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Week seven in social media

Week seven saw our bakers attempt perfect pastries to earn a place in the quarter-finals

Mary's jacket got the sartorial thumbs-up from @BBCFood (and the rest of Twitter)

Nancy was reunited with the 'Male Judge'...

The 'Male Judge' sought out the 'Final Male Baker' Richard to produce the Bake Off Innuendo of the week!

Mel revealed herself to be a major fan of the week's baking theme

We were just as confused as the bakers by this week's Technical Challenge, so thanks to @BBCFood for clearing this one up...

The bakers relieved the stress of the tricky bake with some butter bashing...

Mary launched the Showstopper Challenge with some strong words...

Perhaps taking a leaf from the much-missed Norman's book, Richard made this beauty...

We present Mel, Queen of Puns...

Richard's carpentry and choux pastry skills earned him his third Star Baker title...

... But it was curtains for poor Kate, who had to say an emotional goodbye to the tent after being sent home by Mary and Paul

And yet, despite the high emotional drama, this moment from week seven will probably remind in our thoughts the longest...

Series 5 gets social