Great British Bake Off star Paul Hollywood looks unrecognisable with long brunette hair in 80s throwback snap from his ‘art college days’
He sports salt and pepper hair as a judge on TV show The Great British Bake Off.
But Paul Hollywood looked unrecognisable with long brunette locks while holding his cat as a teenager for a throwback Instagram snap on Wednesday.
The celebrity chef, 54, posed with his feline companion during his ‘art college days’ in a picture dated from ‘circa 1982/3’ where Paul would have been around 17.
Teenage years: Paul Hollywood, 54, looked unrecognisable with long brunette locks while holding his cat as a teenager for a throwback 80s snap shared to Instagram on Wednesday
Uncanny: Great British Bake Off 2018 winner Rahul Mandal commented on Paul’s uncanny likeness to GBBO co-host Noel Fielding who is known for his dark tresses
The TV star appeared to embrace his long brunette hair while studying sculpture at the Wallasey School of Art in The Wirral before pursuing his career in baking.
Wearing a white oversized shirt against a brick wall, Paul was seen hiding behind his dark floppy fringe and only offered a glimpse of a smile.
Great British Bake Off 2018 winner Rahul Mandal commented on Paul’s uncanny likeness to GBBO presenter Noel Fielding who is known for his dark tresses.
Signature silver: The Great British Bake Off star is known for his immaculate short salt and pepper hair on the show, (left) and (right) how he was
And it appeared Paul has been missing his fellow Bake Off star in lockdown after sharing a throwback snap of the pair on Instagram in June captioned: ‘Be good to catch up with you again soon Bro….@noel_fielding.’
It comes after Great British Bake Off bosses have warned the 2020 could be axed due the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a statement Love Productions insisted they are ‘working hard’ to deliver a new series this year, as fans fear the show will not be ready for its usual return in late August.
Bake Off stars: Paul has been missing his fellow Bake Off star in lockdown after sharing a throwback snap of the pair on Instagram in June captioned: ‘Be good to catch up with you again soon Bro….@noel_fielding’
It comes following reports that this year’s series will not feature older contestants due to concerns they could fall ill during filming, despite the show being known for its diverse range of bakers.
The Great British Bake Off is usually scheduled to being in late August on Channel 4, but bosses are yet to begin promotions for a new series.
In a statement bosses insisted they still plan to film a new series, though it’s likely a return date will be scheduled for this autumn.
A representative for Love Productions told MailOnline: ‘We are working hard to deliver Bake Off to the audience this year, the priority is the safety of everyone involved in the production of the series.’
Will it be back? The Great British Bake Off 2020 could be axed due the COVID-19 pandemic, bosses have warned (judges pictured in 2019 before Sandi Toksvig’s departure)