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Prue Leith: "When I first started in the 70s and 80s, the atmosphere was just horrible and the head chef shouted at everybody."

Bake Off's Prue Leith 'shouted at' by head chef

Bake Off judge Prue Leith has revealed she was "shouted at" by a head chef when she began her career.

Prue Leith and Noel Fielding, pictured in a calmer Bake Off moment Photo: Channel 4/Love Productions/Mark Bourdillon

Noel Fielding jokes about doing shots with Prue Leith

TV presenter Noel Fielding joked he and Prue Leith had done Jägerbombs backstage when he made a surprise on-stage appearance at a Kasabian Brits Week gig in London on Tuesday night.

Telelevision • 26 Feb

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer will air on Channel 4 this spring

Tommy Tiernan set for The Great Celebrity Bake Off

Tommy Tiernan will be among the famous faces taking part in the new series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer on Channel 4.

Television • 30 Jan

Prue Leith - 'I don't even care if I'm cancelled'

The Great British Bake Off presenter Prue Leith has said she does not "even care if I get cancelled", adding that she planned to "make the most" of the rest of her life and "just have fun".

Television • 28 Jan

Prue Leith: "For goodness sake, they can replace Gregg Wallace. They can replace anybody. So they should be tough with their presenters."

Leith says TV execs should be tougher on presenters

Prue Leith claimed TV executives have been "very weak" amid the Gregg Wallace furore, adding that they should be "tough with their presenters".

Television • 07 Dec 24

Bake Off's Noel Fielding, Alison Hammond, Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith

A fifth contestant departs The Great British Bake Off

Car mechanic Andy has become the fifth contestant to leave The Great British Bake Off as he didn't survive pastry week.

Television • 22 Oct 24

Everyone made it through chocolate week on GBBO

Chocolate week reprieve for contestants on GBBO

Two contestants will leave The Great British Bake Off tent next week after judges could not decided on who should go home during Wednesday night's chocolate week episode.

Television • 19 Oct 23

The Great British Bake Off - (L-R Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, Noel Fielding, Alison Hammond) A premiere date for the new series is yet to be announced Photo: Channel 4

Alison Hammond makes debut as Bake Off host

TV presenter Alison Hammond appears for the first time as host in The Great British Bake Off tent in a new Channel 4 teaser for the show's September return.

Television • 30 Aug 23

Prue Leith - Great British Bake-Off has spoken about 13-year affair with late husband

Prue Leith: my marriage started as a 13-year affair

The Great British Bake-Off judge Prue Leith has spoken in detail about her marriage to her first husband Rayne Kruger, which started out as an affair that lasted 13 years.

Television • 18 May 23

Hammond is replacing comedian Matt Lucas who revealed last year he was stepping down from the presenting role

Alison Hammond new co-host of Great British Bake Off

Alison Hammond has announced she will become the new co-host of The Great British Bake Off

Television • 17 Mar 23

Prue Leith: 'My husband wooed me with haggis'

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith has revealed that she initially feared that she might be too old for her husband John but he stuck around and ended up wooing her with haggis.

Television • 04 Mar 23

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Thursday

Prue and Danny's Death Road Trip explores assisted dying, a diner with a lost voice turns up on First Dates Ireland, Other Voices returns, while it's cheerio to Marie Antoinette and Lady Gregory . . .

Television • 16 Feb 23

Prue Leith sad over Matt Lucas' GBBO exit

The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith has spoken of her sadness after comedian Matt Lucas announced his exit from the Channel 4 show as a co-presenter but said she understands his yearning to do more writing and theatre.

Television • 23 Jan 23

It was quarter-final week on The Great British Bake Off

Eighth contestant eliminated during GBBO quarter-final

Maxy has become the eighth contestant to leave the Great British Bake Off tent after a tense quarter-final which saw soggy bottoms and 3D spectacles in pastry week.

Television • 02 Nov 22

Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas were joined by a spooky special guest...

Sixth baker eliminated from The Great British Bake Off

Dawn has become the sixth contestant to leave the Great British Bake Off, as Halloween week saw flavoursome bakes and "messy" showstoppers.

Television • 18 Oct 22

First baker eliminated as Bake Off returns

Former charity director Will is the first contestant to be given the boot from the new series of The Great British Bake Off as a fresh batch of amateur bakers were put to the test in cake week.

Television • 14 Sep 22

Prue Leith happy 'people still want to employ me'

Celebrity chef Prue Leith has said "it's wonderful that people still want to employ me" at the age of 82.

Television • 31 Aug 22

Jabs for the boys - Ant and Dec get vaccinated

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are the latest UK celebs to reveal that they have been given the coronavirus jab.

Television • 24 Apr 21

Daisy Ridley among stars in latest Celebrity Bake Off

Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley, comedians Rob Beckett and Tom Allen, and singer Alexandra Burke are to showcase their cookery skills as The Great Celebrity Bake Off returns to television screens tonight.

Daisy Ridley • 09 Mar 21

Ian McKellen gets vaccine at Queen Mary's University Hospital London

Ian McKellen feels 'euphoric' after Covid-19 vaccine

Lord of the Rings star Ian McKellen has said he feels "euphoric" after being vaccinated against Covid-19 at Queen Mary's University Hospital London.

Movies • 17 Dec 20

Great British Bake Off winner crowned

Spoiler alert! Peter Sawkins has been named as the winner of this year's Great British Bake Off after he saw off competition from Laura Adlington and Dave Friday in Tuesday's final on Channel 4.

Great British Bake Off • 24 Nov 20

Third baker leaves the Bake Off tent

Following a rather tough bread week, a third baker has been sent home by Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith on The Great British Bake Off.

Television • 07 Oct 20

Mak fails to make the cut on Bake Off

In the second episode of this season's Great British Bake Off, Mak has become the latest contestant to be eliminated from the Channel 4 show.

Great British Bake Off • 29 Sep 20

Bake Off halted production over suspected Covid-19 case

It has been revealed that production on Channel 4's Great British Bake Off was temporarily halted over a suspected case of Covid-19.

Television • 15 Sep 20

Channel 4 announce return date for Bake Off

The return date of The Great British Bake Off has been announced by Channel 4 - and it's less than a fortnight away.

Television • 09 Sep 20