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at the Kaufman Music Center in New York, Paul told fans: “In lockdown, I found my passion for baking again as I felt I took my eye off the ball. “And I was happy they still wanted Bake Off as I felt the UK needed it. “We were in lockdown for seven weeks during lockdown – it was like an open prison making the show. We became this huge bubble. I did count every
blade of grass in the field so
Bake started there. It is an indulgent book for me, as it is stuff I wanted to do.”
Paul also explained how the recipes featured in Bake are healthier than some of his previous examples.
“We need to reduce the sugar in some of our cakes and reduce salt in some of the bread,” he says. “That is quite normal nowadays.”
When Paul isn’t filming or cooking up a storm at his Grade II Listed farmhouse with girlfriend Melissa Spalding, 38, he enjoys taking his fancy motors out for a spin – and hopes to get back into motor racing later this year. “I used to race for Aston Martin but I have not raced for a couple of years,” he says. “The last race I did was in Austin, Texas, and that was for 24 hours. It was amazing.
“I’m hoping to do some racing in Dubai later this year. I do like speed… it’s the anonymity I like too, with the helmet.” feedback@people.co.uk