Episode 75: Andy Ryan

Episode 75: Andy Ryan

From On the Marie Curie Couch by Marie Curie UK

December 17, 2025 · 42 min · Season 1 · Episode 75

About this episode

Andy Ryan discusses his experience with grief after losing his father and how media helped him cope.

Andy was a contestant on 2024’s  The Great British Bake Off . Since then, he has appeared across the media and at multiple live events, including the Foodies Festivals, The Cake & Bake Show and Good Housekeeping Live and has been named as one of  Feedspot’s  Top 40 UK Baking Influencers of 2025. He will return to the Bake Off tent for this year’s  Great British Bake Off New Year Special . Andy lives in Essex with his partner and daughter. In this conversation, Andy talks about the death of his father, Jim, when he was 13 years old, the pain of talking – or not talking – about it, and how Del Boy, Rodney and  Only Fools and Horses  helped ‘crack the nut’ of his and his brothers' grief. You can also watch a subtitled version of the conversation on YouTube . On the Marie Curie Couch aims to open up conversations about death, break down the taboo and encourage people to share their end of life plans. This podcast is made by Marie Curie – the UK’s leading end of life charity. For more information about the vital work we do, head to mariecurie.org.uk On the Marie Curie Couch is produced and edited by Marie Curie , with support from Ultimate…

People in this episode

Guest: Andy Ryan

Topics covered

  • grief
  • baking
  • mental health
  • family
  • media

Keywords

  • The Great British Bake Off
  • Only Fools and Horses
  • Foodies Festivals
  • Cake & Bake Show

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Time Lapse, The Great British Bake Off, Feedspot

Books & works: The Great British Bake Off, Good Housekeeping Live, Top 40 UK Baking Influencers, Bake Off, Only Fools and Horses

Places: Essex, UK

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