Poynton GBBO star Luis Troyano has died at the age of 48.
The 2014 Bake-Off finalist had been battling with oesophageal cancer and died last week.
Luis, a marketing manager at Salford City council, left a message of thanks to those who cared for him, which his wife Louise has shared on the Just Giving page set up in his memory.
The note reads: “A special thank you to Macmillan Cancer Support, East Cheshire Hospice and the NHS including Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust for trying to save my life and their tireless work to try and eliminate cancer.
“But more importantly a massive thank you to all the amazing professionals who really did try their absolute best for me, showed me absolute compassion and gave me more time than what was seemingly possible. I thank you sincerely.”
Louise added: “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.”
She said of her husband: “Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure, you are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.”
Luis’ agent Anne Kibel commented: “Sadly, my lovely client lost his brave fight against Oesophageal cancer last week.
“A fantastic man with a love of baking that saw him get to the finals of GBBO, write a wonderful book, Bake It Great and do so much more. Always in our thoughts.”
You can donate to the Just Giving page here.
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. Our condolences and thoughts go out to his friends and family. pic.twitter.com/4gLiNBGaUL
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) November 3, 2020
