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Mary Berry admits she ‘nearly poisoned’ viewers with recipe
The TV legend was a judge on the show during the BBC years between 2010 and 2016 before it left for Channel 4.
She has lived in Henley, in the south of Oxfordshire, with her husband Paul Hunnings since 2019.
Now, the 91-year-old has revealed in a chat with the Daily Mail’s Richard Eden that she nearly accidentally poisoned viewers with a recipe.
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She said: “I was doing a television programme, and I thought, ‘I know, I’ll put miniature daffodils on this.’
“But someone on set looked it up and stopped me in my tracks – they’re poisonous. So check they’re not going to kill everybody.”
Daffodils contain toxins that can be harmful to people as well as to pets such as dogs and cats.
Ingesting parts of the plant may lead to symptoms including feeling sick, vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach pain, while Poison Control notes that the bulb in particular can irritate the mouth and upset the digestive system.