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TV legend rushed to hospital after husband calls ambulance
The Great British Bake Off star, who lives in the Cotswolds, has revealed details of a frightening health scare which saw her taken to hospital amid concerns she may have been suffering a stroke.
Dame Prue, 86, was staying in Yorkshire when she experienced what she recognised as a migraine attack, but her symptoms alarmed husband John Playfair.
Writing in her column Prue’s News for the September edition of The Oldie magazine, she explained that the episode affected both her vision and her speech.
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She wrote: “A few weeks ago, staying in Yorkshire, I had a migraine attack.”
Describing the onset of her symptoms, Dame Prue said: “First, I can see only half of whatever I’m looking at.”
She added: “This is speedily followed by a bright circle of flickering, coloured lights in the upper right field of vision.”
The television personality said her condition then left her struggling to communicate, with what she described as an “incomprehensible jumble of disconnected words”.
Dame Prue recalled: “I tried to tell him it was just a migraine, but I couldn’t string two words together.”
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Her husband contacted medical professionals, who decided she should be taken to Harrogate Hospital for further checks.
She underwent a series of assessments and later received a precautionary CT scan before being discharged in the early hours of the morning.
Reflecting on the ordeal, Dame Prue said: “I knew all along that all I had was a migraine.”
She added: “But since the speech problem is a classic symptom of a stroke, and my extreme old age being a time when mini-strokes are common, everyone was determined to be safe not sorry.”
The Bake Off favourite also praised NHS staff, describing those who treated her as “cheerful, sympathetic, polite, helpful and professional”
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The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
The closure affects the route between the A420 and Coxwell Road near Great Coxwell to allow for carriageway widening and the construction of a new signal-controlled junction.
The closure, in effect 24 hours a day, will begin on September 7, 2026, and is expected to remain in place until April 16, 2027.
An alternative route will be signposted via the A420, London Street, Coxwell Street, and Coxwell Road.
The order, issued by Oxfordshire County Council under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, will remain in force for up to 18 months if necessary.
Exemptions are included for emergency vehicles, and signage will be in place to advise drivers of the closure.
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