Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Jade: I melted on Bake Off
Little Mix star reveals Paul’s eyes left her ‘hot & bothered’
LITTLE Mix star Jade Thirlwall says Paul Hollywood’s eyes make her “hot and bothered” after she joins him on Channel 4 tonight.
Appearing on the Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer, she tries to instigate a handshake with him.
But before making the move she tells the cameras: “I think I will be a bit starstruck when I see Paul and Prue.
“I am a proper fan and Paul’s eyes are something else aren’t they? I’m getting all hot and bothered.”
Then after meeting him for this first time, she adds: “Oh, Paul’s eyes! Very intense isn’t it?” Singer Jade, 28, appears on the episode alongside comedian Katherine Ryan, presenter Stacey Dooley and Youtube star KSI.
There are plenty of surprises, with one bake in the show described as looking “like a murder scene”.
On her baking skills, Jade said: “My experience up until Bake Off was that yes, I have baked – but always a pre-made pack.”
She added she practised for two days before the show with mixed results.
Jade said: “I attempted the first challenge. It went horrifically wrong, then I tried it again and it went OK.
“Then I tried the big showstopper. I think I did a good job but once the time is whittled down to three-and-a-half hours, it can all go a bit pear-shaped.”
She also told how raising cash for Stand Up To Cancer is close to her heart after the loss of her nanna and auntie. Jade said: “Until you see someone you love experience cancer, you don’t fully realise how terrible it is.” ■ The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer is on at 8pm.