Paul Hollywood admits friends won’t bake for him after tearful cake incident

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5 Jun 2025 • 5:01 AM MYT
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Paul Hollywood has recalled a baking horror story in which a friend became tearful after he judged one of their bakes.

Appearing on Wednesday's (4 June) episode of The One Show, the Great British Bake Off judge told an anecdote about a companion who, after baking their own birthday cake, wanted his opinion.

Hollywood revealed that he didn't hold back, offering up a similar level of criticism he might give a contestant on the Channel 4 show — but this was at the friend's insistence.

"Do  it like you do on Bake Off," Hollywood said the friend told him.