The show judge opened up on his shock after Prue congratulated Sophie Faldo on her Twitter page. The veteran cook got mixed up with time differences while posting her message
BAKE Off head judge Paul Hollywood revealed he was "HORRIFIED" after co-presenter Prue Leith revealed Sophie Faldo had bagged the crown 12 hours before the show had aired in an epic Twitter blooper.
On today's Bake Off extra slice, host Jo Brand quizzed the bread king about her mishap which left legions of loyal fans disappointed ahead of Tuesday's final.
The comedienne quipped veteran cook Prue, 77, "couldn't be here, as she is too busy deleting her Twitter account," before she asked Paul, who presented the original programme on rival broadcaster BBC, for his take on the major blunder.
Prue had tweeted to congratulate the Channel 4 show’s winner at 10.47am, saying: “Bravo Sophie.”
Giggling nervously he confessed: "What can I say?
"I was horrified. But at the same time, she made a mistake."
The 51-year-old added Prue was overseas, hence her timing when uploading her congratulatory to Sophie message had been off.
Fans enjoyed a good giggle at Jo's comment, with one posting on Twitter: "Omg. Paul's just disgusted.😂 #GBBO #BakeOff #extraslice."
Another commented: "Prue can't be with us. She's too busy deleting her Twitter account" Priceless there from Jo Brand," as a third wrote: "Unfortunately Prue can’t be with us as she’s too busy deleting her twitter account."
One then rounded off with: "😂 loved the jab at Prue on #ExtraSlice actually laughed out loud."
Later in the episode, Jo continued her banter as she revealed she was looking forward to the next series.
Just ahead of the closing credits she said: "Oh, I've got a text from Prue.
"Apparently the winner is someone called Malcolm.
"Well, congratulations Malcolm."
Meanwhile on tonight's spin-off show, finalist Steven Carter-Bailey revealed he'd left the iconic tent a little heavier.
When talking to Jo about what he would take from his Bake Off journey, he said: "I'm taking an extra stone.
"There quite a lot of cake there!".
The show winner admitted her proudest bake came in the final, when she dished up a stunning Entremet which she called Ode to the Honey Bee.
She said: "It had to come down to the Entremet.
"It was a combination of everything I had learned.
"I felt I put my heart and soul into that one."
