Paul Hollywood’s tremendous earnings as he banks more than footballers and presenters

Paul Hollywood has been providing the public with incredible recipes, playful one-liners, and firm handshakes for almost two decades.

The celebrity chef, 57, became a hit when he joined The Great British Bake Off when it first hit the screens in 2010.

Thanks to his TV appearances - which include travel and cooking shows - as well as his numerous books, he has been raking in a ridiculous amount of money.

According to figures, the bread and buns expert earned £3.2million last year, making his fortune rise to £7.8million.

He is currently earning more than the likes of Lorraine Kelly, Holly Willoughby and some footballers.

As seen on Companies House, his entertainment business HJP Media is worth £4.3million. It also has £1.15million cash in the bank

Paul's earnings come from his shows, cookbooks and products (Channel 4 / Love Productions)

He has another company, Paul Hollywood Ltd, which is now worth £3.6million.

A lot of Paul's earning comes from his work as judge on Great British Bake Off where he earns £400,000 per series.

He also has seven cookbooks as well as a line of cookware and ready-to-bake products found at supermarkets like Waitrose and Sainsbury's.

He also has shows Paul Hollywood Eats Mexico, Paul Hollywood Eats Japan and as well as a road trip series.

Meanwhile, Paul recently welcomed his new co-star Alison Hammond to GBBO.

After Matt Lucas departed the competition, it was announced that the This Morning presenter would be his replacement.

He earns six figures for GBBO (@BritishBakeOff/Twitter)

The celebrity chef has made a huge profit in the last year (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Paul, famous for his Hollywood handshakes, welcomed Alison to the Bake Off tent with a sweet Instagram tribute in March.

The celebrity baker, who has been a judge on the show since it began in 2010, posted a photo of the TV presenter with a specially designed Bake Off cake.

Confirming the news of her new role on Twitter, Alison tweeted: “It’s Official!! It’s happening The Great British Bake off! let’s have it – The cake that is so excited @BritishBakeOff @Channel4 @PrueLeith @PaulHollywood @noelfielding11 #GBBO."

GBBO is now being hosted by Noel Fielding and Alison, while Paul and Prue Leith remain judges.

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