Paul Hollywood spills the tea on his friendship with Blake Lively

The star of The Great British Bake Off, Paul Hollywood, recently revealed that actress Blake Lively had been texting him amid the ongoing Justin Baldoni lawsuit.

For the unversed, the 58-year-old judge became friends with the 37-year-old star last year after she and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, turned out to be fans of the show, The Great British Bake Off.

While having a conversation with The Times on Tuesday, December 31, Paul said, “I’ve got a lot of time for Blake.”

He added, “She texts occasionally, sort of to catch up on what she's been up to, what Ryan's up to, and it's lovely, because regardless of their job, they're just a normal family, mum and dad to some great kids. They're really nice people.”

Notably, the celebrity chef's comments about texting with Blake come after she filed a legal complaint against her It Ends With Us co-star and director, Justin Baldoni.

She accused him of sexually harassing her on set and then having his publicists attack her after she complained.

Moving forward, the star of Racing Legends also mentioned other celebrity fans of the show, including Michael J. Fox, Lynda Carter, and Hugh Jackman.

It is pertinent to mention that Kylie Jenner recently posted a video of herself watching Bake Off on a plane and said it was her favourite show.

However, Paul went on to claim that he had “no idea who she was.”