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Nigella Lawson Joins GBBO as Judge for Series 17
entertainment1 month ago

Nigella Lawson Joins GBBO as Judge for Series 17

Nigella Lawson will join The Great British Bake Off as a judge for its 17th series, replacing Prue Leith who is stepping down. She’ll sit with Paul Hollywood and hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond in the tent. Lawson called the show a National Treasure and expressed excitement about joining the team and the new bakers; Leith welcomed the choice. The move pairs two iconic British culinary figures and adds Lawson’s warm style to the competition.

via Vulture|
#entertainment#gbbo#great-british-bake-off
Nigella Lawson Joins The Great British Bake Off as New Judge
television1 month ago

Nigella Lawson Joins The Great British Bake Off as New Judge

Nigella Lawson is set to judge The Great British Bake Off’s 17th series, replacing Prue Leith who stepped down after nine seasons. Lawson will sit alongside Paul Hollywood; Leith welcomed her successor and Lawson called the show a national treasure. The shift comes as Channel 4’s Bake Off has seen ratings slip from its BBC One peak, though season 16 began with about 7.26 million viewers for its first episode.

via The Guardian|
#channel-4#great-british-bake-off#nigella-lawson
Nigella Lawson Steps Into Bake Off Judge Role
television1 month ago

Nigella Lawson Steps Into Bake Off Judge Role

Nigella Lawson has been named the new judge for The Great British Bake Off, replacing Prue Leith and joining Paul Hollywood. Lawson, a long-standing British TV cooking personality, said she’s daunted yet excited to take on the role, as the show—which moved from the BBC to Channel 4 and streams on Netflix in the U.S. as The Great British Baking Show—continues its high-profile run, with Leith having departed recently and Bake Off maintaining strong ratings (Season 16 peaked at 8.7 million viewers in 2025).

via Deadline|
#great-british-bake-off#netflix#nigella-lawson
Prue Leith Steps Down as Bake Off Judge at 86
tv1 month ago

Prue Leith Steps Down as Bake Off Judge at 86

Long-serving Bake Off judge Prue Leith is leaving the series after nine seasons and more than 400 challenges. She announced on Instagram that at 86 she’s stepping back to pursue other things and will miss working with co-judges Paul Hollywood, Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding, plus the production teams. Leith joined the show in 2017, replacing Mary Berry when the program moved from the BBC to Channel 4; her exit marks the first judging change in nine years. The series streams on Netflix in the U.S.

via hollywoodreporter.com|
#bake-off#channel-4#great-british-bake-off
Prue Leith Steps Back From Bake Off at 86
entertainment1 month ago

Prue Leith Steps Back From Bake Off at 86

Prue Leith announced on Instagram that she’s stepping down as a judge on The Great British Bake Off after nine series, saying that at 86 it’s the right time to step back and pursue other interests, while she will miss her co-judge Paul Hollywood and hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding; colleagues praised her as a national treasure and the show thanked her for nine brilliant years.

via NBC News|
#entertainment#great-british-bake-off#leaving
Prue Leith Exits The Great British Bake Off After 9 Seasons
entertainment1 month ago

Prue Leith Exits The Great British Bake Off After 9 Seasons

Prue Leith, 86, announced on Instagram that she is leaving The Great British Bake Off after nine seasons and more than 400 challenges, saying it feels like the right time to step back and pursue other interests, including time in her garden, while she’ll miss her fellow judges Paul Hollywood, Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond as the show—now on Channel 4 since 2016—continues.

via The New York Times|
#channel-4#entertainment#great-british-bake-off
Prue Leith Bids Farewell to The Great British Bake Off
television1 month ago

Prue Leith Bids Farewell to The Great British Bake Off

Prue Leith announced on Instagram that she is stepping down from Channel 4's The Great British Bake Off after nine years, saying it feels like the right time and pointing to her age (86). She has judged more than 400 challenges since joining when Bake Off moved from the BBC to Channel 4, replacing Mary Berry, and has been a familiar presence alongside Paul Hollywood with hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond. The show will continue with Hollywood as a sole judge and will need a new co-judge, as Bake Off remains Channel 4's most-watched program.

via Deadline|
#channel-4#co-judge#great-british-bake-off
Prue Leith's Bold Revelation: Unveiling Her 13-Year Affair
celebrity-affairs2 years ago

Prue Leith's Bold Revelation: Unveiling Her 13-Year Affair

Prue Leith, judge on The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday, revealed in her 2012 memoir that she had a 13-year affair with her first husband, Rayne Kruger, while he was still married to her mother's best friend. Despite knowing it would raise eyebrows, Prue included the affair in her book because she believed in writing the truth about her life. While it upset her children initially, they have since moved on from it. Prue is now happily married to her second husband, John Playfair.

via E! NEWS|
#affair#celebrity-affairs#family
Prue Leith Reveals 13-Year Secret Affair with First Husband.
entertainment2 years ago

Prue Leith Reveals 13-Year Secret Affair with First Husband.

"The Great British Baking Show" judge Prue Leith revealed in a podcast that she had a 13-year affair with her then-mentor and the chairman of her company, Rayne Kruger, who was married at the time. Leith and Kruger were discreet about their relationship, which ended after 13 years when Leith wanted to have a child. Kruger left his wife and they had a son together before getting married. Kruger passed away in 2002, and Leith married John Playfair in 2016.

via USA TODAY|
#affair#autobiography#entertainment
"Coronation Quiche: A Royal Delight or Overpriced Fad?"
food2 years ago

"Coronation Quiche: A Royal Delight or Overpriced Fad?"

The official coronation quiche, made with spinach, broad bean and tarragon, has been given the stamp of approval by Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith. The dish was sampled at a special Big Lunch at Westminster Abbey, attended by faith leaders from across the country, and was made in the Buckingham Palace kitchen. The quiche recipe was chosen by the King and Queen Consort because it works as a sharing dish, can be served hot or cold, suits a wide range of dietary requirements and can be easily adapted to suit different tastes. The Big Lunch is a community celebration run by the Eden Project and funded by the National Lottery.

via Daily Mail|
#big-lunch#buckingham-palace#community