Paul Hollywood on baking muffins for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman: ‘Bizarre’

Earlier than he was a well-known choose on “The Nice British Bake Off,” Paul Hollywood had his baked items judged by some stunning celebs. 

In a latest Rolling Stone interview, Hollywood, 57, revealed that he as soon as baked muffins for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman within the early ’90s once they had been in Eire filming the 1992 film “Far and Away.” 

“I used to do blueberry and pumpkin muffins on the Dorchester, and there was a request put in for additional muffins. I believed, ‘That is bizarre. I made sufficient,’ ” the movie star chef mentioned.

“And the room service man got here down and mentioned, ‘We’d like some extra muffins.’ And I mentioned, ‘Nicely, it’s gonna be a minimum of an hour. Who’s this for?’ ” 

The meals request that Hollywood wrote off as being “bizarre” turned out to be for “the Cruise get together,” he was advised. 

Cruise, now 60, and Kidman, 55, had been then an influence couple, married from 1990 to 2001. Throughout their heyday, they had been additionally apparently followers of Paul Hollywood’s muffins. 

Hollywood, who was shocked to listen to that they had been his prospects, shared that he double-checked precisely who he was baking for. 

“I mentioned, ‘You imply …’ they usually mentioned, ‘Yeah,’ ” the baker mentioned. 

However, all’s nicely that ends nicely, as a result of though Hollywood thought that he made sufficient muffins and making extra could be “bizarre,” the order in the end “went over nicely.”

Hollywood then went on to grow to be almost as well-known as Cruise and Kidman, as he’s served as a choose on “The Nice British Bake Off” since 2010 (known as “The Nice British Baking Present” in America) in addition to “The Nice American Baking Present.”

His most up-to-date endeavor is Season 6 of “The Nice American Baking Present,” presently on the Roku Channel, the place he’s a choose with Prue Leith, alongside hosts Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry.

He additionally revealed that he’s used baked items to seduce ladies.

“I believe if you wish to woo a girl, the very best factor to do, for me, could be a phenomenal ache au chocolat with their favourite chocolate inside. But it surely needs to be recent, and buttery, and crispy. That and a espresso within the morning,” he mentioned.

Hollywood additionally confessed that there’s a little-known key to getting his approval on his exhibits. 

“Right here’s a secret I’ve by no means advised anyone: In case you make me a very good key lime pie on ‘Bake Off,’ you’ll in all probability get a handshake.”