Prue Leith makes ‘shameful confession’ about Bake Off

In January, it was announced that the cook, who lives in the Cotswolds, would bow out of the Channel 4 show after nine series and judging more than 400 challenges.

The 86-year-old has been a judge on the popular baking show alongside Paul Hollywood since 2017, when the series moved from the BBC to Channel 4, replacing Henley resident Dame Mary Berry.

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It was then announced on Monday, January 26, that Oxford University graduate Ms Lawson will replace her as the judge on the Bake Off.

Now, Dame Prue has written an article for The Spectator entitled ‘My shameful confession: I’m not a good baker’.

In the piece, the former Bake Off star opens up about her baking skills and even mentions what fellow judge Mr Hollywood would think of her efforts.

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Dame Prue said: “Contrary to popular conception, I’m not a great baker. I was hired by Bake Off for my judging experience, not my baking skill.

“I’m a good cook, and I know what’s right and wrong about a cake, but I suspect my own baking efforts would not often get Paul Hollywood’s nod of approval.

“On the day before Good Friday, I decided to make hot cross buns. They were a total disaster. Analysing them, I could hear myself say: ‘No flavour’.”