Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Specials 2021
Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special 2021
The Great British Sewing Bee is on BBC One for the second time this year with two Christmas celebrity special episodes!
The Great British Sewing Bee is back with two celebrity Christmas special episodes and we are thrilled to have another chance to enjoy our favourite TV show! Returning to BBC One again in 2021, it’s our chance to get a sewing fix over the festive season. We will be updating you with everything you need to know about the challenges and celebrities taking part here on the blog.
When will the Sewing Bee Christmas Special be on TV?
The two special sewing bee series will air on BBC One in the UK on Wednesday 22nd December 2021 at 8 pm and Thursday 30th December 2021 at 9 pm. Each episode will be an hour-long and include many of the challenges we have seen in previous sewing bee series. Earlier this year series 7 aired on BBC One and included ten episodes along with twelve contestants, all trying to be crowned Britain’s best home sewer.
Who are the celebrity contestants for the Sewing Bee Christmas Special?
Judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young return along with brand new presenter Sara Pascoe and a group of celebrities who take on special sewing challenges. Celebrities include Rev Kate Bottley, Antony Cotton, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Anneka Rice, Lawrence Chaney, Rose Matafeo, Claire Richards and Kirsty Wark. How will these celebrities fair with a sewing machine? Will they need help from the judges to complete their challenges?
Find out more about judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young in our ultimate guide to The Great British Sewing Bee.
Rev Kate Bottley – Church of England Priest who has written for newspapers such as The Guardian and Independent, has featured on TV shows including on Channel 4’s popular programme, GoggleBox, and radio broadcasts including Radio 4.
Antony Cotton – actor and comedian best known for his role in Coronation Street and Queer as Folk and as a contestant on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! (2011).
Kiell Smith-Bynoe – actor who is best known for his role in the BBC One sitcom, Ghosts and his role in the BBC One crime drama, Death in Paradise (2020).
Anneka Rice – a well-known television presenter, broadcaster and journalist. Anneka studied painting in 1995 and has painted ever since.
Lawrence Chaney – drag performer and winner of Ru Paul’s UK Drag Race (2020) which aired on the BBC.
Rose Matafeo – comedian, actress, TV presenter and writer, she is best known for the BBC television series Starstruck (2021) that she created, co-wrote and starred in.
Claire Richards – singer-songwriter and dancer in the pop group, Steps. She is has appeared on Celebrity Big Brother (2013) and is a regular panellist on Loose Women.
Kirsty Wark – journalist, newsreader, and television presenter, best known for BBC2’s news and current affairs TV show, Newsnight.
How many episodes are there for the celebrity Sewing Bee special?
There will be two special sewing bee episodes this Christmas and as usual, three challenges for the celebrity contestants to take part in. In the first episode, celebrities will sew a Christmas jumper, followed by sewing fancy dress outfits in the transformation challenge. The final challenge will be to create dresses from Christmas past. In the second episode of the sewing bee Christmas special, the celebrities are challenged to sew a festive waistcoat, transform old clothes into children’s party frocks and finally make a fitted, food-themed fancy dress outfit!
Christmas Sewing Bee celebrity Episode guide 2021
We’ll be bringing you all the pattern picks from both special sewing be episodes after the programmes have aired so you can recreate these looks for your handmade wardrobe. We will be sharing the details here including projects sewn by the celebrities and the sewing patterns featured, from independent and commercial pattern companies. In the previous series, contestants have faced three tasks per episode including a pattern challenge, upcycling challenge and creating their own garment for a theme. In the pattern challenge, they all make the same garment, using the same paper pattern. For the upcycling challenge, they must turn an existing item of clothing into something completely new in only 90 minutes. In the final most challenging task, they must create a perfect garment, sewn to fit a model.
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