PAUL Hollywood has been granted a divorce from his wife of 19-years, Alexandra Hollywood, who he split with in 2017 in just 10 seconds.
The Great British Bake Off judge, who is now dating 24-year-old Summer Monteys-Fullam, could face a £5 million payout to his former spouse. Here’s the lowdown on him…
The Great British Bake Off’s Paul Hollywood and his wife Alexandra announced news of their split on November 20, 2017: “It is with sadness that we have decided to separate.
“Our focus continues to be the happiness of our son, and we would ask the press and public to allow us privacy as a family during this very difficult time.”
One insider told The Sun following news of the split: “The truth is they’ve worked really hard to salvage their relationship but just couldn’t recover from the damage that had been done.
“The more famous Paul has become, the more attention he has been getting, and that has put a huge strain on the marriage.”
The estranged couple were granted a divorce on Friday, July 19, 2019 by District Judge Robert Duddridge at the Central Family Court in London.
He granted a decree nisi, which is the first step towards the divorce being finalised.
Cheshire-born Paul met his wife Alexandra in Cyprus in 1996 while she was working as a diving instructor at the five-star hotel where he was head baker.
They married in that country in 1998 and had a son in October 2001, called Josh.
Paul, who is the son of bakery proprietor, John F. Hollywood, and Alexandra came close to divorcing in 2013 after reports spread that he’d been enjoying a romance with his American Baking Competition co-host Marcela Valladolid.
Summer Moneys-Fullam, 24, was a barmaid at his local pub, The Duke William, in Ickham, Kent.
She grew fairly close to Paul and received a lot of stick from her friends because of their courtship.
It emerged that the pair had a date at London hotel The Dorchester where Summer, who is 30 years younger than Paul, was wined and dined.
At the time, a source said: “Paul and Summer have struck up a close friendship — the age gap between them doesn’t seem to be a problem.
“Summer is only 22 but is very mature for her age. She has told friends that she believes that they could, in the future, become a couple.”
Her friends would post pictures of Hollywood to her social media from when he wore the Nazi uniform.
Summer has since quit her job at the Duke William over her colleagues and friends taking the mickey.
On 31 March 2018, The Sun exclusively revealed that Paul had whisked his lover away on a romantic getaway to Mauritius where they stayed at a £1,000-a-night villa.
However, Alex reportedly disputes that the TV presenter only started a relationship with barmaid Summer Monteys-Fullam after the marriage breakdown.
Yes – In February 2019 The Sun exclusively revealed that Alexandra had got into a fiery spat with Summer.
The pair had bumped into each other while shopping at a Marks & Spencer.
Witnesses said Alex Hollywood, 54, called Summer Monteys-Fullam, 23, a “slut” and “whore”.
Cops were called amid claims one of Summer’s group hammered on her window as she drove off after the row spilled into the car park.
Furious Alex told Summer: “Do you know how much you’ve hurt my son?”
A shopper in Canterbury, Kent, said: “I was totally disgusted by the language.
“She called the younger woman a slut and whore.
“It’s just not the sort of behaviour you expect at Marks and Sparks.
“But she also said, ‘Do you know how much you’ve hurt my son?’, and that’s when you realise what it was all about.”
But mum Alex insisted she was an innocent victim in the row at 4pm — and called police complaining of harassment.
The fireworks began when the pair bumped into each other at the store’s checkouts. Summer was with sister Saskia, 26, and mum Sabina, 48, while Alex was alone.
A friend of Alex’s said: “She was so shocked to see Summer that all she could say was, ‘Do you know how much you’ve hurt my son?’
“Summer laughed and started filming as Alex walked to her car.
“That’s when the other women started verbally abusing her. Alex was shaken and called the police.”
Kent Police confirmed they had attended reports of a disturbance adding: “Enquiries were carried out in which all parties involved were given words of advice.”
Alex believes it wasn’t a coincidence that Summer appeared next to her in the M&S queue.
A source said: “Alex would see this as Summer being vindictive and childish. It seems Summer is saying ‘f*** you’ to Alex, and ‘Watch this space!’ to everyone who said her and Paul’s relationship won’t last.”
After quitting his course at the Wallasey School of Art, Paul was employed in his dad’s bakery in York.
He worked in a number of different pastry, bread and cake outlets before he was promoted to head baker.
Hollywood has held this role in countless prestigious hotels, including The Dorchester, Chester Grosvenor and Spa and the Cliveden Hotel.
Paul’s grandfather also had a similar occupation, as he worked as head baker at The Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool.
In 2015, Paul xompeted in Le Mans and came first in his class at the GT Cup with partner Johnny Adam.
The experienced baker shares many of his recipes and tips on his official website.
When he’s not in the kitchen, car aficionado Hollywood enjoys taking part in motor racing.
He has also starred in his own TV show on Channel 4, A Baker’s Life, a spin-off from his latest book.
The Sun exclusively revealed that Paul Hollywood is worth an eye-watering £10million.
He has almost £8.8million of assets in his new company HJP Media LLP, latest accounts show.
The no-nonsense judge has also raked in a further £1.2milion in a company called Paul Hollywood Limited.
New GBBO expert Prue Leith has revealed that she’s earning THREE TIMES more than former judge Mary Berry.
Following the news that Hollywood has probably signed an equally lucrative pay-cheque, the star has recently invested in a £1.45million mansion.
Some fans were NOT happy with Paul Hollywood when he announced he would be leaving the BBC behind to take-up work on the Channel 4 revamp.
He clapped back at some Bake Off fans for villainising him over the decision, but it seems that even Mary Berry was a little irritated by it.
Despite this, a friend of Paul told The Sun that it was Paul’s ambition that encouraged him to take the new job.
The source said: “Paul is one of the most driven people you will ever meet, and he was never going to go along with the rest of them at his own personal expense.
“He knows his association with Bake Off is the main thing that makes him marketable. He was never going to walk away.”
The Sun on Sunday revealed pictures of Paul posing in a Nazi uniform in a village pub in Kent before heading to a party.
In the pictures, taken before he joined Bake Off, Paul was wearing a red swastika armband as part of his outfit.
Responding to the publication of the images, Paul said he was “devastated” to have caused any offence, but insisted he and pals were dressing as ‘Allo ‘Allo characters en-route to a themed party.
In a statement, he said: “I am absolutely devastated if this caused offence to anyone, the picture was taken 14 years ago en route to a Comedy TV Shows Themed New Year’s Eve Party and a group of us dressed up as characters from the classic TV show ‘Allo ‘Allo.
“Everyone who knows me, knows I am incredibly proud of the efforts of those, including my own grandfather, who fought against the Nazis during the war.”
The Great British Bake Off is expected to return to Channel 4 in August, however, no official date has been confirmed.
The show is famously known for running consecutively for ten weeks, so we’re not expecting anything different with the upcoming edition.
This would mean the baking show wouldn’t conclude its forthcoming series until October, very much keeping to a similar schedule from past years.
With that said, we’re still waiting for Channel 4’s announcement, so hold tight!
