Paul Hollywood and the ¿sexy senorita¿ who cost him his marriage bake in Majorca sun: Bake Off star and his US co-host pictured as a couple for first time By Caroline Graham, Mail on Sunday LA Correspondent and Charlie Lankston Celebrity baker Paul Hollywood appears to have turned up the heat on his relationship with TV presenter Marcela Valladolid. The pair were rumoured to have started an affair when they were teamed up to present the American Baking Competition, the US spin-off from Mr Hollywood's successful British show The Great British Bake Off. After poor ratings - and an audience outcry about their alleged romance - the US show was scrapped. Romance: Rumours of a relationship between Paul Hollywood and Marcela Valladolid will be put to bed with this picture of the pair strolling on holiday in Majorca Now the 47-year-old chef has been enjoying a break with 35-year-old Mexican divorcee Miss Valladolid in sizzling Majorca, where there has been a heatwave. They were spotted strolling in their holiday gear on the sunshine island - the first time they have been seen together as a couple since their appearances on TV. Residents and other holidaymakers in the island's capital, Palma, said the pair - who were accompanied by Miss Valladolid's nine-year-old son Fausto and a boy who was apparently a friend - gave the appearance of being a "loving and happy family." On Tuesday the couple joined a group of around nine adults and six children, thought to be family and friends of Miss Valladolid, for lunch at El Bungalow, a seafood restaurant on the beach at Ciudad Jardin, a small town east of Palma. Waitress Carmen Garcia, who served them, said the group ordered three large paellas at €15.50 each, and drank local beer. Co-stars: The chefs met when filming the US version of Bake Off. They were spotted with Miss Valladolid¿s nine-year-old son Fausto this week Estranged: Paul Hollywood's wife of 15 years, Alexandra filed for divorce following Hollywood's alleged dalliance Guilty: Paul Hollywood has said he blames himself for the end of his marriage but maintains that he has been honest with his family about his relationship with Miss Valladolid She said that Mr Hollywood and Miss Valladolid "were very affectionate with each other. They were relaxed and seemed to be having a good time. They looked like a loving, happy family. But Mr Hollywood, dubbed the George Clooney of baking, and Miss Valladolid, described as "one sexy senorita" by an insider at their show, had gone to some lengths to keep their holiday secret. She has been tweeting images of Majorca since arriving on July 27 but he did not feature in any of them. Mr Hollywood, on the other hand - usually a busy tweeter - has not been on the site since July 25. It is thought he stayed in Majorca for four days before returning to Britain yesterday. Mr Hollywood met Miss Valladolid when they co-hosted The American Baking Competition in Los Angeles in March. National treasure: the British Bake Off star (pictured with co-host Mary Berry) was accused of tarnishing the beloved programme's wholesome image with his alleged affair Instant chemistry: The pair hit it off as they filmed The American Baking Competition in Los Angeles in March They appeared to hit it off from day one, with her referring to him as a "handsome devil." But the scandal that erupted over their alleged romance - though they have never admitted to a relationship - cost Mr Hollywood his marriage to his wife of 15 years, Alexandra. Miss Valladolid has left the marital home she shared with her ex-husband, Fausto, and moved into a £1.5 million apartment with her son. After the American show - which Hollywood hoped would launch his career across the Atlantic - was dropped, it was thought that the hosts" friendship had also cooled. Miss Valladolid was seen out celebrating her 35th birthday recently with friends. She declined to comment when approached in Majorca last week. Mr Hollywood has not responded to requests for a comment.