# ‘Nigella thinks it’s all rather cringe’: How ‘gauche’ Paul Hollywood’s £500,000 toy is curdling relations with his posh new Bake Off co-star as insiders tell KATIE HIND they ‘aren’t really getting on too well’

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- Published: 2026-07-19T08:34:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-19T09:13:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-15987525/Nigella-Paul-Hollywoods-500K-toy-curdling-relations-Bake-star-KATIE-HIND.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, UK, World

## Key points

- Paul Hollywood's new Bake Off co-star reportedly unimpressed by his lavish possession
- Insiders claim the pair "aren't really getting on too well"
- Report relies on anonymous sources, not official confirmation

## Summary

Daily Mail gossip columnist Katie Hind reports that Paul Hollywood and his newly announced Great British Bake Off co-star are reportedly failing to click, with unnamed insiders suggesting tension between the pair. The claims centre on a £500,000 possession of Hollywood's, described as "gauche" by sources, which is said to be irritating his more refined new colleague, reportedly identified elsewhere as Nigella Lawson, who is said to find the display "rather cringe".

The piece relies entirely on anonymous insider quotes rather than on-record comment from Hollywood, Lawson or Channel 4/Love Productions, framing the pairing as an awkward mismatch of styles ahead of their on-screen partnership. No further specifics about the £500,000 item, its nature, or a timeline for the pair's working relationship are confirmed within the available text, leaving the report largely speculative showbiz commentary.

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