peacock? CONTROVERSIAL.’
Dawnmarie Porter also spotted the similarity between the two bakes, and wrote: ‘Didn’t Nadiya do a very similar peacock last year!?’
Candice coloured her marzipan in shades of green, blue and yellow to create an impressive peacock’s tail, with the yellow and green pieces tasting of lemon and mint respectively.
Candice, pictured with her peacock cake, is accused of stealing the idea for her showstopper from Nadiya
Fans said the use of Rice Krispies and marshmallow for the peacock’s head was especially similar to Nadiya’s bake from last year
Dawnmarie Porter was among those who noticed that Candice’s cake was very similar to Nadiya’s chocolate peacock (pictured) from last year
It was attached to her blue cake, which was made with layers of orange-flavoured sponge and filled with blueberries in the middle.
She then created a peacock’s neck out of Rice Krispies, chocolate and marshmallow.
The use of puffed rice and marshmallow in particular attracted criticism, as 31-year-old Nadiya used the same technique for her peacock last year.
Instead of marzipan, her peacock was made entirely from coloured chocolate.
Matilda Joy, Claire and Hannah Rumney all commented on the similarities between Candice’s and Nadiya’s creations
The comparison led many to reprimand Candice for the similarity.
Charlie Griffin tweeted: ‘Remember that time on #GBBO when Nadiya did this peacock cake? Huh? That is all!’
Vix spat: ‘Nadia’s [sic] peacock was way better than duck face’s.’
And Charlotte Ledger added: ‘Peacock cake, using marshmallow? I’d be impressed if Nadia [sic] hadn’t made exactly that in the series before.’
Vix, Charlotte Ledger and Amy Griffiths also criticised Candice for ‘copying’ her peacock idea from Nadiya
Candice claimed she had been inspired by the hit HBO TV show, Game of Thrones, which is set in a fictional medieval-era world.
But fans didn’t buy it – perhaps because peacocks are seldom feature in the fantasy show.
Amy Griffiths said: ‘Hmm, not sure it was Game of Thrones that inspired you Candice. I think it might really have been Nadiya’s peacock beauty last year.’
Even fans of Candice, who first drew people’s attention for her bold lipstick shades, called the baker out on the similarity between Nadiya’s bake and her own.
Even fans of Candice called the baker out on the similarity between Nadiya’s bake and her own.
Hannah tweeted: ’I love Candice but can you not steal Queen Nadia’s peacock idea.’
And Megan Hunt added: ‘I like Candice but babe, Nadiya made a VERY similar Peacock last year….’
Journalist Marianka Swain also tweeted: ‘OK, that peacock does look fantastic. Nadiya echoes notwithstanding.’
Candice lives with her boyfriend and pug Dennis and often posts snaps of the family-of-three on her Twitter page.
She also appears to have been an aspiring model, entering an online competition to work on a Marc Jacobs campaign using the hashtag #castmemarc.
She also posted a series of glamorous pictures of her recent holiday to Greece and plenty of cakes before she could tell friends she was on the hit show.
Miss Brown, who grew up pulling pints in the pubs that her parents ran, loves vintage clothes and switches between baking in her pyjamas and high heels.
Listing her interests online she says: ‘I love baking, I love cake, I love vintage, I love my Scottish one, I love my family, I love my friends and I love my pug Dennis’.
MailOnline has contacted Candice for a response.
GBBO fans accuse star baker Candice of STEALING showstopper from last year"s winner
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