Internet bakery star George Hepher of St Ives was dramatically pulled from air during a live interview with Chris Mann yesterday (Monday) on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. George was being quizzed on his new book – Rebel Bakes – and how he had started from a stall at St Ives Farmers Market, when he reminded Chris of being previously interviewed after a run-in with the town clerk of St Ives.
As he tried to explain the background, Chris abruptly halted the interview, and warned George “I am really sorry, you can’t be saying that”.
George then asked, ‘which comment’? to which Chris replied: “We need not to be discussing that- tell you want we’ll play a bit of music; we’ll talk when we come back”.
Once the track ended, Chris reminded his listeners he was talking to George Hepher “telling us about his best-selling Rebel Bakes”.
But Chris insisted: “I need you to withdraw that earlier comment and apologise”.
Which George promptly did, saying “I apologise, and I retract my comment”.
George was then able to explain about his book, and the inclusion of “some of my best sellers from the market and online”.
The celebrity baker – who has racked up 600,000 followers across Instagram, Tik Tok and Facebook, also explained the “secret” of great cooking which included having the right tins, and a good thermometer to check temperatures.
In Rebel Bakes are over 80 recipes of some of George’s best-loved signature bakes “as well as a whole host of exclusive never-before-seen treats.
“From show-stopping layered cakes to sweet and speedy hob jobs, and from inventive cookies and tarts to unique traybakes, these recipes are easy to follow and seriously good”.
The book is available from many outlets including here at Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rebel-Bakes-Deliciously-Creative-Occasion-ebook/dp/B0C5SXGSKM?ref_=ast_author_dp
You can also catch George at St Ives Farmers Market and Ely market – he no longer does Cambridge on a Sunday “because I need a rest”.
Or on Tuesday 28th May at St Peter’s Church, Broad Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4BB at an event organised by Toppings in Ely. More details in the link below
https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/ely/georges-bakes-2024/
If you want to read the ‘back story’ to the incident at St Ives go to the link below, which is how it was reported at the time in the Riverporter newspaper in St Ives.
http://www.theriverporter.uk/Riverporter45.pdf
