Great British Bake Off girl accused of being 'too posh' because of an Aga

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Flora Shedden said she was more used to baking in an Aga than oven
Critics tweeted that she probably owned 'four ponies and a Range Rover'
Miss Shedden has been tipped to win this season of Great British Bake Off

By Jemma Buckley, Showbusiness Reporter For The Daily Mail

Published: 18:49 EST, 6 August 2015 | Updated: 01:32 EST, 7 August 2015

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It seemed an innocent enough comment – but it landed Great British Bake Off hopeful Flora Shedden in a jam.

Viewers accused the 19-year-old student of being ‘too posh’ during the first episode of this year’s contest on Wednesday evening after she said she was more used to baking in an Aga cooker than a conventional oven.

Critics tweeted that she probably owned ‘four ponies and a Range Rover’.

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'Used to an Aga': Flora realises she didn’t put the oven on for her Madeira cake during the first episode

But her sister Hebe, 18, hit back at the snobbery claims, saying their family actually has ‘four brown hens and a Skoda Octavia’. Miss Shedden, the youngest competitor, forgot to preheat the oven for her blood-orange Madeira cake and explained the mistake by saying: ‘At home we’ve got an Aga and I’m so used to having it on all the time.’

A clip filmed at the family’s home in the Scottish countryside showed the Aga, while Miss Shedden’s ten-year-old sister circled the eight-seat kitchen table on a pink unicycle.

Is 19-year-old Flora set to shine on Great British Bake Off?

Home comforts: As one sister rides a pink unicycle, another watches Flora Shedden put the finishing touches to a practice cake in the family kitchen, while their father stands next to the Aga

Some of the show’s 9.3million viewers took to Twitter to accuse her of flaunting her privileged upbringing. One tweeted: ‘I already hate Flora, she’s too posh.’ Another said: ‘You can’t really get more middle class than a 19-year-old called Flora with an Aga and a unicycle-riding sister.’

Miss Shedden, who has been tipped to go far in the show, was praised by judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry for her creations, while musician Stu Henshall, 35, was sent home after failing to impress.