Claims extracted
25
sentences that state something as happening or true
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4%
1 of 25 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A Great British Bake Off star turned TV presenter says "going sober" and being alcohol free for nearly three years has been "glorious".
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Briony May Williams, from Bristol, made it to the Great British Bake Off semi-finals back in 2018, but went home after she served judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith "raw pastry" and admitted she used "salt instead of sugar".
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she → make → salt
Williams said she decided to make some "big changes" in her life and go sober after she ended up in hospital at the end of 2023 following an "alcohol-heavy 39th birthday".
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she → say → birthday
"Going sober - it's glorious.
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it → go → ?
It's not always easy but it's always worth it and I feel much more able to cope with what life throws at me," she added.
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Since her first TV appearance on the popular cooking show, Williams has built a career as a presenter, working for BBC One shows Morning Live and Escape To The Country, as well as Channel 4's Food Unwrapped.
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Williams → build → Country
But Williams said hitting the 1000 days alcohol-free milestone at the end of July felt like "such a massive achievement".
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"It felt really huge.
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It's been a huge mind shift but now its just a normal part of my life," she added.
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She said she was never addicted to alcohol, but as a social drinker she did love "a vino or five on a night out".
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But when she realised alcohol "wasn't bringing anything positive" to her life she decided to take it "one day at a time" without thinking about how far she would get.
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she → realise → time
"When you're feeling vulnerable you can turn to booze and I feel a bit of dread in the run-up to Christmas and the New Year," she said.
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"But the thought of going back to it fills me with dread.
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Now, I have a cup of tea and give my daughter a cuddle.
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I'm OK without it now - I don't think I'll ever go back.
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Despite being eight years "out of the Bake Off tent" and "part of the vintage crop of bakers", Williams said she is still a massive fan of the show.
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"I do have a Bake Off tattoo on my ribs - I've got a piping bag, a whisk and a rolling pin," she said.
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It's quite funny - during the series we were all like let's get a tattoo - as far as I'm aware I'm the only one who got a tattoo.
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"But you know it was such an amazing part of my life, it's completely changed my life in so many wonderful ways."
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The 17th series of the Channel 4 show will return on 22 September and will see TV chef Nigella Lawson taking over from Dame Prue Leith in the Bake Off tent alongside Paul Hollywood.
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Lawson → return → Hollywood
Contestants have also been confirmed, including a paediatric doctor, a competitive sprinter, a hairdresser and a drag artist.
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Briony said she is "really excited" to see Nigella and Paul "in the tent together".
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"I mean Prue used to give it to you honestly.
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Prue → mean → you
She would tell you if your cake was rubbish, you know, like when your Nan says something really mean but she doesn't mean it to be mean," she said.
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"But I'd be really intimidated baking for [Nigella]."
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