Bakery's bi🌞ggest star Paul Hollywood has announced his move into motorsport after competing in his debut race for Beechdean AMR and now as eyes at🔯 ultimately competing at Le Mans.

Hollywood, best known from BBC's smash-hit The Great British Bake Off, contested his first-ever motorsport race in the Britcar Sports and Touring car Championship at Silverstone, co-driving in the Beechdean GT4 alongside 2013 British GT champion Andrew Howard. The pair finished a creditable second in both r💃aces and fourth place in the overall classification.

The TV baker called the experience a lifelong dream and is already looking for his racing return at Br💃ands Hatch, Oulton Park and possibly culminating at the Le Mans Fesꦗtival.

"I thought baking was difficult to learn, but racing takes it to a whole new level," Hollywood said. "I hoped that I'd be a natural and that it woul🌳d be intuitive but I've really had to work for it. It's been no piece of cake!"

Co-driver and mentor Andrew Howard was thoroughly i🍎mpressed by Hollywood's knowledge and understanding of racing and feels the TV personality will be▨ more than capable of progressing through the ranks to one day compete in the Le Mans 24 Hour race.

"Paul's enthusiasm for cars a🍌nd racing come𝔍s across strongly," Howard said. "Once he was behind the wheel, it quickly became apparent that he is a focused racing driver and has the talent to race a car.

"The aim is to take Paul through various categories of competitive racing, from GT4, GT3 through to GTE and then, backing dependent, on to the big prize; t🌌he time we've spent together on the track and his first race performance suggest that this is attainable.

"There'll be more to 🤡come from Paul so watch this space."