Frances Quinn wins Great British Bake Off 2013

Paul Hollywood, star of Great British Bake Off31-year-old Frances Quinn has been crowned the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2013.

Over 9 million tuned into BBC Two on Tuesday evening as Quinn impressed judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood (pictured) with a three-tier wedding cake, taking inspiration from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

A clothes designer from Market Harborough in Leicestershire, Quinn’s win attracted BBC Two’s biggest audience in years as an average of 8.4 million viewers, peaking 9.1 million. She beat fellow amateur bakers Kimberly Wilson and Ruby Tandoh.

Presented by Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, The Great British Bake Off will move to BBC One for its fifth series next year.