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Paul Hollywood Pleads Guilty to Speeding While Rushing His Cat to the Vet

By

Chiara Kim

23d ago· 4 min readenNews

Summary

Paul Hollywood, star of The Great British Bake Off, was pulled over by Surrey police on January 9, 2026, after speeding at nearly 100 mph (clocked at 96 mph, believed to have exceeded 105 mph) and tailgating other vehicles. He pled guilty to speeding. A court heard that Hollywood was rushing his cat Bella to the vet at the time of the incident.

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A Surrey police officer clocked Hollywood's speed at 96 mph, but he was believed to have gone over 105 mph.
The officer tracked Hollywood in an unmarked police car with a dash camera, and he saw Hollywood 'repeatedly bully' other vehicles by tailgating them to encourage them to move from the passing lane.
Paul Hollywood was pulled over after nearly topping 100 mph driving his cat to the vet.
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Paul Hollywood pled guilty to speeding after police said he drove nearly 100 mph. A court heard that Hollywood was taking his cat Bella to the vet at the time.

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