'Can't eat that much cake!' Paul Hollywood no longer involved in GBBO auditions
CAKE-CRAZY Paul Hollywood says he can no longer be involved in The Great British Bake Off auditions - because he would put on too much weight.
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Baker and TV star Paul, who samples every contestant's fresh-baked efforts, piled on 12 pounds in the last series.
Smaller slice... Paul Hollywood
He said: "I used to be involved, but now we can get 20,000 people auditioning - and I can't eat that much cake.
"So I wait until I see them in the tent."
The show will return next month as filming wraps up this summer.
Paul, 56, was speaking while in New York on a promotional tour for his new book, Bake.