Prue Leith 31 August 2019 9:00 AM 31 August 2019 9:00 AM Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Whatsapp Picture the scene: we are filming the opening link for The Great British Bake Off. Here I am in the woods, dressed in a lion suit; Paul Hollywood is the Tin Man, Sandi Toksvig the Scarecrow, and, guess what, Noel Fielding is Dorothy. I leap out on to the yellow brick road, roaring — I feel a hammer blow to my ankle, and end up whimpering like the Cowardly Lion I’m portraying. I have snapped my Achilles tendon. Danny the medic, who has had nothing more exciting than bakers’ cut fingers to deal with for three years, finally gets to use his ambulance, wheelchair and considerable skills. He doses me with painkillers and sticks my foot in a bucket containing more ice than water. Soon the agony of that has wiped out any injury pain. An hour later I’m back in my lion suit, this time held up by Dorothy and the Tin Man, one on each side. We … [Read more...] about Prue Leith: My plan to get real catering back into hospitals
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GBBO’s Prue Leith snapped her Achilles tendon during filming
Prue Leith snapped her Achilles tendon while filming the opening scene for the new series of the Great British Bake Off, the judge has revealed. Leith, 79, was playing a lion in a Wizard of Oz-themed sequence when she felt a “hammer blow” to her ankle. She has now been strapped up in a “Beckham Boot” and is being wheeled around in a wheelchair or making her way about on crutches as she recovers. Writing about the incident in the Spectator, she explained: “I leap out on to the yellow brick road, roaring — I feel a hammer blow to my ankle, and end up whimpering like the Cowardly Lion I’m portraying. I have snapped my Achilles tendon. “Danny the medic…doses me with painkillers and sticks my foot in a bucket containing more ice than water. “Soon the agony of that has wiped out any injury pain. An hour later I’m back in my lion suit, this time held up by Dorothy and the Tin Man, one on each side. We grin at the camera. … [Read more...] about GBBO’s Prue Leith snapped her Achilles tendon during filming
Prue Leith reveals her recipe for success
Prue Leith is, she says bluntly, having “a horrible time”. We’re speaking on the phone as she rides on a golf buggy to her talk at Alex James’s Big Feastival. “It’s just too noisy and too uncomfortable and very hot,” she adds, in an honest critique that will be familiar to viewers of Bake Off. The competition returned for a 10th series last night, with Leith playing the Lion from the Wizard of Oz in an opening sketch. “This year’s bakers are an enthusiastic bunch,” she adds. “They are young but are chosen on baking abilities. It’s about enthusiasm and practice.” It’s a shift from this year’s celebrity Bake Offs for Comic Relief, which featured Russell Brand recreating his daughter’s birth in biscuits, complete with his wife’s vagina. “I adored the celebrity Bake Offs,” says Leith, who joined the main show when it moved to Channel 4 in 2017. “They have a more relaxed … [Read more...] about Prue Leith reveals her recipe for success
Prue Leith: Bake Off not looking for right ethnic mix
Lifestyle / Entertainment by Press Association 20/08/2019, 12:03 am Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter Prue Leith has said that The Great British Bake Off is not trying to find “the right ethnic mix”. The judge and baking expert said the popular show is only concerned with seeking out the best contestants to compete. Leith said that those who enter the famous tent are not chosen based on their ethnicity, age, or weight, adding that the programme remained “a very inclusive show”. The Channel 4 competition is returning to TV screens, and this year’s batch of bakers will be chosen on their culinary skills, according to Leith. She said: “What’s so interesting is when they’re choosing the bakers, the main thing they want to know is that they’re getting the 12 best bakers in the country. “They’re not choosing, they’re not set up to find somebody who’s the right ethnic mix, or … [Read more...] about Prue Leith: Bake Off not looking for right ethnic mix
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Prue Leith, CBE, is as surprised and amused as anyone that she will be adding fashion designer to her CV at the age of 79. “It’s funny,” the doyenne television chef says of her new venture. “But people kept asking me where I get my glasses from. Then I won the only award I have ever won for doing absolutely nothing; Spectacle Wearer of the Year. My husband said he’d have preferred it if it was ‘Rear of the Year’, but sadly not. I love business so I thought this could be a good opportunity.” Her debut collection of glasses for the Ronit Furst brand launches this month, with no less than 72 styles on offer. Leith has worn Furst’s luxury, hand-painted frames for more than a decade, but, at a lower... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one … [Read more...] about Prue Leith