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A former Great British Bake Off competitor said Paul Hollywood displayed a different side to him away from the camera,s after she became tearful in the tent. Briony May Williams, who secured fourth place in the 2018 series, was reduced to tears during Cake Week after her showstopper went wrong.

The chef branded her seven veils creation "a disaster" at the time, admitting she had "overcooked" the mirror glaze and was left with uncooked pastry.

"I am usually pretty comfortable with making pastry, but something happened that day and it all went very wrong," she revealed.

However, Briony said her distress quickly transformed into giggles thanks to Paul's unexpected off-camera response, reports Wales Online .

She revealed: "I never got a [Paul Hollywood] handshake. I did,

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