I have been watching “The Great British Bake Off” since it arrived on American shores about 10 years ago as “The Great British Baking Show.” The baking competition was such a staple of my mid-aughts TV routine that my older daughter used to call it “cake channel” when she was in preschool.
Even so, in all my years watching “G.B.B.O.,” with all its memorable characters, no contestant had ever won my heart the way that Nelly Ghaffar has this season.
Ghaffar is a joyful mother of two from Dorset, England, who works as a palliative care nurse, and she’s originally from Slovakia.
Her English retains a charming accent, which reminded me of my Austrian oma’s.
I am still thinking of her, though she was sent home on the episode that Netflix showed two weeks ago, because the show isn’t the same without her genuine warmth and good humor.
Persons:
“, Nelly Ghaffar, Ghaffar
Organizations:
British Baking, Austrian, Netflix
Locations:
Ghaffar, Dorset, England, Slovakia, Austria