Great British Bake Off star Ruby Tandoh has come out publicly, after sharing the news with her parents earlier today.

The season four runner-up said she feels “lucky and joyful and free” after coming out to her parents and, then, to the rest of the world; she included the classic Diana Ross song I’m Coming Out in her tweet.

me to my parents today. feeling lucky and joyful and f r e e. over and Out. https://t.co/dHrlMsLlOg

— Ruby Tandoh (@rubytandoh) April 2, 2015

Tandoh then admitted that it was others on Twitter that encouraged her to come out as gay, thanking the “queer queens”.

& to all the bros who hate social media, who pit it against ‘real life’- i never would’ve had courage to be me w/out twitter’s queer queens

— Ruby Tandoh (@rubytandoh) April 2, 2015

She also had the last laugh battling naysayers who assumed she would sleep with Paul Hollywood to get ahead in the competition.

p.s. for those who thought I fancied Paul Hollywood or that I’d ever bang him to get ahead – JOKE’S ON YOU, YOU MASSIVE SHITTING MISOGYNISTS

— Ruby Tandoh (@rubytandoh) April 2, 2015

Congratulations Ruby!