Paul Hollywood escapes divorce drama and flees to mystery mountains after splitting from wife Alex

PAUL Hollywood has fled to the mountains after splitting from his wife Alex.

The couple, who were married for 20 years and have a teenage son together, announced they were parting ways last weekend.

Since then The Sun has revealed they called time on their marriage after Alex struggled to get over Paul's infidelity.

They previously separated in 2013 when the TV chef admitted to having an affair with Marcela Valladolid, his co-star on the US version of Bake Off.

Sources close to the couple told The Sun that the marriage has struggled to cope with Paul’s wandering eye after his fame skyrocketed.

Now Paul has decided to take himself as far away as possible for a break in the wilderness after a tough week.

Taking to Instagram, Paul posted a picture of stunning snow topped mountains and wrote: "Awesome view".

However, he quickly deleted the snap perhaps out of fear that someone would discover the location of the mystery mountains.

Paul could have spent his hike contemplating his financial situation as he could be set to lose £5million in his divorce.

His back to basics trip comes after Britain’s most famous baker was turfed out of the £1.45million mansion he bought with Alex just last year. The pair haven't been seen together since last December.

Paul, who has a son aged 16 with Alex, is now thought to be holed up nearby in the same rented pad he escaped to after confessing to his affair with Marcela.

A source revealed: “In the last few months, Alex had completely given up on their relationship.

“The trust was totally gone. She just didn’t want to make it work any more. She feels fame has changed him. He’s not the same man she fell for all those years ago.

“He used to joke about just being a simple baker when he first became well-known, but these days that couldn’t be further from the truth.

“He’s a huge star, and he knows it. He’s had all the success he could ever have dreamed of, but she fears it has gone to his head.”

The insider added: “Alex told him things were finished and asked him to leave the family home.

“They have both tried to make things work, but too much damage has been done and things have never really recovered.

“His affair hit them hard, and there have been other rumours about his wandering eye which have left her feeling humiliated. She just says enough is enough.”

Paul has also been linked to voluptuous cake maker Molly Robbins, 25.

She is the daughter of actor Ted Robbins, a close friend of Paul. They met in 2014 at the BBC’s Good Food Show and last year were spotted checking into the same Belfast hotel.

A spokesman for the star insisted nothing was going on and that the pair had met once socially and a handful of times professionally.

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