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Paul Hollywood is reportedly engaged to his girlfriend Melissa Spalding.
The Great British British star, 56, has been relationship with the landlady, 38, for the past three years and is said to have quietly proposed a few months ago.
The TV presenter was married to his ex-wife Alexandra for 19 years and the couple announced their split in 2017.
Loved-up! Paul Hollywood is reportedly engaged to his girlfriend Melissa Spalding
Following their break-up, Paul went public with his romance with Summer Monteys-Fullam, 26, but the couple announced their split in 2019.
Sources close to the pair said last night: ‘Paul proposed some months ago, but they have been keeping it very quiet since then.
‘It’s only in the past month that she has begun wearing her engagement ring out in public, and sharing their news with friends.
Ex-wife: The TV presenter was married to his ex-wife Alexandra for 19 years and the couple announced their split in 2017
‘There are no wedding plans in place yet.’
Insiders suggested that Paul asked Melissa to marry him over Easter earlier this year but she has only just started wearing her engagement ring publicly.
Paul’s relationship with his ex-wife broke down over multiple cheating allegations.
The couple confirmed their relationship in December 2019 after previously denying they had sparked up a romance.
The TV judge had repeatedly denied that he was enjoying a romance after their friendship was revealed in August following his split from Summer.
However, after the couple spent Christmas Day at the pub, a spokesman for Paul told the Mail On Sunday: ‘They are very happily together.’
It is understood that the new couple headed on a mini break shortly after Christmas of the same year.
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GBBO: Meanwhile, more recently, twice-engaged Melissa, who was previously set to marry a professional golfer Jason Barnes, has reportedly been using Paul’s credentials to help her at the pub as he is set to judge a bake sale (Paul pictured with his Great British Bake Off co-stars)
A source close to the couple said: ‘Melissa was pulling pints and cleaning tables on Christmas Day so they didn’t get to spend much time together, but they are away now.’
In November, the pair were spotted holding hands by the pool at the five-star Annabelle hotel in Paphos, Cyprus, where he also met and married his estranged wife Alex.
Meanwhile, more recently, twice-engaged Melissa, who was previously set to marry a professional golfer Jason Barnes, has reportedly been using Paul’s credentials to help her at the pub as he is set to judge a bake sale.
In a screenshot of the pub landlady’s Facebook, obtained by The Sun, her post read: ‘Who will be our Smarden star baker?’
‘Paul Hollywood will be judging your delicious cakes in a winner takes all competition.’
However, despite being loved-up with Melissa, Paul is set for more drama as he is reported to be settling his divorce and battle for his £10 million fortune from wife Alex out of court.
While the TV baker’s ex-girlfriend Summer recently revealed that she is taking her former flame to court for £4,000 over her two horse shelters, built at his £800,000 Kent farmhouse earlier in the year.
Summer claimed she’d been left with ‘no alternative’ but to take legal action against the Bake Off judge four months after they ended their two-year relationship.
Ex: While the TV baker’s ex-girlfriend Summer Monteys-Fullam, 24, recently revealed that she is taking her former flame to court for £4,000 over her two horse shelters, built at his £800,000 Kent farmhouse earlier in the year
She told MailOnline: ‘All I have ever wanted was to get back what is rightfully mine – stuff I bought with my own savings… he’s punishing my horses with his spite.’
The social media influencer purchased the first stable when she moved her horses to his Grade II listed home in January, and built the second in March for her mare who was pregnant.
‘I’m incredibly disappointed that I’ve had to choose this course of action against Paul’, she said. ‘Dealing with Paul is a nightmare – everything is done through his lawyers.’
Paul and Summer split over the summer after she refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement, as requested by the Bake Off star.
