Who has left The Great Pottery Throw Down so far? Full list of exits in 2026
The Great Pottery Throw Down is set to continue this weekend - but who has left already? 🍯📺
- It is Raku Week on The Great Pottery Throw Down!
- Yet another potter is set to leave the competition.
- But who has been eliminated so far?
Fire up the kiln because it is time for another episode of The Great Pottery Throw Down. It is Raku Week in the workshop, it has been confirmed.
The amateurs will be tasked with making sculptures among other challenges. Three of the contestants have left already - with more set to depart over the coming weeks.
Channel 4’s popular reality competition has returned for its ninth season this January. But what can you expect from this week?
When is The Great Pottery Throw Down on today?
The show will return for its fourth week tonight (January 25). Channel 4 have handed it a prime spot on Sunday evenings once again for 2026.
The Great Pottery Throw Down is set to start at 7.30pm this evening. It will run for around 90 minutes, finishing at around 9pm.
How to watch The Great Pottery Throw Down?
Since it first started back in 2015, the show has called Channel 4 home. It is once again the case for series nine.
This week’s episode will be broadcast live on terrestrial TV. For those who can’t watch it as it airs, it will also be available on demand via Channel 4’s own catch-up service.
What are the challenges this week?
The preview, via Radio Times, reads: “Siobhan McSweeney hosts Raku Week and the potters make parent and child animal sculptures, as well as taking on a sculpting spot test set by guest judge and master sculptor Nick Mackman.
“Whose creations will judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller go wild for, and whose Raku will get them through?”
Who are the contestants on The Great Pottery Throw Down?
Once again, Channel 4 has found some of the most exciting amateurs to take part in its popular reality competition. The full cast includes:
- Andrew - 48 - English Teacher - Hampshire
- Angharad - 34 - Communication Support Worker - Bridgend
- Bill - 33 - Volunteer Teaching Assistant - Herefordshire
- Elham - 31 - Midwife - Sheffield
- Emily - 39 - Habitat Restoration Ecologist - Inverness
- Fynn - 37 - Tattooist - Cornwall
- Kayleigh - 38 - Art Teacher - Oxfordshire
- Kaz - 62 - Former Psychiatric Nurse - Swansea
- Mark - 63 - University Facilities & Estate Manager - Merseyside
- Naveed - 42 - Actor & Toy Shop Owner - Folkestone
- Olympia - 28 - Between Jobs - West Midlands
- Whitney - 36 - Chemistry Teacher - Glasgow
Who has left The Great Pottery Throw Down so far?
The show made its return to TV at the start of January and three of the contestants have already left the competition. The current elimination order is as follows:
- Week 1 - Olympia
- Week 2 - Kaz
- Week 3 - Mark
Who is the host and judges this series?
BAFTA-winning actress Siobhán McSweeney returns as the host of The Great Pottery Thrown Down in 2026. Viewers may best recognise her from the hit comedy series Derry Girls, where she played Sister George Michael.
Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller are also back to cast their discerning eyes over the contestants' ceramic creations. They are joined once again by Princess – a potter from Series 7 – as the kiln technician.
For the 2026 series, the guest judges are Nick Mackman, Gabriel Nichols, Jo Taylor and Cleo Mussi.