A defiant Paul Hollywood today spoke out for the first time after being dumped by his young girlfriend suggesting she is money-grabbing and declaring: ‘There’s always two sides to a story – you’ve only heard one’.
The baker, 53, has split from Summer Monteys-Fullam, 24, who accused him of being ‘controlling’ after he asked her to sign a gagging order barring her from discussing their relationship.
Miss Monteys-Fullam, who worked in Hollywood’s local pub in Kent, was said to be ‘horrified’ by the request and dumped the Great British Bake Off star ‘immediately’.
Today he posted a serious-looking selfie on Instagram and accused Summer of trying to ‘dupe’ the public, trying to cash-in on their split and attempting to ‘play games’.
He said: ‘Thank you for your messages I’ve been receiving it means a lot. My silence on any matters is not a sign of weakness or agreement of what’s been said, merely I prefer a quiet life away from my day job.
‘Take what’s read with a pinch of salt and read between the lines. I know the public can’t be duped into believing what’s out there from a person making money selling stories! and continuously courting the paps.
He added: ‘There’s always two sides to a story you’ve only heard one.. but alas I don’t play those games’.
A defiant Paul Hollywood today spoke out for the first time after being dumped by his young girlfriend
Paul Hollywood smokes as he moved belongings as his ex Summer moved back into her mum’s house in Kent
Hollywood, 53, split from Summer, 24, as he prepares for a divorce hearing with his estranged wife Alexandra, who threw him out claiming he had an affair with the woman 29 years his junior.
In 2013 during a stint on The American Baking Competition he had a fling with fellow TV chef Marcela Valladolid, but he apologised and his wife took him back.
Paul first met Summer while organising a birthday party for his Alex at his local pub, the Duke William, in Ickham, Kent, where she worked
Tom Amlot, a solicitor for the Great British Bake Off judge, 53, revealed Paul’s dispute with Summer did involve a document gagging her from discussing their relationship.
He said: ‘I asked Summer to sign an NDA as is standard practice in order to protect Paul’s family and their private lives.
‘Summer insisted that she had no intention of selling any stories to the press and declined.
‘I think that her refusal to discuss or sign it caused concern, understandably, so it’s not entirely surprising that they have gone their separate ways.’
Last month a judge signalled the end of Hollywood’s marriage to wife Alexandra, who had filed for divorce on the grounds that the celebrity baker had committed adultery.
The split comes only a fortnight after Hollywood was granted a decree nisi in his divorce from his ex-wife of 19 years, Alexandra.
She stormed out of his £1million mansion in the middle of the night, seething at his ‘controlling behaviour’, The Sun reported.
Miss Monteys-Fullam feared she would not be allowed to discuss their two-year romance with her friends and family.
A source close to the former barmaid told The Sun the relationship was ‘over for good’ after he presented her with the non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
She dramatically took her belongings from their shared home after a make-or-break discussion on Wednesday.
The NDA, drawn up by Hollywood’s lawyers, stipulated that she could not discuss their sex life, Hollywood’s wealth or anything about their private life, The Sun reported.
Paul Hollywood’s Great British Bake Off colleagues ‘predicted his latest romance with Summer Monteys-Fulham would come to an early end’, months before they split
Summer, who met Paul in 2017, has reportedly moved out of his £1million mansion and is said to be left furious over his ‘controlling behavior
But she refused the demands of her older boyfriend – to whom she gives the nickname ‘Cake Cake’. She told friends she believed there was no trust left in their relationship.
The 54-year old was dumped by former barmaid Monteys-Fulham, who is 30 years younger than him
After the showdown talks on Wednesday night, Miss Monteys-Fullam was spotted moving her things back to her family home in Ickham, Kent. She even brought her dogs back to the house .
A source close to the pair told The Sun: ‘Paul told Summer she needed to sign the NDA and that it was no big deal.
‘He even said his mum and brothers were going to sign it and tried to underplay its significance.
‘Summer flat-out said no. In the days that followed Paul got his lawyers to call Summer on her mobile to try and get her to sign it.
‘For someone less strong it would have all been too much but Summer stood her ground.’
The source went on to reveal Miss Monteys-Fullam said that she has ‘always known never to sign anything’.
When she discovered what she was being asked to sign, she was reportedly ‘horrified’ and decided ‘enough was enough’.
Hollywood split with wife of 21-years Alexandra in 2017 after cheating on her twice. She is divorcing him on the grounds of adultery
Paul recently spent £850,000 on a Grade II-listed mansion in February, with Miss Montrys-Fullam moving in. They immediately began renovating the home – and she moved her horses into the stables shortly after.
The three-page NDA barred Miss Monteys-Fullam from revealing ‘any information (whether true or false)’ about their relationship.
It covered details of his divorce, the pair’s sex life and his personal wealth. She was not allowed to even disclose the existence of such an agreement.
The NDA, in which Hollywood is called PH and his lover SMF, stated: ‘Neither PH nor SMF will reveal or disclose to any third party any private and confidential information about the other.
‘Private information includes, but is not limited to, any information (whether true or false): about their relationship, about PH’s divorce, about PH’s relationship with Alex Hollywood, about either of their private lives or their sex life together; about their relationships with their friends and family or about each other’s personal financial and/or business affairs.’
It goes on to warn that ‘Neither PH nor SMF will reveal or disclose to any third party the fact and/or existence of this Deed and/or its terms and/or anything disclosed ‘.
District Judge Robert Duddridge granted a decree nisi for Hollywood’s divorce in one minute last month – with neither party attending.
Court papers showed that Alexandra, 55, had filed for divorce on the grounds of adultery.
The judge held that Hollywood, 53, had committed adultery and that his wife found it ‘intolerable’ to live with him.
And Monteys-Fullam showed her loyalty to the TV star on the same day by wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with his name.