Dame Prudence Margaret Leith, is a South African and British restaurateur, broadcaster, cookery writer, businesswoman, television personality, novelist, chef, and former university chancellor.
The Great British Bake Off is a British television baking competition, produced by Love Productions, in which a group of amateur bakers compete against each other in a series of rounds, attempting to
Prue Leith
…novelist, chef, and former university chancellor. Leith was a judge on BBC Two's Great British Menu for eleven years, from 2005-16. She left it to join The Great British Bake Off in March 2017, replacing Mary Berry as a judge, when the television programme moved to Channel 4. She remained a judge until 2025. She was Chancellor…
The Great British Bake Off title
Competitive baking, such as making Victoria sponge (pictured), is part of the classic English village fête which inspired the series.