Who is Paul Hollywood and what is the Bake Off judge’s net worth?

PAUL Hollywood is best known as a judge on The Great British Bake Off since the show launched in 2010.

But who is the Bake off judge and what is his net worth? Here’s what we know…

Paul Hollywood is a beloved judge on Channel 4’s Great British Bake Off

Who is Paul Hollywood and what is his net worth?

Paul Hollywood is a celebrity chef and TV presenter.

The star, 56, is best known as a judge on the Great British Bake Off – and moved with the show from the BBC to Channel 4 in 2016.

He has a net worth of £11.5 million in 2022, as reported by Heart.

In 2018, he made £9.1m – including £7.3m made by his main company HJP Media LLP, and £1.8m generated by his other firm, Paul Hollywood Limited.

He earns £400,000 a year on Bake Off after signing a £1.2m deal with Channel 4 over three years.

In July 2021, he revealed his plans to build a new outhouse at his £810,000 house for his collection of supercars.

What baking experience does he have?

Paul was born in Wallasey in Merseyside in 1966, to a baker.

After quitting his course at the Wallasey School of Art, he was employed in his dad’s bakery in York, before going on to work at a number of different pastry, bread and cake outlets.

Paul rose up the ranks to work as a head baker in a number of prestigious establishments around the UK and abroad before finding fame, including The Dorchester, The Chester Grosvenor Hotel and Cliveden Hotel.

Who is Paul Hollywood dating?

Paul is currently dating 36-year-old pub landlady Melissa Spalding from Kent.

Melissa runs the Chequers Inn in Smarden near Paul’s home.

The pair struck up a relationship back in September 2019.

Despite the pair having a 17-year age gap, they are still going strong and in 2020 Melissa moved into his 18th Century farmhouse during the lockdown.

Before meeting Melissa, Paul dated Summer Monteys-Fullam, until they broke up in August 2019.