Great British Bake Off contestant Tamal revealed that he was gay ahead of the semi-finals
There are few things we love more in life than settling down mid-week with a cup of tea to get lost in an hour of soggy bottoms and unpronouncable recipes in the Great British Bake Off.
Few things, but heart throb of this year’s Bake Off, Tamal Ray is one of them.
Related: Why Tamal would make the BEST boyfriend!
He bakes, he’s witty and he’s a doctor – yes boys and girls, he’s only a doctor as well as an oh-so-adorable baker.
And while the nation’s female population dreamed of a perfect life of freshly baked cakes with Tamal, he revealed that he was gay.
‘I wouldn’t have a girlfriend, I would have a boyfriend, but I’m single at the moment.’
Thank you for all the lovely/amusingly lewd messages of support today. You guys are the best x https://t.co/6IxXXI9ulk
— Tamal Ray (@DrRayBakes) September 29, 2015
And of course, with it being 2015 and all, the internet reacted occurdingly. And it’s amazing.
There were of course all the women across the land who were heartbroken over the news…
Many hearts have been broken since Tamal has revealed he's gay #bakeoff
— Bethan Parfitt (@parfitteroll) September 30, 2015
@97Chloehutton we can still stalk him…this confirms that I'll probably die alone. #GBBO #Tamal pic.twitter.com/Fl5H9cPtOi
— Anna (@_annachristine1) September 30, 2015
Like, honestly, DEVASTED…
WELL I'VE JUST FOUND OUT MY DREAM MAN (tamal from the bake off) IS GAY, SO NOW IM GOING TO BE ALONE FOREVER AND PROBABLY COLLECT CATS 🙁
— Amy Gascoigne (@gascoigne_amy) September 30, 2015
While other gals out there weren’t going to let a small thing like sexual orientation get in the way of them admiring their crush…
https://twitter.com/lmaonice/status/649193138599366656
Obvs I will still be lusting after Tamal tonight. A crush is a crush. But I will settle for BFF who bakes and allows me to gaze at him…
— Jessica Gilmore (@yrosered) September 30, 2015
But while females of England mourned their Bake Off dreams, many men were head over heels with joy over the news…
Tamal is gay, my life is complete!
— Jamie Morton (@JamieMMorton) September 30, 2015
TAMAL FROM BAKE OFF IS GAY & SINGLE i think my brain just exploded
— Jake Hall (@jake2103) September 30, 2015
TAMAL IS GAY there is a god
— CAL MAC (@calmac___) September 30, 2015
Tamal is gay and my life has meaning again
— Sally from HR (@pull_it_in) September 30, 2015
There’s no doubt that Tamal won’t be short of any attention from anyone!
Resisting the urge to desperately proposition @DrRayBakes today after this article. Can we just bake a pie together? http://t.co/Jooe4etRXF
— Justin Wade Dewey (@JustinWadeDewey) September 30, 2015
And most imporantly and amazingly is that of course, we all supported him for bravely sharing the news!
https://twitter.com/tombranscns/status/649112326453506048
I'm happy that Tamal from Bake Off is comfortable enough to come out to us all and I'm definitely not bitter
(But really congrats Tamal)🍰😊— Em (@justemplease) September 30, 2015
Oh Tamal, we may be heart-broken, devasted and everything else in between about our romance that will never be, but as long as you bake us a batch of cookies, we couldn’t be happier!
Amy Lo