Tamal Ray

Tamal Ray (born in 1986)[1] is a British baker, columnist, and doctor.[1] He rose to fame after becoming a runner-up on series six of BBC's The Great British Bake Off in 2015.

Early and personal life

Ray's parents moved from India to the United Kingdom in the 1960s. He grew up in Hertfordshire. Ray studied at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School and graduated with a BSc and MBBS in Medicine from King’s College London.[2]

He was taught how to bake by his sister, for whose marriage he baked a wedding cake.[1] He came out as gay shortly after the public release of his participation in The Great British Bake Off.[3]

Career

Ray first appeared in the media as a contestant on The Great British Bake Off (series 6) where he became a runner-up alongside Ian Cumming, with the series won by Nadiya Hussain. During the airing of the series, Ray disclosed in an interview that he identified as gay after his 'heartthrob' status was questioned he stated that “I wouldn't have a girlfriend, I would have a boyfriend… But I am single at the moment.”.[4][5][6] After his appearances on the Bake Off, Ray's baking credentials resulted in him gaining a position as a regular columnist for The Guardian with most of his columns consisting of recipes of his personal creation.[7] In 2019 he returned to 'the tent' to compete in a special 'festive' edition of the Great British Bake Off alongside Kate Henry and Candice Brown with the episode being won by Steven Carter-Bailey. Also in 2019, Tamal appeared on the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK for the finale screening.[8]

As a practising doctor, Ray has written and appeared on TV to discuss and explore the challenges facing doctors in the UK's National Health Service under the austerity programme of the Conservative government.[9][10] In 2016, his medical credentials led to him presenting a pilot show for Channel 4 called Be Your Own Doctor.[11][12]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2019The Great Festive Bake OffHimself(Special)
2019RuPaul's Drag Race UKHimself(1 Episode)
2016Be Your Own DoctorHimselfDocumentary
2015The Great British Bake OffHimselfContestant (10 Episodes)

References
  1. "Everything you need to know about Bake Off's Tamal Ray". 29 September 2015.
  2. "Our Star Baker: Tamal Ray (OH 2004)". Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School. 6 October 2015.
  3. "Bake Off's Tamal: "I wouldn't have a girlfriend, I would have a boyfriend, but I'm single at the moment"". Radio Times. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  4. Powell, Emma (29 September 2015). "GBBO 2015: Tamal Ray reveals he is single and looking for a boyfriend". Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. Welsh, Daniel. "'Great British Bake Off' Contestant Tamal Ray Reveals He's Gay". HuffPost. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. Merriman, Rebecca (3 September 2015). "Great British Bake Off's Tamal Ray is sexy". mirror. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  7. Guardian, The. "Tamal Ray | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. Rudolph 11/26/2019, Christopher. "When "The Great British Bake Off" Met "RuPaul's Drag Race U.K."". LOGO News. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  9. Tamal Ray (6 June 2017). "Off-duty NHS staff shouldn't have to worry about staying sober in case of terror attacks". The Guardian.
  10. "Bake Off star Tamal Ray on junior doctors' strike". BBC News. 15 Jan 2016.
  11. Bagwell, Matt. "'Great British Bake Off' Star Tamal Ray To Front Channel 4's New Successor To 'Embarrassing Bodies'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  12. Wightman, Catriona (9 August 2016). "Great British Bake Off's Tamal has a brand new TV show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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