Getting out of this will be no piece of cake.
Getting out of this will be no piece of cake.
« The Great British Bake Off » star Paul Hollywood has apologized after an old photo of him donning a Nazi uniform made the rounds on the internet.
British tabloid The Sun dug up the photos Sunday, which feature the celebrity chef posing alongside a friend in a pub wearing an outfit complete with a swastika-adorned armband and an iron cross.
« I am absolutely devastated if this caused offence to anyone, » Hollywood, 51, said in a statement. « Everyone who knows me knows I am incredibly proud of the efforts of those, including my own grandfather, who fought against the Nazis during the war. »
Hollywood explained that the photo was taken 14 years ago en route to a New Year’s Eve party with a TV comedy theme.
He and his friend were attending as characters from « ‘Allo, ‘Allo, » a long running British sitcom set in German-occupied France during World War II.
Hollywood rose to prominence in the U. S. thanks to the wildly popular « Great British Bake Off, » where he serves as a judge.
« Bake Off » airs on PBS under the name « The Great British Baking Show, » and has also found new legions of American fans on Netflix.
The show received a casting shakeup last year when it switched from the BBC to Channel 4 and lost popular hosts Mary Berry, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins in the process.
