Paul Hollywood says 'a bit over the top' after Blake Lively shares Instagram post about him Paul Hollywood, famed for his signature handshake on the Great British Bake Off, has found that his gesture has not only become a staple of the Channel 4 baking competition but also a topic of conversation among Hollywood celebrities.
People like the Hollywood stars, Blake Lively, who's Ryan Reynold's wife, was doing a bake on her Instagram cc'd me in and said 'I hope Paul Hollywood likes this and I get a handshake'," reports Wales Online.
He added: "So I sent an emoji of a handshake to her and she came back and repeated it and put it on her site and everyone was like 'Paul Hollywood's given you a a handshake'.
Even actress Blake Lively, wife of Hollywood star and Wrexham FC owner Ryan Reynolds, has mentioned it on social media.
Paul chatted about his time on the Bake Off set during the Sunday morning chat, ahead of the Hogmanay special airing on Channel 4 this Friday, January 3.
