Phil Thorne's Biography

Phil Thorne was a 56 year old HGV driver from Essex when he became a contestant on The Great British Bake Off in 2019.

Phil grew up in Barking, and at 17, trained to be a driver.

At the time of Bake Off, Phil Thorne was living in Rainham with his wife and two daughters.

He has an Instagram account full of photos of cakes!