Great British Bake Off favourite Ruby Tandoh comes out on Twitter... and jokes she's finally putting those Paul Hollywood rumours to bed
Great British Bake Off star Ruby Tandoh has come out as gay via her Twitter account.
The 23-year-old joked that she was finally able to move on from rumours about her and the show's host, Paul Hollywood, after she was accused of flirting with him on the show in 2013.
On Thursday, the show's joint runner-up, posted a video of Diana Ross' hit song, I'm Coming Out and revealed she had told her parents about her sexuality.
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Revelation: Great British Bake Off star Ruby Tandoh has come out as gay via her Twitter account
Moving on: The food lover, who starred on the show in 2013 joked that she can now finally putting those Paul Hollywood 'flirting' rumours to bed
She wrote next to the clip: 'Me to my parents today. feeling lucky and joyful and f r e e. over and Out.'
The former contestant added: '& to all the bros who hate social media, who pit it against 'real life' - I never would've had courage to be me w/out twitter's qu**r queens.'
Hitting out at those who suggested she had fancied Hollywood, she said:
Something to say: Ruby made the announcement via her Twitter account on Thursday
'p.s. for those who thought I fancied Paul Hollywood or that I'd ever bang him to get ahead - JOKE'S ON YOU, YOU MASSIVE S****ING MISOGYNISTS."
During the series, Ruby was accused of flirting with the judge Paul Hollywood - and of crying to garner sympathy from him and his fellow judge Mary Berry.
But she revealed her fury at the barbs at the time, in a piece in the Guardian newspaper:
She said: ‘I'd rather eat my own foot than attempt to seduce my way to victory.'
What an achievement: Ruby came joint second on the baking show after impressing the judges with her skills
She was also scathing about the suggestion that she 'surfed into the final on a tidal wave of tears' and took exception to chef Raymond Blanc's taunts about 'female tears' on the show.
'What are "female tears" anyway?' protested Ruby. 'Are they more fragile and delicate than male tears? Do they wear pink?'
She claimed that as the series went on, the criticism became increasingly hysterical and the attacks more personal.
Defending herself: She was also scathing about the suggestion that she 'surfed into the final on a tidal wave of tears' and took exception to chef Raymond Blanc's taunts about 'female tears' on the show
When it was announced that the final five contestants were all women, said Ruby, the online commentary on Twitter took a misogynistic turn.
The bakers were denounced as 'too meek, too confident, too thin, too domestic, too taciturn'. Some internet users openly debated which of the contestants was most 'sh**gable'.
Meanwhile, Ruby reveals she has no regrets about standing up for herself at the time.
She previously said: 'I don't regret having a go at people who were really nasty to me on Twitter. The publicity people said over and over, "Don't get involved in it'
She told the Independent last year: 'I don't regret having a go at people who were really nasty to me on Twitter. The publicity people said over and over, "Don't get involved in it,"
'But if I hadn't been a bit gobby, and hadn't stood up for myself against those misogynists, a lot of what I'm doing now [as a columnist and food writer] would not have happened.'
MailOnline has contacted a spokesperson for Ruby Tandoh for further comment.
Big career: The 23-year-old is now an acclaimed food writer for a national newspaper
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