Kim-Joy

Kim-Joy Hewlett (born 17 May 1991), known professionally as Kim-Joy, is a Belgian-British baker and cookbook author.[1][2][3] She is a former psychological wellbeing practitioner and finalist in The Great British Bake Off (series 9).[4] She is the author of the 2019 cookbook, Baking with Kim-Joy: Cute and creative bakes to make you smile.[5]

Kim-Joy Hewlett
Hewlett with kittens Mochi and Inki
Christmas 2019
Born (1991-05-17) May 17, 1991
Belgium
NationalityBritish, Chinese-Malaysian
CitizenshipBritish
OccupationBaker
Author
Years active2018-present

Early life and education

Kim-Joy was born in Belgium. Her father is British. Her mother is Malaysian Chinese.[6] When she was 5 years old, her family moved to London.[7] She has two brothers, one older and one younger.[2]

Kim-Joy did a GCSE in art and an A Level in textiles.[2] Kim-Joy received an undergraduate degree in sociology from the University of Bristol. She received a master's degree in psychology from the Leeds Beckett University.[6] Before working professionally as a baker, Kim-Joy had the career goal of becoming a clinical psychologist.[2]

Career

Kim-Joy worked as a psychological wellbeing practitioner working with people with depression and anxiety.[4][7] She was working towards a clinical psychology doctorate before competing on The Great British Bake Off.[2]

Kim-Joy was a finalist in the 2018 series of The Great British Bake Off.[8][9][10] During her time on the series, Kim-Joy was named star baker two times, once during Spice Week and once during Vegan Week.[11] Kim-Joy said she only started baking in earnest about two years before the show.[12]

In addition to writing a regular baking column called "Kim-Joy's baking recipes" for The Guardian,[13] in 2019 Kim-Joy published a cookbook called Baking with Kim-Joy: Cute and creative bakes to make you smile.[14]

Personal life

Kim-Joy lives in Leeds, England with her partner Nabil and their two cats.[15]

Kim-Joy has been open about discussing her struggles with severe childhood social anxiety when she was a teenager that resulted in selective mutism.[4][16][17] She has discussed the relationship between cooking and reducing anxiety.[1][7]

Works and publications

Books
  • Kim-Joy; Parrinder, Ellis (photography by); Van Den Berg, Linda (illustrations by); McDevitt, Mary Kate (lettering design by) (2019). Baking with Kim-Joy: Cute and creative bakes to make you smile. London: Hardie Grant Quadrille. ISBN 9781787134584. OCLC 1109957311.

Selected articles

References
  1. Lee, Samantha (31 October 2019). "The Great British Baking Show's Kim-Joy Works Her Magic on Store-bought Cookies". Vulture.
  2. Gray, Cynthia; Kim-Joy (15 October 2019). "Kim-Joy: Baking with Kim-Joy". Strand Bookstore.
  3. Hallinan, Bridget (8 January 2020). "8 Magical Photos from 'Great British Baking Show' Finalist Kim-Joy's New Cookbook". Food & Wine.
  4. Williams, Zoe (12 November 2018). "'I was pretty much mute at school': how Bake Off's Kim-Joy found happiness". The Guardian.
  5. Asbrink, Hana (11 October 2019). "Star 'GBBO' Baker Kim-Joy's Favorite Store-Bought Cookies May Surprise You". Chowhound.
  6. "Vivienne Clore Artist Management: Kim-Joy". Vivienne Clore Artist Management.
  7. The Newsroom (25 August 2019). "How Bake Off changed Kim-Joy's life". The Yorkshire Post.
  8. "Kim-Joy". The Great British Bake-Off. 2018.
  9. "Bake Off final watched by 7.5 million". BBC News. 31 October 2018.
  10. Waterson, Jim (30 October 2018). "'The coolest thing': Great British Bake Off champion crowned". The Guardian.
  11. Kelly, Lorraine; Kim-Joy (5 November 2018). "Bake Off Finalist Kim-Joy Discusses the Hardest Part of the GBBO". Lorraine (TV programme).
  12. Kim-Joy (12 December 2019). "Snowy Christmas Cake with Kim-Joy". Food52.
  13. "Kim-Joy's baking recipes". The Guardian.
  14. Hinde, Natasha (22 August 2019). "Bake Off's Kim-Joy: 'It's Impossible To Be Positive All The Time, But That's What People See'". Huffington Post.
  15. Sawa, Dale Berning (14 August 2019). "The Kim-Joy baking contest: can Guardian readers master a pigfiterole?". The Guardian.
  16. Barr, Sabrina (12 November 2018). "Bake Off's Kim-Joy discusses experiencing severe social anxiety as a child". The Independent.
  17. Kelly, Lorraine; Kim-Joy (22 August 2018). "Bake Off's Kim-Joy on Being Intimidated by Paul Hollywood". Lorraine (TV programme).
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