The Great Pottery Throw Down 2026: who has been eliminated so far? Full line-up
The Great Pottery Throw Down is set to continue - but who has been eliminated so far? 👀📺
- The Great Pottery Throw Down is back for another year.
- A new batch of potters are being put through their paces.
- But who has left the competition so far?
Bookends and bricks are waiting for the potters in this week’s edition of The Great Pottery Throw Down. Channel 4’s hit reality series is back for another year.
A fresh group of amateurs have stepped up to the kiln looking to be crowned the latest pottery master. There will be plenty of guest judges also casting their eyes over the contestants.
But who has already been eliminated from the competition so far? Here’s all you need to know:
What are the challenges on The Great Pottery Throw Down this week?
In the preview, via Radio Times, it reads: “The remaining contestants create a statement pair of bookends and face a surprise brick-making challenge.”
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 last Sunday (January 4) and already one of the contestants has left the competition. The current elimination order is as follows:
- Week 1 - Olympia
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.
Remind yourself of what happened in The Great Pottery Throw Down last year. Here’s all you need to know.