Paul Hollywood risks reigniting feud with Mary Berry after mocking her lavish lifestyle
PAUL Hollywood has risked reigniting his feud with Mary Berry – after poking fun at her lavish lifestyle.
The Great British Bake Off judge mocked his former co-host at a charity event, claiming Mary was so rich it takes “half an hour” to go up her driveway in a car.
The jibe will not help the already troubled relationship between the pair, who were once one of TV’s closest partnerships while working together on BBC’s Bake Off.
He made the remark at his Festive Bake event in Canterbury, Kent, while reminiscing about a time he stayed at Mary’s house.
Paul recalled: “I was coming back from Manchester and I was going to be late back to Mary’s.
“I said, ‘Mary, go to bed, I know what wing of the house I’m in’.
“She said, ‘No, I’m staying up’.
“When I arrived she buzzed on the gate to let me in and I drove half an hour up to the house.
"It’s one in the morning and she was in her dressing gown, with her hair in rollers.”
The Sun revealed last year that the pair fell out over his ongoing divorce with wife Alex and Mary refused to be pictured with him.
She is close friends with Alex and was unhappy when Paul moved on to now ex-girlfriend Summer Monteys-Fullam.
The pair stopped working together when Paul moved with Bake Off to Channel 4 in 2016 and Mary stayed at the BBC.
But at the cookery event for homeless charity Porchlight, he insisted he is on good terms with her.
He said: “She was fun. We had a right laugh.”
I’m not buying it, Paul.
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She delivers her alternative Queen’s message just before Her Maj on ITV at 3pm.
Later on, BBC2 airs her Glastonbury set – and Channel 4 celebrates her career with a show at 10.30pm.
Alan Carr, who is hosting Kylie’s Secret Night, said: “It was amazing. We spent the whole time laughing.”
She looks better than ever in these pictures.
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I revealed the storyline, in which at least one person dies, in October.
Derek (Craige Els) confronts Gary (Mikey North) in the Rovers before moving to the Winter Wonderland as their feud boils over.
Craige said: “It was mostly shot on a local Winter Wonderland set during night shoots, it was fantastic. I was on the top of helter skelter in a harness.
“It was like a schoolboy’s dream to be part of these high-action scenes.”
Life’s a rollercoaster on the cobbles.
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RITA Ora has an odd taste in crisps.
On his Christmas Eve chat show Jonathan Ross says while filming new ITV talent contest The Masked Singer, his fellow judge Rita: “Was snacking on pickled onion Monster Munch.”
Jane is 'target'
DISAPPOINTED Jane McDonald has revealed she has been forced to stop meeting fans after her shows since a menacing call told her she was a target following a 2016 performance.
In her book Riding The Waves, the singer told how a cop warned her against mixing with fans and advised her to get security.
She wrote: “He told me, ‘You are a target and if somebody wants to get to you they know you’re going to be outside the stage door after a show.’”
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John in bullies blast
JOHN Barrowman insists he takes no prisoners when it comes to bullies.
The actor and singer said: “Some behave badly and some bad behaviour is applauded in our industry.”
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John told TV presenter Emma Forbes and former X Factor stylist Gemma Sheppard on their podcast: “I remember walking into a dressing room to say ‘hi’ to somebody and the person was making the dresser get on their knees and put their stockings on. I just thought, ‘Those are the lessons along the road’.”
John’s comments come ahead of his stint as a judge on Dancing On Ice, where he will be working with Phillip Schofield who has recently been accused of falling out with This Morning co-hosts Holly Willoughby and Ruth Langsford.
I’m sure John will be standing up for himself if any funny business goes on.
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