Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Ruth Davidson, Alan Carr, Teri Hatcher and Tim Minchin among line-up for the The Great Celebrity Bake Off

Scottish Conservative party leader Ruth Davidson will be taking part in The Great Celebrity Bake Off (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Scottish Conservative party leader Ruth Davidson will be taking part in The Great Celebrity Bake Off (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES actress Teri Hatcher, comedian Alan Carr and leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Ruth Davidson are among the stars taking part in The Great Celebrity Bake Off, Channel 4 has confirmed.

The special edition of the Bake Off, in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, will also feature judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith and presenters Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig.

Judges and presenters for The Great British Bake Off (left to right) Paul Hollywood, Sandi Toksvig, Noel Fielding and Prue Leith, (Love Productions/Channel 4/Mark Bourdillon/PA Wire)

The other confirmed star contestants are comedians Tim Minchin, Aisling Bea, Lee Mack, Joe Lycett and Harry Hill, TV presenters Stacey Solomon and Melanie Sykes, writer and actress Roisin Conaty, Kaiser Chiefs star Ricky Wilson, Diversity dancer Perri Kiely, Countdown host Nick Hewer, actors Martin Kemp and Griff Rhys Jones, newsreader Bill Turnbull, Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing, singer Ella Eyre and Paralympic gold medallist Kadeena Cox.

The contestants will face a signature challenge, a technical challenge and the all-important showstopper.

News of the eclectic and star-studded line-up comes the day after Channel 4 announced Liam Charles and comedian Tom Allen will host a professional spin-off show from the baking competition, Bake Off: The Professionals.

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer will air later this year.