There are always notable characters on The Great British Bake Off, and it seems there is already one stand-out star in the tent.
Twitter was seriously loving haphazard Val Stones, a self-confessed Ed Sheeran fan and fitness fanatic, who keeps herself moving and grooving while baking.
Val is our hero #GBBO pic.twitter.com/YXyTDv0xmZ
— ✨Paul ✨ (@WeAreAllMona) August 24, 2016
The 66-year-old former primary school headteacher had a few minor catastrophes during cake week, including forgetting to put the sugar into one of her cakes, and also coming in 10th place in the Jaffa Cake technical challenge.
She also almost put cornflour into one of her bakes, mistaking it for icing sugar.
But her incredibly sunny disposition, good humour and dance moves won over plenty of people on Twitter as they begged for her not to leave the competition yet.
Luckily for them, she has stayed in for another week.
Straight away, Val is my top gal this series. Not necessarily because she's the best… I just like her sassy ways. #GBBO
— Georgina Palzeaird (@GeorginaPalz) August 24, 2016
Val is a human disaster and i love her #GBBO
— Sapphire (@sapphire0801) August 24, 2016
Val is such a babe! #GBBO
— Jodie Merriman (@joleex) August 24, 2016
Val is actually hilarious !!! #gbbo
— Roshni V (@RoshPosh_x) August 24, 2016
#GBBO 'what do you do to relive stress?' LISTEN TO MEH CAKES #VAL
— JAMES MACKENZIE (@JIMACKENZIE) August 24, 2016
Val might not be winning the first episode, but she's certainly winning OUR HEARTS #GBBO pic.twitter.com/23ShJUf709
— innocent drinks (@innocent) August 24, 2016
Please don't send Val home #GBBO
— ellie ⭐️ (@sofferssmile) August 24, 2016
val is definitely my fave #gbbo
— Aimée Kerr (@_aimeegrace) August 24, 2016
Val does give great value #gbbo I want her to stay for the giggles
— Prof. Chris Ashford (@lawandsexuality) August 24, 2016
me if Val goes home #GBBO pic.twitter.com/Ag43lYXB17
— molly (@PHANONMARS) August 24, 2016
val invented Bants ™ #gbbo
— sherena (@yeezusdjh) August 24, 2016
Val to win #GBBO
— töbias (@TBYCPE) August 24, 2016
VAL YOU USED CASTER SUGAR INSTEAD OF ICING SUGAR FOR THE BUTTERCREAM? 💔 #GBBO pic.twitter.com/LNwBGv7p2S
— Becky (@milkbubbletea) August 24, 2016
VAL SURVIVES ❤️❤️❤️❤️😬 #GBBO #gbbo pic.twitter.com/uCGFCMbqcB
— Adam ن (@AddsP31) August 24, 2016
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