Crystelle Pereira

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Crystelle Pereira is best known for making it to the final of the 2021 Great British Bake Off alongside Chigs Parmer and eventual winner Giuseppe Dell’Anno. She became a popular figure on the show after showcasing her Portuguese-Goan recipes and exciting flavour combinations.

In December 2021, Vanity Fair named as one of their Top Performances of the year alongside a host of Hollywood stars. She is fluent in four languages, including French, Spanish, and Italian.

Since her appearance on The Great British Bake Off, Crystelle has been a regular fixture on a number of popular television shows, both in the UK and in the USA.

In 2023, she released her first cookbook, My Flavour Kitchen, and hopes to educate people about Portuguese-Goan cuisine.

Crystelle is available for private and public appearances, ambassadorial work, corporate partnerships, and speaking commitments. She is open and honest about overcoming obstacles, empowering women, diversity, and finance, as well as her own baking journey.

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Crystelle Pereira burst into the public eye in 2021 when she appeared on The Great British Bake Off, making it all the way to the final where she was runner-up to Guiseppe Dell’Anno.

Since then, she has appeared on The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (2021), Richard Osman’s House of Games (2022), Good Morning America (2022-23), Today (2022-24), Saturday Kitchen (2024), and Pointless Celebrities (2025).

In 2024, Crystelle appeared as a series judge on the second season of Amazon Prime’s The World Cook, alongside Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochar.

She has appeared on several popular podcasts, including The Official Mob Podcast (2022), I’ll Have What She’s Having (2023), and No Place Like Home (2023) with Anita Rani.

She is a popular face on social media, and has a combined following of over 323,000 across several social media platforms, with over half a million likes on TikTok alone.

Up until mid-2022, Crystell was still working as an analyst, associate, sales, and client relationship manager for Goldman Sachs Group.

Crystelle and her recipes have featured on the websites of Today.com, Bloomberg UK, Goldman, and UCL Alumni page, as well as on the BBC Asian Network radio station. She has become an established food writer, and has had her work published in Guardian Feast, The Telegraph, Waitrose, BBC Good Food, People Magazine, and Ocado magazine.

ACCOLADES

Crystelle was named in Vanity Fair’s 2021 Best Performances, UCL’s Top 3 Inspiring Women of 2021, and The Juggernaut’s Top 2021 Profiles. She also won the prestigious Rising Star Award at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards.

Her series of The Great British Bake Off was nominated for both a TRIC Award and a National Television Award (NTA). The series of The World Cook she appeared on made the top 10 list of all shows on Amazon Prime.

Her debut cookbook was featured in Delish’ 2023 Best Cookbooks list, and became a number one bestseller on Amazon in the Gourmet Food and Drink category.

CORPORATE

When looking for a celebrity chef for hosting or speaking work, Crystelle is a fabulous choice. She is personable, friendly, charismatic, informative, and fun.

As a speaker, she is a great pick for any organisation wanting someone to discuss topics such as:

– Adversity

– Baking

– Female Empowerment

– Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

– Finance

In 2022, she was a guest presenter at the Bishop Auckland Food Festival alongside fellow Bake Off…alumni John Whaite and Chigs Parmer. She has previously appeared and cooked at the Good Food Festival and the Good Food Show Summer.