Paul Hollywood and his wife Melissa Spalding posed with unlikely pal Blake Lively at the Another Simple Favour screening in London on Tuesday night.

The Great British Bake Off judge, 59, formed an unlikely friendship with Hollywood star Blake, 37, in recent years after she revealed her and husband Ryan Reynolds were fans of the cooking show.

Paul looked smart in a navy jacket as he enjoyed a rare public outing with Melissa – who rocked a satin blue and white polka dot suit and busty white shirt.

Blake looked delighted as she posed with the duo – wearing a sexy plunging leather dress with tassel detailing at the screening held at the Ham Yard Hotel.

Blake has been busy promoting film which also stars Anna Kendrick and the leading ladies have been hit by rumors of a ‘secret feud’ after reuniting on set – five years after the original movie came out.

Last year speaking to The Times, Paul opened up about his bond with Blake as he said: ‘I’ve got a lot of time for Blake.

Paul Hollywood and his wife Melissa Spalding posed with unlikely pal Blake Lively at the Another Simple Favour screening in London on Tuesday night
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Paul Hollywood and his wife Melissa Spalding posed with unlikely pal Blake Lively at the Another Simple Favour screening in London on Tuesday night

The Great British Bake Off judge, 59, formed an unlikely friendship with Hollywood star Blake, 37, in recent years after she revealed her and husband Ryan Reynolds were fans of the cooking show
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The Great British Bake Off judge, 59, formed an unlikely friendship with Hollywood star Blake, 37, in recent years after she revealed her and husband Ryan Reynolds were fans of the cooking show

Sparking up a friendship in June 2023, self-proclaimed Bake Off superfans Blake and Ryan, 48, posed for snaps with judges Paul and Prue Leith during a trip to the UK
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Sparking up a friendship in June 2023, self-proclaimed Bake Off superfans Blake and Ryan, 48, posed for snaps with judges Paul and Prue Leith during a trip to the UK

‘She texts occasionally, sort of to catch up on what she’s been up to, what Ryan’s up to, and it’s lovely, because regardless of their job, they’re just a normal family, mum and dad to some great kids. They’re really nice people.’

Sparking up a friendship in June 2023, self-proclaimed Bake Off superfans Blake and Ryan, 48, posed for snaps with judges Paul and Prue Leith during a trip to the UK.

Blake cosied up to Paul in a photo shared to his Instagram, with Paul even joking that she should replace his co-judge Prue, 85.

He captioned his post writing: ‘Sorry Prue, Blake (@blakelively) has taken your seat… welcome to cake corner Blake #legendinthetent #getbaking’

The Gossip Girl star looked radiant in a black and white polka dot dress as she beamed to the camera while affectionately touching Paul’s arm – with fans hoping Paul’s joke was true.

But husband Ryan needn’t be jealous as he too posed with Bake Off stars Paul and Prue.

The Deadpool star and self proclaimed fan of the series, beamed in the photo as fans begged him to guest host the show.

Ryan captioned the Instagram snap: ‘A full and unconditional hug of pure serotonin’.

Paul looked smart in a navy jacket as he enjoyed a rare public outing with Melissa - who rocked a satin blue and white polka dot suit and busty white shirt
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Paul looked smart in a navy jacket as he enjoyed a rare public outing with Melissa – who rocked a satin blue and white polka dot suit and busty white shirt

Blake looked delighted as she posed with the duo - wearing a sexy plunging leather dress with tassel detailing at the screening held at the Ham Yard Hotel
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Blake looked delighted as she posed with the duo – wearing a sexy plunging leather dress with tassel detailing at the screening held at the Ham Yard Hotel

Blake has been busy promoting film which also stars Anna Kendrick and the leading ladies have been hit by rumors of a 'secret feud' after reuniting on set
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Blake has been busy promoting film which also stars Anna Kendrick and the leading ladies have been hit by rumors of a ‘secret feud’ after reuniting on set

Last year speaking to The Times, Paul opened up about his bond with Blake as he said: 'I've got a lot of time for Blake
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Last year speaking to The Times, Paul opened up about his bond with Blake as he said: ‘I’ve got a lot of time for Blake

Melissa boosted her height with pointed white heels and clutched a designer bag
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Melissa boosted her height with pointed white heels and clutched a designer bag

Ryan and Blake, along with his Deadpool co-star Hugh Jackman visited the famous tent which features on the Channel 4 show
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Ryan and Blake, along with his Deadpool co-star Hugh Jackman visited the famous tent which features on the Channel 4 show

The Deadpool star and self proclaimed fan of the series, beamed in a photo with Prue and Paul as fans begged him to guest host the show
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The Deadpool star and self proclaimed fan of the series, beamed in a photo with Prue and Paul as fans begged him to guest host the show

Just two months later, Blake and Paul reunited as they both appeared in an amusing advert for her alcoholic drinks brand Betty Booze
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Just two months later, Blake and Paul reunited as they both appeared in an amusing advert for her alcoholic drinks brand Betty Booze

Just two months later, Blake and Paul reunited as they both appeared in an amusing advert for her alcoholic drinks brand Betty Booze.

The actress roped in the Great British Bake Off judge to be the face of her high-end bourbon and tequila cocktails, after becoming unlikely friends.

And Blake took to Instagram to share the advert for her brand Betty Booze featuring none other than celebrity chef Paul.

Blake joked that she had ‘finally made it in Hollywood’ as she showed herself to be an avid Great British Bake Off fan with the skit.

The video kicked off with Blake arriving at Paul’s house carrying boxes of her cocktail cans, desperate to get the Bake Off judges approval on her product.

A surprised Paul opened the door and uncertainly said: ‘Hello Blake! Nice to see you again… at my home.’

To which Blake replied: ‘Don’t mention it. Here we go, Betty Booze, which I just launched using all of my own recipes, and I would love your professional opinion, if you don’t mind.’

Cracking open one of the drinks as Blake put more boxes in his fridge in the kitchen, Paul referenced the fact that Blake doesn’t drink but has created cocktail cans as he asked: ‘I thought you don’t drink alcohol.’

To which Blake jokingly replied: ‘Oh I don’t drink alcohol, I eat it. Bourbon and whipped cream, sherry vinaigrette. Really hard pressed to find anything I cook without alcohol. Do you like it?’

Putting on his serious judging face, Paul mimicked his own Bake Off judging tactics as he declared: ‘I really like it, it is absolutely beautiful, really good. The tang, the balance with the ginger, it’s spot on.’

Melissa put on a confident display in the polka dot suit
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Melissa put on a confident display in the polka dot suit

She wore her brunette tresses in loose curls
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She wore her brunette tresses in loose curls

Paul carried some shopping bags with him as he later left the hotel
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Paul carried some shopping bags with him as he later left the hotel

He had changed into a more casual ensemble
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He had changed into a more casual ensemble

A thrilled Blake asked: ‘Really?’, to which Paul replied: ‘Yeah.’

An amusing moment then saw Blake’s face light up as Paul leant towards her with his hand outstretched, as she thought she would get a rare Paul Hollywood handshake.

But as she moved her hand out to take Paul’s, he simply reached behind her to grab another drink, saying: ‘It’s so easy, to grab and go!’

The amusing skit came to an end with a red-faced Blake left awkwardly scratching her head at her faux pas, as she missed out on his highest level of praise.

The clip ended with Blake saying: ‘Try new Betty Booze, or I’ll come over and make you try them.’