‘Great British Bake-off’ Judge Apologizes For Nazi Costume
“Great British Bake Off” judge Paul Hollywood. Image by Getty Images
By Aiden Pink September 10, 2017
One of the judges of the international hit reality show ‘The Great British Bake Off’ has apologized after an old photo was published in a British newspaper of him wearing a Nazi costume.
The British newspaper The Sun published on Sunday a photo of Paul Hollywood, who has worked as a judge on the cooking show since it premiered in 2010, wearing a World War II-era German military outfit, including a swastika armband.
#GBBOf’s Paul Hollywood stunned pub drinkers after turning up dressed in full Nazi officer uniformhttps://t.co/sJr27CcI5X pic.twitter.com/MsCaOKQvdZ
— The Sun (@TheSun) September 10, 2017
Hollywood released a statement saying, “I am absolutely devastated if this caused offense to anyone.”
He claimed that the photo was taken at a TV show-themed party in 2003, and that he was dressed as a character from the 1980s BBC comedy ”Allo ‘Allo!’ which was set in German-occupied France.
“Everyone who knows me knows I am incredibly proud of the efforts of those, including my own grandfather, who fought against the Nazis during the war,” Hollywood also said.
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