Paul Hollywood’s estranged wife Alex has vowed to ‘leave the muppets behind’ and ‘stay classy’ ahead of their £10million divorce.
The 54-year-old liked a series of tweets from fans who praised her for being so ‘dignified’ in light of Paul’s alleged adultery with 23-year-old barmaid Summer Monteys-Fullam.
Alex gave a thumbs up to the post, ‘Onwards and upwards is right! Leave the muppets behind! ;)’ from one follower on Sunday.
Cryptic: Paul Hollywood’s wife Alex vowed to ‘leave the muppets behind’ and ‘stay classy’ for their son ahead of their £10million divorce
The cookbook author, who shares a teenage son, Joshua, with Paul, also liked the tweet: ‘You’re so dignified! The only way is up for you and your beautiful boys’.
She then replied ‘thank you’ to the message, ‘A classy beautiful woman with dignity and finesse and a great cook,’ and liked the post, ‘Looking fab, stay classy lady!’
It comes after Alex accused Paul of cheating with Summer – despite him claiming their relationship only began after their marriage had ended.
Alexandra Hollywood plans to name Summer Monteys-Fullam in divorce papers over his £10million fortune.
New woman: Followers praised Alex for being so ‘dignified’ in light of Paul’s alleged adultery with 23-year-old barmaid Summer Monteys-Fullam (pictured)
She is said to be ‘furious’ and disputes the fact that Summer and Paul’s relationship only began after their marriage broke down.
A source told the Sun: ‘Alex has filed for divorce on the grounds of adultery.
‘She’s fed up of the lies. For example, Summer’s claim that the relationship started “way after the marriage ended”.’
By naming Summer in the divorce papers, Paul could have to go into detail about his relationship with her in public.
Support: The 54-year-old cookbook author liked a series of tweets from fans commenting on this snap (pictured)
Appreciative: The cookbook author, who shares a teenage son, Joshua, with Paul, liked and replied to tweets that called her ‘dignified’ and ‘classy’
Paul, 52, and Alexandra, who married in 1998 and have a 16-year-old son, announced their split in November and are said to have parted ways in early 2017.
The couple ended things days after a holiday to Venice in October. A few weeks later, Paul and Summer’s relationship was first revealed.
On New Year’s Eve, Summer posted a message which read: ‘I can only thank my amazing family and boyfriend. I have had my fun and I have had my troubles.
‘But I can only take that as the path I was meant to lead. I can only thank the people that are close to me including my amazing boyfriend.
Claims: Alexandra, pictured last year, plans to name Summer Monteys-Fullam in divorce papers over his £10million fortune
‘You have turned me from a girl to a woman and to a house woman. I love you so much.’
Summer spoke for the first time of her love for the TV chef in an exclusive interview with MailOnline in May.
She insisted at the time: ‘I came [into a relationship with Hollywood] way after his marriage ended.’
Asked if the age gap bothered her, she added: ‘I’m fine and I’m enjoying life. I’m not upset… I’m happy. Why should it [the age gap] bother me?’
She added that there had been a huge amount of interest in her since their romance had become public.
Oh dear: Alexandra and Paul previously separated in 2013 when the TV chef admitted his affair with Marcela Valladolid, his co-star on the US version of Bake Off
The former model was whisked off by Hollywood on a romantic £1,000-a-night holiday in Mauritius in April, having met last year at the star’s local pub where he organised a party for his estranged wife Alexandra’s birthday.
Alexandra and Paul previously separated in 2013 when the TV chef admitted his affair with Marcela Valladolid, his co-star on the US version of Bake Off. The American spin-off was cancelled after just one series for having poor ratings.
The couple reconciled a few months later and he described the incident as ‘the biggest mistake of my life’ in an interview with BBC radio.
Speaking at the time, he told the BBC he ‘was shocked about the whole thing kicking off the way it did… but I deserved it and I’ve taken it. It was my punishment.’