Great British Bake Off contestant Dave Friday from Waterlooville gets engaged to girlfriend Stacey

Dave Friday was a finalist in this year's Great British Bake Off, broadcast on Channel 4, finishing the show as the runner-up.

But on the post-finale spin-off show, An Extra Slice, the 30-year-old proposed to his partner Stacey – and she said yes.

He said: ‘Stacey Valentine I love you from the bottom of my heart and will you marry me?’

She initially responded: ‘Oh God, I actually thought you were going to say a joke,’ before saying yes.

Dave narrowly missed out on becoming Bake Off champion during Tuesday’s final, with 20-year-old accounting and finance student Peter Sawkins taking the crown.

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Speaking to The News before he watched the final with Stacey and their newborn son, Ronnie, Dave said: ‘It did feel like three friends going into the final, but the thought of being so close to winning gave it a bit of a competitive edge.

‘Stacey said that I had already won in her eyes so anything from now is a bonus.’

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