PAUL Hollywood’s ex Summer Monteys-Fullam is suing him — accusing the Bake Off star of making false statements about her since their break-up.
The legal move by the furious barmaid, 24, is the latest bitter twist in her toxic split from Paul, 53, which The Sun revealed last weekend.
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And it comes after Bake Off bosses held crisis talks about the acrimonious parting.
Yesterday Summer posted on Instagram: “I am very disappointed and distressed by false and highly defamatory statements that Paul has made about me online since our break-up.
“I have had no alternative but to instruct my solicitors Brett Wilson LLP to pursue legal proceedings against Paul in order to obtain vindication.
“I have never courted publicity over my relationship with Paul and I am deeply disappointed that our relationship has ended in this way.”
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Summer dumped the TV judge after he asked her to sign a legal gagging order banning her from discussing their relationship.
And it turned nasty when she returned to the £1million home they shared in Kent to collect her possessions.
Furious Paul is said to have told her: “Why don’t you f*** off back on that horse you rode in on?” He then fired off a string of angry messages to her.
The Channel 4 team were disappointed it overshadowed the first trailer for the next series, which sees Paul worshipped as a god-like figure.
They had talks and are said to fear female fans will desert the show later this year.
A TV source said: “Excitement for the series should be building. But Paul’s relationship, or lack of, is all anyone seems to be talking about.”
But Channel 4 last night insisted: “We’re really excited about the return of Bake Off.”
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