After appearing in two episodes of The Great British Bake Off, Sikh contestant Rav Bansal has revealed he was subjected to raise abuse. The 28-year-old revealed he was asked by a stranger if he was a “P***”. The stranger referred to the show as the “not-so-British bake-off.”
Mr Bansal, who lives along with his parents in Kent and works at City University received support from his fellow contestants who condemned his abuse. After getting past the second round Mr Bansal went on Twitter, wiring “So today I was asked ‘are you the P*** on the not-so-British bake off?’ Really, in 2016”.
Though this is not the first time a star from the show has been subjected to racist abuse. 2015 Bake Off winner, Nadiya Hussain spoke out the aggression and racist abuse she received from strangers after winning the show.
Reacting to the racial slur, Mr Bansal received messages of support, he tweeted, ”Thank you for all the kind messages, I am fine, honestly. It's Friday and the weekend is in touching distance, all good!! #PositiveVibes.”
This year the show has received record ratings, with the series opener totalling 13.6 million.
