A student from Preston is the latest contestant to leave Channel 4 cooking competition, The Great British Bake Off.

Dentistry student Sumayah Kazi has become the seventh contestant to be eliminated after failing to impress during dessert week.

Gambling.com TV Expert, James Leyfield had been monitoring the hit baking series and at the end of October she was named the favourite to win.

Tuesday’s episode saw Dylan named star baker, while 19-year-old Sumayah said goodbye to her fellow contestants.

During this week’s set of challenges the bakers made a steamed suet pudding, meringue nests for the signature challenge, and tiramisus with a twist.

Sumayah said: “I feel like it wasn’t one specific event that let me down, it was just kind of a series of mistakes here and there.

“I have learned to be more confident in myself and my ideas. You learn a lot from everyone and I feel I am going to take a piece of everyone away with me.”

Reflecting further on the experience, she said: “I’ve learned that I’m capable of achieving hard things, and to give myself credit for doing so.

“It’s easy to dismiss accomplishments just because you were able to do it, but the amazing support from everyone really opened my eyes.

“Not only did I work hard to achieve what I did, but I am also so privileged to be able to undergo this experience.

“I truly have no regrets. The rush and adrenaline of being in the tent was so gratifying, it pushed me to incredible heights that I miss every single day!”

Speaking about what she will take away from the experience, she said: “I like how the tent pushed you to your limit, encouraged stepping out of your comfort zone and really gave way to reaching new creative heights.

“After all the briefs are ridiculous for a reason. I’ve come out a lot more confident in all aspects of my life overall.

“Honestly, it was all so worth it. It was the most unique and formative experience to spend time with such talented and kind people! In short, the real magic was the friends we made along the way.”

Judge Dame Prue Leith said: “I am really sorry to see Sumayah go home. She is so talented and so artistic and her flavours are so bold and imaginative, but I think this week she had a problem.”

Another contestant, Gill Howard, is also from Lancashire and is still battling for victory in the show.

The senior category manager, 53, is convinced that her love of precision data and her inherent creativity are the perfect match for successful baking.

Gill said she can’t remember a time when she didn’t bake and said growing up, baking was very much a family activity.

Since her father died in 2015, Gill has used baking as a source of comfort and has put her skills to good use, raising money for Alzheimer’s charities in his memory.

Pies, cakes, and pastries, including her dad’s signature lemon meringue pie, were staples of her childhood, so her baking is very much traditional in style with a modern twist.

Sumayah will join comedians Jo Brand and Tom Allen on The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice on Thursday, November 7 on Channel 4 at 8pm.