Celebrity chef Glynn Purnell has been dating Molly Robbins, who is the daughter of actor and comedian Ted Robbins and the cousin of Emily Atack.
The Secret Chef star, 49, has posted loved-up snaps with the baker, 31, confirming their relationship to his friends on fans on Instagram page.
Glynn and Molly posed for cosy selfies together as they enjoyed a drink out together in a snap, which he caption: ‘My funny girl and my love.’
Underneath the post one of Glynn’s friends said they ‘couldn’t wait’ to meet his ‘gorgeous’ new girlfriend as they told the TV personality he looked ‘so happy’
As well as having a famous family, Molly has previously hit the headlines for her flirty messages with Paul Hollywood, while he was married to ex-wife Alexandra.
Celebrity chef Glynn Purnell has been dating Molly Robbins, who is the daughter of actor and comedian Ted Robbins and the cousin of Emily Atack
The Secret Chef star, 49, has posted loved-up snaps with the baker, 31, confirming their relationship to his friends on fans on Instagram page
Confirming their blossoming romance, underneath one of the photos, Glynn wrote: ‘Out for a pre service drink with my girl’
However she has now found happiness with Yummie Brummie Glynn, who is the proprietor and Head Chef at Purnell’s restaurant in Birmingham.
Molly, who appeared on Channel 4’s Extreme Cake Makers, owns a bakery in East Lancashire as well as running her online bespoke cake shop.
Speaking about her cake shop, she said: ‘Even if you’re not interesting in cakes or baking, there will be something fun to look at. It’s a playful and fun shop.’
She has won Cake Masters’ People’s Choice award and several gold and silver awards at Cake International, which is ‘the world’s biggest cake decorating competition’.
During her time on the baking show, Molly, who specialises in wildlife designs, made a life-sized baby elephant cake and a huge chameleon cake.
The series followed Molly and her company, Creative Cakes, and a group of elite bakers who try to create jaw-dropping treats.
In June Molly holiday with her relative Emily, 34, and shared a throwback from their getaway to celebrate her birthday this week.
In January 2019 it was reported that Bake Off judge Paul had splashed out £5,000 on a designer watch for Molly, while he was still married to Alexandra.
In June Molly holiday with her relative Emily, 34, and shared a throwback from their getaway to celebrate her birthday this week
He was said to have also exchanged a string of flirty messages with the TV star and paid for expensive meals and gifts.
Paul’s estranged wife Alexandra only discovered the betrayal after they announced their divorce in 2017, according to The Sun.
A source told the publication: ‘Paul and Molly grew close and had a real chemistry between them, they started texting and messaging regularly and things quickly escalated.
‘Paul is a very warm and generous guy, Molly was delighted with the watch and proudly showed it to family members saying it was from Paul. He gave her loads of presents — he was very thoughtful in that way.
‘Alex only found out her husband had befriended a younger woman once they had officially split, when she found the messages she was understandably confused.’
Paul reportedly struck up the friendship with the daughter of Phoenix Nights star Ted after bonding over baking, later gifting her the expensive Tag Heuer watch.
Back in 2014, a delighted Holly took to Twitter when she first met the TV star as she cheekily wrote: ‘Of all the pictures I could have had with Paul, I can’t find one that doesn’t look like I’m touching him up! Dammit!’
Former make-up artist Molly, from Rossendale, Lancashire, became a cake artist after she got an amazing reaction when she baked a sweet treat for a friend.
Close: Paul reportedly struck up the friendship with Ted Robbins’ daughter Molly after bonding over baking (pictured together in 2014)
Big fan: She cheekily wrote: ‘Of all the pictures I could have had with Paul, I can’t find one that doesn’t look like I’m touching him up! Dammit!’
Meanwhile, Glynn was accused of his own romantic scandal when he was accused of exchanging sexually explicit messages with a female fan he met on Twitter.
According to The Mirror in 2017, – who has three children with his long-term ex-partner Kerry O’Carroll – sent nude images and ‘hundreds’ of raunchy messages with the fan behind his devoted love’s back.
‘I was surprised when he started following me on Twitter, and I got carried away,’ the fan is quoted as saying. ‘I didn’t realise he had a family at first. When he started talking about sex one thing led to another.
‘Before I knew it we were swapping pics of our tattoos, and then he started sending intimate photos of himself.’
The Mirror reported that Glynn initiated contact with the woman in question back in October, leading to months of late-night messaging – and even a failed plan to meet up in London last month.
‘I felt wanted,’ admitted the fan. ‘I love him when he appears on Saturday Kitchen.’
Family man: Glynn has three children with his ex-long-term partner Kerry O’Carroll
As of Sunday, the TV personality – who was responsible for landing Birmingham’s first Michelin star as head chef at local restaurant Jessica’s – appeared to have deleted his @Yummy_Brummie Twitter account.
In an interview with The Guardian back in 2015, Glynn had spoken of his love of spending quiet time at home with his partner and their children.
‘The second Sunday I’d spend at home – I love being there,’ he said. ‘About six years ago we moved out of the city into a house with an orchard, right next to a river.
‘I have a little treehouse, overlooking both, and I often sit up there, just gathering my thoughts, taking five minutes out of my busy life. So this is where I’d like to be, with my wife and kids.
‘I say my wife, even though technically we’re not married – we’ve been engaged for 18 years. Two restaurants, three kids, a cat and a dog later, I figure you just have to take your time.’
