'Great British Bake Off' Star Paul Hollywood Apologizes for Wearing Nazi Uniform Costume

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“Great British Bake Off” judge Paul Hollywood apologized to fans after an image of him in a Nazi costume was published in The Sun on Sunday.

The 51-year-old baking expert explained that the photo came from a 2003 New Year’s Eve costume party, where guests were encouraged to dress like characters from TV comedies. Hollywood said his costume was inspired by General Von Klinkerhoffen, a character from the 80s BBC comedy series “‘Allo ‘Allo,” which was set in World War II (though the character did not wear the swastika armband that was included in Hollywood’s costume).

#GBBOf‘s Paul Hollywood stunned pub drinkers after turning up dressed in full Nazi officer uniformhttps://t.co/sJr27CcI5X pic.twitter.com/MsCaOKQvdZ

- The Sun (@TheSun) September 10, 2017

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Hollywood’s wife and friends were also shown in the photographs wearing costumes inspired by characters from the show, including ones resembling Nazis and French Resistance officers.

“I am absolutely devastated if this caused offence [sic] to anyone,” Hollywood said in a statement. “Everyone who knows me knows I am incredibly proud of the efforts of those, including my own grandfather, who fought against the Nazis during the war.”

In 2015, Hollywood appeared on an episode of BBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?,” where he learned that his grandfather, Norman Harman, fought in Tunisia and Italy during WWII as an anti-aircraft gunner.

Hollywood is the only returning cast member on the latest season of “Great British Bake Off,” which moved from BBC One to Channel 4 last year. He is joined by new judge Prue Leith and new hosts Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig.

Fall TV Premiere Calendar: 164 New and Returning Shows (Photos)

As the onslaught of TV premieres gets underway, it can be tough to remember what premieres when. Here's your guide to every new and returning series premiering over the next three months.
"American Horror Story: Cult" (FX)
Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 10 p.m.
FX
"You're the Worst" (FXX)
Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 10 p.m.
FXX
"Bojack Horseman" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 8

Netflix
"One Mississippi" (Amazon)
Friday, Sept 8
Amazon
"MTV Unplugged" (MTV)
Friday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m.
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"Con Man" (Syfy)
Saturday, Sept. 9 at 10 p.m.
Syfy
"The Orville" (Fox)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m.

Fox
"Outlander" (Starz)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m.

Starz
"Top of the Lake: China Girl" (SundanceTV)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m.
SundanceTV
"Fear the Walking Dead" (AMC)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m.
AMC
"The Deuce" (HBO)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m.
HBO
"The Mindy Project" (Hulu)
Tuesday, Sept. 12

Hulu
"South Park" (Comedy Central)
Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 10 p.m.

Comedy Central
"Broad City" (Comedy Central)
Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 10:30 p.m.
Comedy Central
"Better Things" (FX)
Thursday, Sept. 14 at 10 p.m.
FX
"American Vandal" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 15

Netflix
69th Primetime Emmy Awards (CBS)
Sunday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m.

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"The Vietnam War" (PBS)
Sunday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m.

PBS
"Vice Principals" (HBO)
Sunday, Sept. 17 at 10:30 p.m.
HBO
"Dancing With the Stars" (ABC)
Monday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m.
ABC
"The State" (Nat Geo)
Monday, Sept. 18 at 9 p.m.

Nat Geo
"If Loving You Is Wrong" (OWN)
Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 9 p.m.

OWN
"The Jim Jeffries Show" (Comedy Central)
Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 10:30 p.m.

Comedy Central
"Channel Zero" (Syfy)
Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 10 p.m.

Syfy
"The Good Place" (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 10 p.m.

NBC
"Gotham" (Fox)
Thursday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.

Fox
"American Beauty Star" (Lifetime)
Thursday, Sept. 21 at 10:30 p.m.
Lifetime
"Fuller House" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 22

Netflix
"Transparent" (Amazon)
Friday, Sept. 22

Amazon
"Star Trek: Discovery" (CBS All Access)
Sunday, Sept. 24 at 8:30 p.m.
CBS
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.
CBS
"Young Sheldon" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 8:30 p.m.
CBS
"Kevin Can Wait" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 9 p.m.
CBS
"Me, Myself & I" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 9:30 p.m.
CBS
"Scorpion" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 10 p.m.

