Emotional Adam Hills opens up about his late father’s battle with stomach cancer and leukemia while competing on The Great Celebrity Bake Off

Adam Hills opened up about his late father’s battle with stomach cancer and leukemia when he competed on The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off.

The Australian comedian, 53, was one of four celebrities competing in Sunday’s episode of the Channel 4 show, alongside radio host Sara Cox, Reverend Richard Coles and Joe Locke.

During Sunday’s episode, The Last Leg talk show host Adam revealed his own personal experience with cancer and how his father died from it.

“My dad had stomach cancer when he was about 55, beat it, and then about 10 to 15 years later ended up with leukemia,” Adam said.

‘He died at the end of 2012. To do something that can actually help cancer research, I think he would be happy about that.’

The celebrity version of the baking show sees a collection of stars compete in various baking challenges to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer.

It was Radio 2 presenter Sara, 49, who wowed judges Dame Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood and was awarded the Star Baker apron after completing every challenge and receiving the second Hollywood handshake of the series.

Sara, Adam, Richard and Joe were tasked with biscuits in the Signature category, custard slices in Technical Bake and finally a Showstopper where they made cakes depicting their famous best friends.

The DJ baked a caramel cake in the shape of colleague Jeremy Vine, who rode a crown – to honor his love of bikes – which the judges branded ‘absolutely delicious’.

After her win, Sarah said: ‘My kids won’t believe it, it all feels like a weird cheesy dream!’.

She also stated that she would never take off her winning apron.

Meanwhile, Prue explained: ‘(Sara) went into the marquee, she won Signature, Technical and Showstopper. She is a good baker’.

After presenting his Jeremy cake to the judges, Paul said: ‘You’ve managed to create something very professional’.

The Australian comedian, 53, was one of four celebrities competing in Sunday’s episode of the Channel 4 show, alongside radio host Sara Cox, Reverend Richard Coles and Joe Locke

During Sunday’s episode, The Last Leg talk show host Adam revealed his own personal experience with cancer and how his father had died from it

“My dad had stomach cancer when he was about 55, beat it, and then about 10 to 15 years later ended up with leukemia,” Adam said

Sara Cox was awarded the Star Baker apron after impressing the judges

Only for Sara to say: ‘The first time in my career that I have created something professional.

Adam decided to use the showstopper challenge to create his own unique cake in the shape of his Last Leg co-presenter Alex Brooker’s prosthetic leg.

Admitting to the judges: ‘Alex knows I’m doing it, but what he doesn’t know is that I’m doing it because he’s not my famous best friend, but I thought a prosthetic leg would be easier to do than a head’.

Despite impressing with the dessert decoration, the judges struggled to cut it, declaring that the comedian had both overmixed and overbaked his offering.

Heartstopper star Joe, meanwhile, made a Victoria Sponge in honor of ‘Broadway royalty’ Patty Lupone.

After her win, Sarah said: ‘My kids won’t believe it, it all feels like a weird cheese dream!’

Adam decided to use the showstopper challenge to create his own unique cake in the shape of his Last Leg co-presenter Alex Brooker’s prosthetic leg

Despite impressing with the dessert decoration, the judges struggled to cut it, declaring the comedian had both over-mixed and over-baked his offering (Adam, R, pictured with Alex, L)

His dessert left the judges hungry for more and they gushed over the decorated dessert with Prue describing it as a ‘prefect balance’ of cream and jam.

Meanwhile, Paul said it was ‘neat as a pin’.

Reverend Richard also made a Victoria sponge, but decided to bake one in the shape of artist friend Grayson Perry.

Decorating it to resemble the Turner Prize winner’s alter ego, Claire Richard joked: ‘It might (look like) Claire at 2 in the morning in the gutter’.