Thread by @tomhoveyart

Series 10 of @BritishBakeOff starts today. Which means I’ve been producing the illustrations for 10 years! #GBBO
Here is what series 1’s winning illustrations looked like in 2010 and Series 9 looked like 2018.

I moved to London in 2010, & got a job logging footage in the edit of the first episode. The editor (Simon Evans) & the director (Andy Devonshire) decided there was a visual element missing from the show. Something to help the viewers understand what was hopefully being created.

I got the gig and the rest is history! Me and my team have drawn well over 3,000 bakes to date. Bake Off has been a life changing opportunity for me, it’s been the hardest, longest, most challenging and brilliant project I’ve ever been a part of.

I’m grateful every day for the break it’s given me into the industry.
I’m thankful for all the producers, directors, food researchers, runners, loggers and every member of the LOVE Productions, production team that I’ve worked with over the past 10 series.

Thank you to everyone that has watched the show and continues to watch.
Thank you to everyone that has sent me messages of love and support of my work, you have all inspired me to keep going when it’s 5am and I still have 3 croquembouche to colour!

Thank you to all the amazing bakers whose talents and creativity makes my brain melt every year, with what they can create with some, flour and eggs.

Thank you to all the talented illustrators who’ve joined Studio Hovey since 2016.
Caspar Wain, Alex Hovey, Sophie Ridley, Liam Callebout & Lauren Gore.

Hope you all enjoy Series 10 🙌🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰
#GBBO

Most of all thank you to my incredible long suffering wife Candy who has had to put up with missing anniversaries, date nights and spending many weekends and evenings alone because I’m drawing cakes. Candy has been my rock throughout, massive love! ❤️🍰🙏

Hope everyone enjoyed Episode 1! Cake week done! Lots of amazing bakes!
Next week there are even more mind boggling bakes so stay tuned!
#GBBO 👋🍰❤️🍻