Paul Hollywood's mistress Marcela Valladolid looks chirpy
Paul Hollywood's former mistress has been seen for the first time since it emerged he is splitting with his wife of 20 years.
Marcela Valladolid - who had an affair with Paul when they co-hosted the US version of Bake Off in 2013 - didn't seem fazed by the news as she attended a pop-up cookery workshop in West Hollywood on Monday.
Beaming broadly, the American chef, 39, looked in high spirits on the outing, where she was joined by her fiance and father of her two-children, Philip Button.
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Loving life: Marcela Valladolid - who had an affair with Paul Hollywood when they co-hosted the US version of Bake Off in 2013 - was joined by her fiance Philip Button at a pop-up cookery workshop in West Hollywood on Monday
Loving life: Marcela cut a stylish figure and looked chirpy for the cookery event at the cookery event
Looking effortlessly chic on the outing, Marcela donned a black polo neck dress that she wore beneath a grey plaid blazer.
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ShareFlashing a hint of leg, the brunette beauty donned a pair of knee high leather boots with chunky heels that boosted her petite frame.
Wearing her glossy chestnut locks in a slick ponytail, the Mexican Made Easy host finished off the look with a pair of large silver hooped earrings.
All-smiles: Beaming broadly, the American chef, 39, looked in high spirits on the outing
Former flames: Marcela, now a mother-of-three, had an affair with Paul Hollywood in 2013 when they appeared on the American version of Bake Off together
Moving on: Marcela has left Paul in the past and has since found love with fiance Philip
The pair have welcomed two children. Marcela also has a son Fausto, 13, from a previous relationship
Marcela, now a mother-of-three, had an affair with Paul Hollywood in 2013 when they appeared on the American version of Bake Off together.
Paul's wife Alexandra filed for divorce in July that year, but they reconciled two months later after his relationship with Marcela ended.
Marcela went on to meet fiance Paul Button and the pair have since welcomed two children together - daughter Anna, 11 months, and son David, two.
The Food Network star has son Fausto, 13, from a previous relationship.
Proud parents: Marcela shares two children with her fiance Phillip. She also has a child from a previous relationship
Dressed to impress: Looking effortlessly chic on the outing, Marcela donned a black polo neck dress that she wore beneath a grey plaid blazer
Paul, 51, split from his wife Alex, 53, temporarily in 2013 after admitting to the affair.
Reflecting on the incident later in the year, he admitted that it was 'the biggest mistake of my life' in an interview with BBC radio.
Speaking at the time, the baking guru - who is now worth £10million - told the BBC he 'was shocked about the whole thing kicking off the way it did... but I deserved it and I've taken it. It was my punishment.'
Over: Paul and his wife Alex confirmed their heartbreaking split in a joint statement on Monday saying 'It is with sadness that we have decided to separate'
However a source told The Sun: 'Paul was totally into Marcela and threw himself in with both feet.
'When it all fell apart he went back to Alex with his tail between his legs, but in reality if Marcela had wanted to keep it going he was all for it.'
Paul recently revealed he finds himself crying a lot easier these days, just as he and his wife have announced their 20-year marriage is over.
Leggy lady! Flashing a hint of leg, the brunette beauty donned a pair of knee high leather boots with chunky heels that boosted her petite frame
Brunette beauty: Wearing her glossy chestnut locks in a slick ponytail, the Mexican Made Easy host finished off the look with a pair of large silver hooped earrings
Ready to go: The star was seen taking to the stage to give a cookery talk and demonstration
Although he insists he won't be caught shedding a tear on camera, the Great British Bake Off judge admitted to new! that he's found himself balling in private lately.
'I cried recently watching Schindler’s List, and I’ve watched that hundreds of times. I cry at stupid things,' he said.
'I think crying is a very personal thing,' he said, alluding to his steeling, tough-talking persona on Bake Off.
He wasn't afraid to admit that seeing his male friends refer to him as 'a grafter' on his new TV show A Baker's Life made him shed a tear too.
'It was very nice. They told the cameras things they wouldn't tell me. I did cry.'
Loving life: The star seemed in good spirits as she wandered around the cookery convention
Chic: Marcela looked effortlessly stylish in her low-key ensemble as she stepped outside
Snap happy: The star was seen taking selfies as she walked around the convention centre
Paul and his wife of nearly 20 years, Alexandra, recently made the heartbreaking announcement that they have split.
Paul and Alex confirmed their heartbreaking split in a joint statement on Monday saying: 'It is with sadness that we have decided to separate.
'Our focus continues to be the happiness of our son, and we would ask the press and public to allow us privacy as a family during this very difficult time.'
The baker will return as a judge for the second series of Channel 4's The Great British Bake Off next year.
Drama: The pop-up, organised by Google, was briefly disrupted when one audience member felt faint and was stretchered out of the event into a waiting ambulance
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