The Great British Bake Off star Paul Hollywood is set to marry his fiancee this week.

The celebrity baker and partner Melissa Spalding – landlady of The Chequers Inn in Smarden – will tie the knot in Cyprus, The Sun reports.

Getting wed at the 5-star Anassa Hotel, the couple have been pictured soaking up the sun with their family ahead of the big day.

Insiders told The Sun Hollwood and Melissa are expecting 75 guests, including celebrity pals such as fellow Bake Off judge Prue Leith, 83.

Hollywood, who previously lived in Wingham, near Canterbury, lived in Cyprus during the 1990s and worked at the same hotel as head baker.

He met his ex-wife, Alexandra, there and they got married in 1998 but split in 2017.

He began dating now fiancee, Melissa Spalding, four years ago after meeting at her pub.

The Grade II-Listed site has been owned by the Spalding family for several years, but was recently put on the market for almost £1 million.

The venue has seven rooms, a 35-cover bar, a 37-cover restaurant with a pizza oven, and a large two-bedroom owner's accommodation.

Last week, the owners rubbished speculation that Johnny Depp is interested in buying it.

"It’s an absolute load of rubbish,” the owner told this website.

“Johnny Depp has never had a drink here and is certainly not interested in buying the place.”

It followed a report by The Sun in April that the Pirates of the Caribbean actor was “a huge fan” of the inn.

Before lockdown in 2020, Hollywood judged a village baking event held at The Chequers Inn to raise money for Smarden Parish Council.

People crammed into the cosy hostelry to get a glimpse of the 57-year-old who was searching for the star baker.