The TV star’s wife has faced opposition over plans to close her Grade II-listed pub in Kent and turn it into a home.

Paul Hollywood and Melissa Spalding attending the world premiere of the film, The King's Man at Cineworld Leicester Square, London. Picture date: Monday December 6, 2021.

Paul Hollywood has said criticism of his wife is “unforgivable” after she and her family were granted permission to turn their Kent pub into a house.

Landlady Melissa Hollywood, who is married to the Great British Bake Off judge, reportedly said her family was planning on closing the Grade II-listed Chequers Inn in Smarden, Kent, at the end of August due to declining trade.