Andrew Smyth
Instagram Star
Northern Irish engineer turned baker who became known as a finalist on Great British Bake Off in 2016. He became popular on Instagram for his beautiful cake photos under the moniker Cake Smyth with over 90,000 followers.
He has a full-time day job as an aerospace engineer and designs jet engines for the company Rolls-Royce.
He was named Star Baker twice while competing on Great British Bake Off. He flourished in biscuit week and bread and batter week.
He grew up in northern Ireland and went to college at The Northern Irish Cambridge. He learned to bake from his mother and grandmother who taught him.
He and Duff Goldman are both bakers who have competed on reality television cooking shows.