Gloucestershire baker commissioned to make birthday cake for George Clooney

A baker who was sworn to secrecy for two years after making a birthday cake for an A-list celebrity has revealed it was for George Clooney.

Holly Tait, who owns Project Cakery in Gloucestershire, said the order to make three cakes for 'George' and 200 guests came via an email from a producer.

The 22-year-old said it was only after searching online for filming in the area she realised it was for Clooney.

"It was such an honour and I loved every second of it," she said.

Ms Tait has been running her business in South Cerney making wedding and celebration cakes since the age of 18.

She said she already had orders for three wedding cakes for the weekend when the email request came in.

"It was really one of those that I shouldn't have said yes to, but I really like putting myself under pressure," she said.

"I'd already said yes to the cake before I realised who it was for, so that just added even more pressure.

"It was such a surprise to me, it was all very inconspicuous - but I treated it like any other order."

The order included three 10 in (25cm) diameter cakes, enough for 200 people.

"They told me 'go with whatever you feel'," she said.

"I was very lucky that they said 'this is what we want but you add your creative touch to it', so it was really fun."

The actor, who starred in Gravity and Ocean's Eleven, was in the UK directing The Boys in the Boat, based on the true story of the US rowing team that won gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

"I was sworn to secrecy for two years because the movie was obviously being filmed and hadn't come out yet," she said.

"I just saw the release date was on Monday so I was finally allowed to release the pictures of the cake."

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