Great British Bake Off champion says winning 'made me feel like a giant'

There was strong competition to become winner of Bake Off series six Credit: GBBO/BBC

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The winner of the Great British Bake Off 2015 told how they "walked out feeling [like] a giant" after winning series six of the popular TV baking competition.

After an intense competition, it was 30-year-old Nadiya Jamir Hussain who beat Ian Cumming and Tamal Ray to become the Bake Off champion.

A beaming Nadiya said she left the Bake Off tent "a much stronger, confident person".

Her win was celebrated on social media. Even Chancellor George Osborne got in on the act:

The stay-at-home mum, whose face has often betrayed how she's feeling on the show, has become a social media sensation, but she says she would rather be remembered for her baking.

She said: "I really hope that I have not become known more for my facial expressions or my eyebrows than my baking!

"I had no idea that this would become a talking point on social media."

Nadiya impressed in the signature bake with her iced buns, half of them cardamom and almond, and half nutmeg and sour cherry.

Mary Berry called them "lovely", while Paul Hollywood added: "Both of those tick the boxes."

A batch of raspberry millefeuille also earned her first place in the technical challenge.

For her showstopper piece Nadiya created a My Big Fat British Wedding cake Credit: PA

In the showstopper challenge, she created a My Big Fat British Wedding cake to make up for not having one at her marriage in Bangladesh.

Under the icing was a lemon drizzle cake.

"My husband Abdal's favourite cake is lemon drizzle, so I decided to make that," she said.

"At the very end of the filming I took the cake out to my family's table and we all had a slice. So my husband and I did get our wedding cake after all."

A beaming Nadiya said she left the Bake Off tent 'a much stronger, confident person' Credit: PA

The Bake Off's previous winners - including Edd Kimber, John Whaite and Frances Quinn - have often been able to create careers out of their baking victory, writing cookbooks and cookery columns and making TV appearances.

Looking to the future, Nadiya said: "Family life will carry on as normal.

"Being a mum to three small children under 10 is pretty time consuming, but I wanted to have my own adventure.

"With a very supportive husband and a belief in my own ability, I can now carry on having my adventure.

"I am really looking forward to see what will happen."