Bake Off’s Candice Brown ‘finds love with hunky rugby player Nicky Hewer’ a year after splitting from husband
Candice Brown has reportedly found love with a handsome rugby player after splitting from her husband Liam Macauley last year.
The Bake Off champ, 36, who won the seventh series of the show in 2016, is thought to be dating sportsman and TUI regional pilot manager Nicky Hewer.
The travel executive is also a keen sportsman and plays for Aylesbury Rugby Football Club.
New romance: Bake Off’s Candice Brown has reportedly found love with hunky rugby player Nicky Hewer a year after splitting from husband
Coupled-up: The Bake Off champ, 36, who won the seventh series of the show in 2016, is reportedly dating sportsman and TUI regional pilot manager Nicky
In pictures obtained by The Sun, the pair were seen holding one another’s hands affectionately.
It is not known how long the couple have been dating. MailOnline has contacted Candice’s representatives for comment.
The baker’s new romance comes after she opened up about suffering the ‘worst year of her life’ in April following her split from husband Liam.
New man: The travel executive is also a keen sportsman and plays for Aylesbury Rugby Football Club
The television personality admitted she doesn’t know ‘how she is still going’ as she spoke about her mental health struggles.
It was revealed that Candice and her tree surgeon ex Liam had decided to separate after less than two years of marriage last July.
She told the told The Burnt Chef Journal podcast: ‘I had a very difficult year last year — the hardest of my life. How the f*** I’m still going, I don’t know. But it was just a lot to take in, a lot to deal with.’
Marriage ends: The TV star hasn’t had the easiest of years, which has seen her secretly split from her husband-of-two-years Liam a year ago (pictured in June 2018)
Candice, who runs her pub the Green Man in Eversholt, said: ‘Mental health is something I’ve always struggled with.
‘I also got diagnosed with ADHD, hence the disorganisation and forgetfulness.’
She revealed: ‘On the days we were shut and towards the end of the year I said, “I don’t know if I can do this on my own if lockdown happens again.
‘I just can’t do it. I need to be on the go all the time and that silence and darkness on top of a brain that can be quite dark anyway was a lot.’
The famous baker first met ex Liam in the bar where he worked while studying for a degree, back in 2012.
After five years of dating, the couple announced their engagement in October 2017, just over a year after she first appeared on Bake Off.
Candice exchanged nuptials with her longtime love at Château de Varennes in Burgundy, France, in September 2018.
Candid: Candice Brown has opened up about suffering the ‘worst year of her life’ following her split from her husband Liam Macaulay (pictured recently)