Paul Hollywood's best Bake Off moments

You knead to see these!

A dedication to Old Blue Eyes!
Author: Hollie-Anne BrooksPublished 27th Mar 2020

Mr Paul Hollywood is nothing short of an institution. As Britain takes to their kitchens with their flour and yeast, we're putting everything we've ever learned from the Bake Off star to the test. But Paul isn't just known for his ability to make a sourdough loaf, a classic French baguette or a Mediterranean dough delight, it's his charm that has made the silver fox officially have a place in our hearts.

If you're missing Paul Hollywood on your TV, here are 6 of his best Bake Off moments.

Paul Hollywood has been fierce on Bake Off from the start...

Here he is judging the first ever technical challenge in series one of Bake Off. Alongside Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood judged a classic Victoria sponge and gave us all a taste of what was to come.

Checking for a soggy bottom

What is Bake Off without innuendo? And when those blue eyes are smouldering away while dishing it out, it really makes for something special. A soggy bottom has become a classic Bake Off term and Paul judging them here will make you snort with laughter.

Paul Hollywood gives THREE handshakes

Paul's handshakes are essentially like being knighted if you're a contestant on Bake Off but he doesn't dish them out easily. However, in the 2018 series during cake week he was on somewhat of a roll!

And nearly gave one to Lee Mack on Celebrity Bake Off

Enjoy these hilarious Celebrity Bake Off moments as Paul and his fellow judges struggle to even consume some of the delights made by the likes of Jamie Laing and Harry Hill. But it's the moment with Lee Mack that really takes the biscuit!

What's so hard about a "fairy garden" to understand, Paul?

No idea what he was hinting at here. No. No idea at all!

When Paul was the scariest shark around

"It's the eyes! It's the eyes!"

An added extra - Paul tells all to Graham Norton about his Bake Off injuries!

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