Peter Sawkins has revealed his same-sex relationship during Pride Month, taking to his Instagram Story on Saturday to make the announcement.
The Great British Bake Off winner, 21, was inundated with messages of support after sharing snaps of himself and his partner during their sun-soaked Morocco holiday.
He appeared to be in high spirits while holding hands with the mystery man, against the track I Found You by Stephen Sanchez.
Happy: Peter Sawkins has revealed his same-sex relationship during Pride Month, taking to his Instagram Story on Saturday to make the announcement
In his caption, Peter wrote: ‘Wanderlust | wun•der•lust (n.) a strong desire for or impulse to wonder or travel the world. Collect memories not things.
‘You only live once, and when you do it right, once it enough. Live for the moments you can’t put into words. If not now, when?’
‘Directed, shot, produced, edited, captioned and coerced by @claudiaa_chan.’
While the Edinburgh-native won the 2020 series, his fellow-finalist Laura Adlington, penned: ‘Love this and love you!’
Cute: The GBBO winner, 21, appeared to be in high spirits while holding hands with the mystery man, against the track I Found You by Stephen Sanchez
Wow! He was inundated with messages of support after sharing snaps of himself and his partner during their sun-soaked Morocco holiday
2018 Bake Off winner Rahul Mandal wrote: ‘Love this!’ with other fans adding, ‘Happy for you Peter,’ and, ‘Congrats!’
Tragically, ‘homosexual activity’ is illegal in Morocco and can be punished with up to five years’ imprisonment, as well as a fine of 1,200 dirhams (£267 pounds).
Peter appeared on Lorraine following his victory, where he revealed the challenge of keeping his win a secret, after filming wrapped months before the finale of the Channel 4 show actually aired.
Big news: In his caption, Peter wrote: ‘Wanderlust | wun•der•lust (n.) a strong desire for or impulse to wonder or travel the world. Collect memories not things’
Peter, who is Bake Off’s youngest ever winner at 20, admitted he relished teasing his flatmates as to his fate in the competition.
He is an accounting and finance student at the University of Edinburgh and lives with three housemates in the city.
He explained to Lorraine that as per the rules of the show he had to keep his win secret until the final aired in November, after shooting the series over the summer.
‘I kept it schtum I kept it quiet, I think two of my flatmates, we decided to keep it a secret from them, so it was quite fun torturing them and watching them cower on the sofa seeing if I’m going to stay in or get kicked out,’ he laughed.
And as for the big final, there was plenty of celebrations when his pals eventually discovered he had won.
Keeping schtum: Peter appeared on Lorraine following his victory, where he revealed the challenge of keeping his win a secret, after filming wrapped months before the finale
‘I watched it with them it was just a huge celebration, they didn’t know right until the end, it was just big cheers up in the flats I think we disturbed the flats above and below us,’ he said.
Peter has also made friends for life in his GBBO co-stars, revealing the group, who lived together in a covid-secure bubble during filming, still speak all the time.
‘We’ve got the baking bubble Whatsapp group, we’re staying in touch all the contestants .’
‘We had a Zoom last week it is really nice to keep up with each other, we just became such great friends while we were there it was so nice to stay in touch with these friends we’ve got.’
Peter was also asked by Lorraine about his technique of ‘listening’ to his cakes while on the show.
‘You’ve got to use all your senses when you’re in the kitchen,’ he explained. ‘It was a technique I picked up from series three of the show, you can tell if it’s the moist the cake if you listen to it.’
As for his post-GBBO plans, Peter says his concentrating on his degree, which is continuing online during the pandemic, and hoping for more success with his baking in the future.
‘I’m just seeing what comes of it, I’m trying to do as much of this as I can while keeping up my studies at the same time, and I’m doing things like Lorraine!’ he gushed.
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