CBS
"The Voice" (NBC)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.

NBC
"The Brave" (NBC)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 10 p.m.

NBC
"The Opposition With Jordan Klepper" (Comedy Central)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 11:30 p.m.

Comedy Central
"Lethal Weapon" (Fox)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m.

Fox
"The Mick" (Fox)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m.
Fox
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9:30 p.m.
Fox
"NCIS" (CBS)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m.

CBS
"Bull" (CBS)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m.
CBS
"NCIS: New Orleans" (CBS)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 10 p.m.

CBS
"This Is Us" (NBC)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m.

NBC
"Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders" (NBC)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 10 p.m.

NBC
"Terrace House: Aloha State" (Netflix)
Tuesday, Sept. 26

Netflix
"Empire" (Fox)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.

Fox
"Star" (Fox)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.

Fox
"Survivor" (CBS)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
CBS
"SEAL Team" (CBS)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.
CBS
"Criminal Minds" (CBS)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.
CBS
"The Goldbergs" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.

ABC
"Speechless" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8:30 p.m.

ABC
"Modern Family" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.

ABC
"American Housewife" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9:30 p.m.

ABC
"Designated Survivor" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.

ABC
"The Blacklist" (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
NBC
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.
NBC
"Chicago P.D." (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.
NBC
"Liar" (SundanceTV)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.
SundanceTV
"Rosehaven" (SundanceTV)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 11 p.m.

SundanceTV
"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m.

ABC
"How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 10 p.m.

ABC
"Superstore" (NBC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m.

NBC
"Will & Grace" (NBC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 9 p.m.

NBC
"Great News" (NBC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 9:30 p.m.
NBC
"Chicago Fire" (NBC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 10 p.m.

NBC
"The President Show" (Comedy Central)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at Midnight

Comedy Central
"StartUp" (Crackle)
Thursday, Sept. 28
Crackle
"Hell's Kitchen" (Fox)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.
Fox
"The Exorcist" (Fox)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 9 p.m.

Fox
"MacGyver" (CBS)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.

CBS
"Hawaii Five-0" (CBS)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 9 p.m.

CBS
"Blue Bloods" (CBS)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 10 p.m.

CBS
"Marvel's Inhumans" (ABC)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.

ABC
"The Magic School Bus Rides Again" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 29

Netflix
"Real Rob" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 29

Netflix
"Big Mouth" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 29
Netflix
"Versailles" (Ovation)
Saturday, Sept. 30 at 10 p.m.
Ovation
"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Saturday, Sept. 30 at 11:30 p.m.
NBC
"Bob's Burgers" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m.

Fox
"The Simpsons" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.

Fox
"Ghosted" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m.

Fox
"Family Guy" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m.
Fox
"The Last Man on Earth" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 p.m.

Fox
"Wisdom of the Crowd" (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m.

CBS
"NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 p.m.

CBS
"The Toy Box" (ABC)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.

ABC
"Shark Tank" (ABC)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.
ABC
"Ten Days in the Valley" (ABC)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 10 p.m.
ABC
"Poldark" (PBS)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m.

PBS
"Keeping Up With the Kardashians" (E!)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m.

NBCUniversal
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 10 p.m.

HBO
"Lucifer" (Fox)
Monday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.
Fox
"The Gifted" (Fox)
Monday, Oct. 2 at 9 p.m.

Fox
"9JKL" (CBS)
Monday, Oct. 2 at 8:30 p.m.

CBS
"TRL" (MTV)
Monday, Oct. 2

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"The Halcyon" (Ovation)
Monday, Oct. 2 at 10 p.m.
Ovation
"The Middle (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m.
ABC
"Fresh Off the Boat" (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 8:30 p.m.
ABC
"black-ish" (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 9 p.m.

ABC
"The Mayor" (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 9:30 p.m.

ABC
"Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 10 p.m.

ABC
"Queen Sugar" (OWN)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 10 p.m.
OWN
"Scandal" (ABC)
Thursday, Oct. 5 at 9 p.m.

ABC
"Van Helsing" (Syfy)
Thursday, Oct. 5 at 9 p.m.

Syfy
"Once Upon a Time" (ABC)
Friday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m.
ABC
"Superstition" (Syfy)
Friday, Oct. 6 at 10 p.m.

