Paul Hollywood living with girlfriend of five months after asking her to self-isolate with him
PAUL Hollywood is living with his girlfriend of five months after asking her to self-isolate with him.
The Great British Bake Off star, 54, is sharing his £1million pad with Melissa Spalding, 37, the landlady at his local.
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It comes after couples living apart were urged to “make a choice and stick with it” if they planned to live together during the coronavirus crisis.
A friend said: “Paul and Melissa have been friends for long enough to know they’d get on no matter what.
“Obviously, Melissa’s pub has closed, so it made sense for her to live with him. They are making the best of everything. They have enough space and are actually very happy.”
Baker Hollywood got to know Melissa at her pub, The Chequers Inn at Smarden, Kent.
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They went public with the relationship late last year.
His ex, former barmaid Summer Monteys-Fullam, 24, accused him of cheating with Melissa. He denied it.
The UK’s deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries last month urged couples living apart to “test their strength of feeling” by deciding whether or not to co-habit.
Hollywood’s spokesman did not comment.
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