Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood were the original judges on The Great British Bake Off when it premiered in 2010. But now, Berry is long gone and Hollywood says he became “the most hated man in the country.” GBBO might seem like a friendly reality TV baking competition.
But there has been a lot of drama that goes on both in front of the cameras and behind the scenes. Here are 10 scandals that have rocked The Great British Bake Off.
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The Baked Alaska ‘sabotage’
Social media absolutely blew up during season 5 when contestant Diana Bead was accused of Baked Alaska “sabotage.” She took fellow baker Iain Watters’ ice cream out of the freezer, which turned it into a pile of melty goo.
Iain ended up tossing the whole thing in the garbage and walking out of the tent to cool off. Meanwhile, Diana gave Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood a beautiful Alaska swan. All Iain could do was show the judges the trash can. He was ultimately sent home, and it became a national news story. GBBO fans dubbed Diana the “ice cream-melting supervillain.”
An NDA, not a proposal
Not long after Hollywood’s marriage ended, he started dating 23-year-old barmaid Summer Monteys-Fullam. Their relationship lasted two years before ending in dramatic fashion. Monteys-Fullam was expecting Hollywood to propose when he reportedly presented her with a non-disclosure agreement. Apparently, he didn’t want her revealing any of their relationship secrets. She dumped him on the spot.
“Take what’s read with a pinch of salt and read between the lines,” Hollywood tweeted. “I know the public can’t be duped into believing what’s out there from a person making money selling stories! and continuously courting the paps…There’s always two sides to a story you’ve only heard one… but alas I don’t play those games.”
Top 10 Great British Bake Off Scandals
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Who judges the Great British Bake Off?
The Great British Bake Off provides nail-biting drama, vicious backstabbing and allegations of foul play – and that’s just the judges. The show began on the BBC in 2010 with judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, as well as hosts Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc.
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For a family-friendly baking show, The Great British Bake Off has endured some salacious scandals from allegations of foul play to cruel “affair” claims, as well as a pair of truly enormous testicles The Great British Bake Off provides nail-biting drama, vicious backstabbing and allegations of foul play – and that’s just the judges.
Was ‘great British Bake Off’ the most scandalous incident in GBBO history?
Metro even went so far as to claim that the “Bingate” incident was “the most scandalous of all’ incidents in GBBO’s history. The Daily Record claims that series five of “Great British Bake Off” featured the most scandalous incident in GBBO’s history.
Did ‘great British Bake Off’ have a ‘bingate’ incident?
The Daily Record claims that series five of “Great British Bake Off,” which aired in 2014, featured possibly the most scandalous incident in GBBO’s history. Dubbed as the “Bingate” incident, the case in question took place when contestants were asked to make a baked Alaska for Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.