SOGGY BOTTOMS AND PAUL’S BLUE EYES... MEL & SUE TELL ALL

And feast your eyes on Sue’s sauciest innuendos

It’s a tranquil, sunny day in may, and heat is the terrace of I Mary Berry on chillaxing with in deepest country house the Welford Park in the glances occasionally Berkshire. She the distance, where Bakeoff tent in they’ re in the middle of filming series seven of the most direction of the actually here to British TV. We’re popular show on Sue Perkins. Mel Giedroyc and But they’ re still enjoying their late lunch, and co-judge interview presenters about the with us and chat to just hang out Mary is happy Fellow judge and its lavish environs. Paul hollywood is, apparently, inside catching upon splendid house and Sue, 46, though, Mel, 48, some telly. Eventually, is all about sex the conversation puns, snogging and paul hollywood’ s man-scent. arrive, and suddenly the to leave us to it, exits the scene As Mary quietly relaxed, calling each could not be more presenting duo and taking almost every sentence other “mate” after of the biggest, yet their jobs as hosts total delight in imaginable. decent, TV series Are they really as horizontal as they seem? most inherently here... very relaxed The vibe seems to the limit. say it pushes one Sue: Yes, I wouldn’t even change what out of bed, don’t I basically roll paints my face, somebody just I’m wearing, then I shout“bake !” and then it’ s lunch ... like every episode is we toddle. Yes, Mel: ...and off that. tell the BBC I said a mini-break. Don’t climate. not in the current S: No, don’t – got mates working it is a total joy. We’ve [Waves M: Exactly. But and look at this. on proper jobs, really, really hard We’re sitting on indicate the scene.] lovely floral furniture on a terrace–that’ s not work. arms around to filming earlier, watching the When we were up the tension not ratcheting it felt like you’re accurate? it down. Is that so much as chilling television, blast chillers of think we’re the S: Yes, I like to the situation. always try to cool and that we will and kind. we’re quite tender M: Yes, I think going to talk about said you weren’t S: I thought you got an exclusive [To heat] You’ve our relationship. there... [Laughs.]