Paul Hollywood Bio | Wiki
Paul Hollywood is a popular English celebrity chef and television presenter. He serves as a judge on The Great British Bake Off since 2010. Hollywood’s career kicked off as a teenager serving at his father’s bakery and later as head baker at a number of British and international hotels. Further, he has also appeared as a guest on a number of British television programs on both BBC and ITV.
Paul Hollywood Age
He was born in Wallasey, Cheshire, England on March 1, 1966. Hollywood is 56 years old.
Paul Hollywood Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.7 m).
Paul Hollywood Family
He was born to his hardworking and supportive parents in Wallasey, Cheshire, England. Hollywood is the son of Gillian M. and John F. Hollywood, a bakery proprietor.
Paul Hollywood Girlfriend
He is currently single, he was previously in a relationship with his girlfriend Summer Monteys-Fullam. The couple parted ways in August 2019 after two years of relationship.
Paul Hollywood Wife
He was first married to Alexandra on the island. The two first met in Cyprus where he was ahead baker at a five-star hotel and she was a scuba diving instructor. They are proud parents to their son Josh. In 2013, Alexandra was having an affair with his The American Baking Competition co-judge Marcela Valladolid. They later divorced in July 2019.
Paul Hollywood Education
Hollywood studied at The Mosslands School. He later joined Wallasey School of Art based at Liscard Hall but left to start work as a baker.
Paul Hollywood Chef
After leaving Wallasey School of Art, Hollywood worked for some time at his father’s bakery in York. He later becomes head baker at a number of hotels including The Dorchester, Chester Grosvenor and Spa, and the Cliveden Hotel. Hollywood has appeared on BBC One’s tv programs including The Generation Game, The Heaven and Earth Show, ITV’s This Morning, and The Alan Titchmarsh Show. Moreover, he is the judge of the BBC program The Great British Bake Off since 2010.
Hollywood is also a guest speaker at several food festivals the BBC Good Food Show, Cake and Bake Show, and also the Cumbrian Food Festival. Further, he has appeared on Sadie J children’s tv program. He has been featured on the genealogy documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? in August 2015. He presented his Big Continental Road Trip in May and June 2017. In November 2019, Food Network premiered Hollywood Goes to Hollywood part four series.
Also, he has traveled to Japan and produced Channel 4 series Paul Hollywood Eats Japan; which aired from April–To May 2020. Apart from his Celebrity chef’s work, he is also a motor racer since 2015. He made a debut in the Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage GT4. Hollywood has competed at Le Mans in 2015 in the Aston Martin festival. In addition, he emerged first during the Dunlop endurance race at Silverstone in an Aston Martin GT4.
Paul Hollywood Baking shows recipes
He has produced several backing recipes including:
- Sun-dried tomato and olive bread
- Deconstructed cream tea
- Raised game pie
- Classic sourdough bread
- Easy white bread
- Strut bread
- Italian and Cypriot tiered bread
- Tsoureki
- Blueberry muffins
- Paul’s white bread
- Focaccia
- Raspberry millefeuille
Paul Hollywood Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 500g/1lb 2oz strong white flour, plus extra for kneading
- 10g/¼oz salt
- 1 x 7g sachet of instant yeast
- 320ml/11½oz cold water
- a 40ml oz olive oil, plus extra for kneading
- extra oil and flour, for kneading
Method
- Place dry ingredients together in a bowl and mix, then add oil and water
- Mix the ingredients together with your hands adding water gradually.
- Pour oil in a clean workspace and place the dough on it and begin to knead until smooth and silky.
- Cover the dough in a clean oiled bowl with a cling film in a warm place.
- Then knead the dough again until the air is out
- Shape the dough into a rectangle then roll like a Swiss roll so that you have a smooth top with a seam along the base.
- Place the dough on a tray lined with parchment paper, cover, and leave to prove for 1-2 hours at room temperature
- Spray lightly with water and dust with a little flour and make four diagonal slashes using a sharp knife across the top.
- Preheat the oven to 220/425F/Gas 7 and place a baking tray filled with water on the bottom shelf of the oven.
- Then place the loaf on the middle shelf and bake for 25 minutes. After this ower the heat to 200C/400F/Gas 6 and bake for a further 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Paul Hollywood Cookbook
He has published several cookbooks that contain his amazing recipes mostly on bread and made foods. They include:
- How to Bake in 2012, with ISBN 978-1-4088-1949-4
- Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds, with ISBN 978-1-4088-4643-8
- Great British Baking Show Book in 2021, with ISBN 978-0751584172
- 100 Great Bread in 2020 with ISBN 978-1788402149
- The Great British Bake Off in 2020 with ISBN 978-0751574685
- Paul Hollywood’s Bread in 2013, with ISBN 978-1-4088-4069-6
- Paul Hollywood’s British Baking in 2014, with ISBN 978-1408846483
- The Weekend Baker in 2016 with ISBN 978-0-718-18401-8
- A Baker’s Life in 2017, with ISBN 978-1408846506
Paul Hollywood Net Worth
He has worked as a celebrity chef for over two decades and has appeared on several tv stations. Through his success, he has amassed a decent fortune. Paul’s estimated net worth is $21 Million.
How Old Is Paul Hollywood
Paul is 56 years old born on March 1, 1966, in Wallasey, Cheshire, England.
Is Paul Hollywood Married
Paul is currently single, he was previously in a relationship with his girlfriend Summer Monteys-Fullam. The couple parted ways in August 2019 after two years of relationship.