Who Is Dylan, the Web’s ‘Nice British Baking Present’ Crush?

Paul Hollywood’s icy blue eyes aren’t the one factor piercing viewers’ hearts on the latest season of the Nice British Baking Present.

Until you’ve been residing underneath a rock (and perhaps even then), you’ve possible heard concerning the forged of Assortment 12 for a handful of causes: the primary being that this season’s contestants are remarkably proficient, and the second being that there’s an unusually gorgeous contestant named Dylan that has quickly develop into the web’s newest crush.

Since 2010, the BBC tv collection, which at present airs weekly on Netflix, has featured 12 self-taught bakers as they compete in varied themed challenges to crown a winner. In that point, the present has offered us with fan favorites who’ve gone on to publish cookbooks, like Season 12’s Jürgen Krauss and Season 9’s Kim-Pleasure Hewlett. This season is refreshingly candy, with quite a few contestants cementing themselves in GBBO canon, like Slovakian legend Nelly; Andy, a Dad-joke personified; and teenage sweetheart Sumayah — who adores her pet duck, Pato.

The primary standout, although, is Dylan Bachelet, a 20-year-old retail assistant from Buckinghamshire. Not solely has he stolen the judges’ consideration along with his hanging taste mixtures, but in addition the hearts of the web.

Regardless of the present doing him extremely soiled in his Episode 1 introductory clip (exhibiting him clumsily falling off of his skateboard), after which emphasizing his clumsiness once more in Episode 2 in a scene through which falls off his chair, he’s managed to not solely keep away from giving viewers the ick but in addition make them fall for him all of the extra. And since he first graced our screens, essentially the most on-line GBBO followers have been racking their brains to explain simply what’s so alluring concerning the bearded baker with an eyebrow slit and a coronary heart of gold. One X consumer remarked that he seems to be just like the would-be little one of Khal Drogo and Daenerys from Recreation of Thrones, whereas one other said that we merely have to “focus on” him. The official GBBO account can also be in on the bit.

Exterior of Dylan being ridiculously handsome, he’s additionally a very proficient baker, crafting distinctive taste mixtures like yuzu-and-mint biscuits and gochujang-garlic buns, and demonstrating his ability by hand portray scenes primarily based on the work of Japanese artist Hokusai. He’s spoken about being impressed by his heritage, noting he’s “super-proud of his fusion roots,” nodding to his Indian Mom and Japanese-Belgian father.

Beneath are a number of the Eater workers’s favourite bits of commentary from varied corners of the web praising Dylan for being not solely proficient, but in addition scorching and trendy. Thanks, Dylan, to your service.