Great British Bake-Off winner Candice Brown has adopted a disabled pug from a Carmarthenshire dog shelter after seeing him look for a new home on television.

Candice, who starred in the recent series of Dancing on Ice, made a 10-hour round trip to Many Tears Animal Rescue in Cefneithin after spotting ‘Many’ on ITV’s This Morning.

Famed for her canine love, Candice and her husband Liam Macaulay are already parents to a pug called Dennis while last year they rescued a Pomeranian called Sybil, who is blind in one eye and walks on three legs.

Taking to Instagram on November 1, the kitchen whizz shared a series of snaps with the pup while posting a lengthy caption in which she detailed her journey to meet her new family member, who she renamed Albus.

Candice wrote: “Thank you Many Tears Rescue for everything you do and thank you for bringing this little sausage into our lives.

“You may have seen ‘Many’ on This Morning last week- well I did too and fell in love.

“He was reserved but that fell through and they contacted us- it was fate.

“We did a 10-hour round trip and bought him home- now to be known as Albus, Albus the magic pug.”

She continued saying that Albus had settled in perfectly with his new brother and sister and urged her followers to think about rescuing dogs rather than buying.

“We will find the best care and vet and get him everything he needs to live a healthy and very happy life.

“Adopt don’t shop because it’s honestly the best thing you will do.”

The baker wasn’t the only famous face wanting to give the pooch a home.

Rochelle Humes - who is covering Holly Willoughby on the sofa – told viewers: "Candice has given the eight-week-old pup a home.

“She's actually renamed him Albus and says she's already fallen in love.

"And I have to say that’s very easy, because I was in last week doing fashion, and if it wasn't Candice, it was almost me.”

Phillip Schofield added: "We love that, and that's a very happy ending and we are of course doing this all throughout the year - attempting to re-home 52 dogs."