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        <title><![CDATA[Luis Troyano, &#8216;Great British Bake Off&#8217; star, dead at 48 after cancer battle]]></title>
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						<p>&#8220;The Great British Bake Off&#8221; star Luis Troyano has died after a battle with esophageal cancer. He was 48 years old.</p>
<p>The 2014 finalist died last week, his wife, Louise, announced in a tribute on her JustGiving page that is raising money for the Macmillan Cancer Support charity.</p>
<p>&#8220;Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure, you are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure x,&#8221; Louise wrote. &#8220;This page has been set up for Macmillan Cancer Support but in truth, Luis gave a big thank you to everyone involved in his care.&#8221;</p>
<p>The show&#8217;s official Twitter account also honored Troyano early Tuesday.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are deeply saddened to hear that Luis Troyano has passed away. It was a huge honour and pleasure to have him in the Bake Off Tent for Series Five,&#8221; the account <a href="https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/1323605301757644805" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tweeted</a>. &#8220;Our condolences and thoughts go out to his friends and family.&#8221;</p>
<p>Troyano&#8217;s manager, Anne Kibel, described him as a &#8220;fantastic man with a love of baking&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/AKAManagement/status/1323580202006552576" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">in a tweet</a> confirming his passing.</p>
<p>Troyano made it to the final of &#8220;GBBO&#8221; in 2014 but ultimately lost to competitor Nancy Birtwhistle. He went on to appear on &#8220;BBC Good Food&#8221; and &#8220;BBC Breakfast.&#8221;</p>
<p>He released a book titled &#8220;Bake It Great&#8221; in 2015.</p>
			
					
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