RICKY JIBE AT HOLLYWOOD
drinking in uniform is disgraceful.” He added: “On a serious note, there are real nazis in the world today wishing people harm. Some poor old Scouse baker in fancy dress isn’t a big threat.”
Ricky then posted a mugshot of himself alongside a picture of Adolf Hitler as a baby with the caption: “Who was the cutest baby? Me or Hitler?”
Hollywood has apologised for his photo and said: “I am absolutely devastated if this caused offence to anyone.” It was taken in a pub 14 years ago when he was dressed as a character from the TV comedy ’Allo ’Allo.
But former Bake Off finalist Ruby Tandoh, 25, tweeted that the photo of Hollywood left a “bad taste”. She wrote: “Absolutely creasin at people telling me: ‘It was ten years ago’ as if the Nazis weren’t bad back then.”
Channel 4 said it would not be taking any action against its star judge.