Just eight more days, GBBO fans.

With the new series of the baking contest starting next Wednesday - August 24 - the BBC has started unveiling the 12 amateur bakers who will hope to follow in the footsteps of last year's winner, Nadiya Hussain. Here's the class of GBBO 2016 for their official group portrait. https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/765323467457691648 Judge Paul Hollywood said at the press launch: "Nadiya went to a whole new level... it put pressure on them more. "I think we felt it in the tents as well. They started quite nervously, but once they settled down they got into it." Co-judge Mary Berry added: "They know the standard that it is, which is now pretty high. And I think they were slower to bond this year than they were in the past." Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins will return to host the show, of course. Can't. WAIT. Here's some info on all the individual contenders whom we'll all get to know and love over the next few months. 1 )  https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/765452462274777088 2 )  https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/765452331282489344 3 ) https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/765452215230365696 4 ) https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/765452131532935168 5 ) https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/765452037433749504 6 ) https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/765451949009502208 7 ) https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/765451792599703552 8 ) https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/765451123931111424 9 ) https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/765451030352003072 10 ) https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/765450931890712576 11 ) https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/765450789540261888 12 ) https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/765450692437872640 Roll on next Wednesday! https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/761547338741587968 Cover image via BBC.