Syfy
"Suburra" (Netflix)
Friday, Oct. 6
Netflix
"America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC)
Sunday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m.
ABC
"Madam Secretary" (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m.
CBS
"The Collection" (PBS)
Sunday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m.

PBS
"Supergirl" (The CW)
Monday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m.

The CW
"Valor" (The CW)
Monday, Oct. 9 at 9 p.m.

The CW
"The Flash" (The CW)
Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m.

The CW
"Legends of Tomorrow" (The CW)
Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 9 p.m.

The CW
"Riverdale" (The CW)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m.

The CW
"Dynasty" (The CW)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 9 p.m.

The CW
"Mr. Robot" (USA)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m.
USA
"The Shannara Chronicles" (Spike)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m.
Spike
"Chance" (Hulu)
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Hulu
"Supernatural" (The CW)
Thursday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m.
The CW
"Arrow" (The CW)
Thursday, Oct. 12 at 9 p.m.

The CW
"I Love You, America" (Hulu)
Thursday, Oct. 12
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"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (The CW)
Friday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m.
The CW
"Jane the Virgin" (The CW)
Friday, Oct. 13 at 9 p.m.
The CW
"Lore" (Amazon)
Friday, Oct. 13
Amazon
"Mindhunter" (Netflix)
Friday, Oct. 13
Netflix
"Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" (BBC America)
Saturday, Oct. 14 at 9 p.m.
BBC America
"The Durrells in Corfu" (PBS)
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m.
PBS
"Berlin Station" (Epix)
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 9 p.m.

Epix
"Good Behavior" (TNT)
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 10 p.m.

TNT
"White Famous" (Showtime)
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 10 p.m.

Showtime
"Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party" (VH1)
Monday, Oct. 16 at 10 p.m.

VH1
"Hit the Road" (Audience)
Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 10 p.m.
Getty Images
"Loudermilk" (Audience)
Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 10:30 p.m.

Audience
"Freakish" (Hulu)
Wednesday, Oct. 18

Hulu
"The Walking Dead" (AMC)
Sunday, Oct. 22 at 9 p.m.

AMC
"Graves" (Epix)
Sunday, Oct. 22 at 10 p.m.

Epix
"The Last O.G." (TBS)
Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 10 p.m.
Getty Images
"At Home With Amy Sedaris" (TruTV)
Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 10:30 p.m.
TruTV
"Drop the Mic" (TBS)
Thursday, Oct. 26 at 10 p.m.

TBS
"Blindspot" (NBC)
Friday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m.

NBC
"Stranger Things" (Netflix)
Friday, Oct. 27

Netflix
"Major Crimes" (TNT)
Monday, Oct. 30 at 9 p.m.
TNT
"Superior Donuts" (CBS)
Monday, Oct. 30 at 9:30 p.m.

CBS
"Mom" (CBS)
Thursday, Nov. 2 at 9 p.m.

CBS
"Life in Pieces" (CBS)
Thursday, Nov. 2 at 9:30 p.m.

CBS
"S.W.A.T." (CBS)
Thursday, Nov. 2 at 10 p.m.

CBS
"Alias Grace" (Netflix)
Friday, Nov. 3
Netflix
"The Girlfriend Experience" (Starz)
Sunday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m.
Starz
"Shameless" (Showtime)
Sunday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m.

Showtime
"SMILF" (Showtime)
Sunday, Nov. 5 at 10 p.m.

Showtime
"The Long Road Home" (Nat Geo)
Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 9 p.m.
National Geographic
"Teachers" (TV Land)
Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 10 p.m.

TV Land
"Future Man" (Hulu)
Tuesday, Nov. 14

Hulu
"Mythbusters" (Science)
Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 9 p.m.

Science Channel
"Search Party" (TBS)
Sunday, Nov. 19 at 10 p.m.

TBS
"Marvel's Runaways" (Hulu)
Tuesday, Nov. 21

Getty Images
"Godless" (Netflix)
Wednesday, Nov. 22

Netflix
"She's Gotta Have It" (Netflix)
Thursday, Nov. 23
Netflix
"Vikings" (History)
Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 9 p.m.
History
"Happy!" (Syfy)
Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 10 p.m.
Syfy

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