Bake Off’s Matt Lucas debuts his ‘first ever moustache’ after losing his hair at the age of six

‘I don’t have eyebrows so it looks a bit weird’: Bake Off’s Matt Lucas debuts his ‘first ever moustache’ after losing his hair at the age of six By Clare Mccarthy For Mailonline Published: 16:18 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 16:18 GMT, 3 February 2021 Matt Lucas has used the third national lockdown to … Read more

The Great British Bake Off’s Laura Adlington reveals she has contracted coronavirus

The Great British Bake Off’s Laura Adlington reveals she has contracted coronavirus and is now in self-isolation as her co-star sends her chocolate By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 23:36 GMT, 22 December 2020 | Updated: 23:41 GMT, 22 December 2020 Laura Adlington revealed on Tuesday that she has contracted coronavirus and is now in … Read more

Shoppers share their hilarious memorabilia knock offs

Not fooling anyone! Shoppers share hilarious memorabilia knock offs – from a sinister Garfield to an Elsa backpack with giant limbs The Ugly Bootleg Instagram account shares terrible copies from around world  One snap shows a terrifying dupe for a Bart Simpson mask with googly eyes Another revealed a rather scary-looking Mr Potato Head renamed … Read more

Bake Off’s Paul Hollywood slams trolls for criticising finalist Laura after Hermine was eliminated 

Paul Hollywood has slammed trolls for criticising finalist Laura Adlington after fan favourite Hermine was eliminated on Tuesday’s show. The Great British Bake Off judge, 54, also reminded viewers that each week is judged independently of the contestant’s past performances in a strongly worded message. Finalist Laura, 31, has been receiving backlash online after she … Read more

Great British Bake Off’s Rowan says contestants have 5am start and no hot water in practice kitchens

Great British Bake Off contestant Rowan Williams has shared some of the behind-the-scenes details on the current series. The music teacher, 55, became the third contestant to be eliminated in October after failing to impress with his ‘soft and wrinkly’ bagels. Talking about what goes on behind-the-scenes, Rowan revealed that bakers have a 5am start, no hot … Read more

Bake Off’s Paul Hollywood has removed his ex-wife Alex from her role as a director at his company

Paul Hollywood has officially removed his ex-wife from her positions as director and secretary of his multi-million-pound company. The Great British Bake Off star, 54, and his former partner Alex, 56, split in 2017, with their 20-year marriage ending in divorce in 2019. On Tuesday, termination of appointment papers were posted to Companies House revealing that … Read more

Bake Off’s Paul Hollywood delights fans with a youthful throwback ahead of 80s week

He is the ultimate silver fox of the Great British Bake Off tent and is well-recognised for his statement grey locks. But Paul Hollywood looked remarkably different in a dark-haired throwback snap from the 80s, which he shared with fans on Instagram on Tuesday. The celebrity chef, 54, posted the youthful picture ahead of the … Read more

Great British Bake Off’s Lottie Bedlow ‘is a massive fan of Paul Hollywood’

‘She’s a massive fan’: Great British Bake Off’s Lottie Bedlow has been ‘hoping to catch Paul Hollywood’s eye’ By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 00:52 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 01:08 BST, 5 October 2020 The Great British Bake Off hopeful Lottie Bedlow was reportedly obsessed with the show and Paul Hollywood before she … Read more

Stars of The Write Offs leave viewers ‘sobbing’ as they manage to spell tricky words

A 31-year-old father-of-two who couldn’t read and write after being failed by the education system and called ‘thick and stupid’ at school left viewers of Channel 4’s The Write Offs in tears after he leapt five school years after just 16 weeks of lessons.  Craig Cooper, from Ilford, who had previously been sacked from five … Read more

New series The Write Offs explores staggering adult illiteracy rates in UK

To hide the fact that he couldn’t read, Tommy would get aggressive. He’d shout at colleagues, family members, even supermarket checkout workers when they asked him to sign something. Inside he would be burning with humiliation. Emily became very naughty at school. Her teachers thought she was simply a troublemaker when she kept asking for extra … Read more