PRUE Leith has been a fixture on the nation's favourite baking competition for the past seven years.
But the judge is taking a break from the summer 2024 celebrity edition — here we take a look at why.
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Has Prue Leith left Bake Off?
According to insiders, Prue Leith will not appear on The Great Celebrity Bake Off in the summer of 2024 due to charity commitments.
A source said: “Prue absolutely loves working onBake Offbut filming two series a year can be punishing on top of her other commitments.
“She has already filmed the normal series, which will air this year but she will not appear on thecelebrity version.
“Prue has made it clear she adores the show and would like to come back in 2025.
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“She will turn 85 next year, so it’s not surprising that she wants to take time off.”
Who is replacing Prue Leith?
Bosses at Channel 4 are now searching for a replacement to judge the show alongsidePaul Hollywood.
The current favourite to fill in for Prue is celebrity chefNigella Lawson.
A spokesman for Bake Off creator Love Productions said: “Prue will be stepping back from The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer.”
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How did Prue Leith make her fortune?
Prue started her career catering high-class business lunches, before working her way up to opening her own restaurant.
The eating establishment she set up, Leith's, has earned a Michelin star.
She also opened Leith's School of Food and Wine in 1974, which she sold almost 20 years later.
Prue has been recognised around the world for her contributions to the culinary world.
She was appointed anOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)in 1989, and was awarded as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2010.
The writer is good friends with formerGBBO judge Mary Berryand she tried to pay tribute to her pal when she first joined Bake Off, but the show's producers wouldn't allow it.
Before joining the hitChannel 4baking show, she was already enjoying a career as acelebrity chef.
Prue has said she was inspired to cook by a woman she worked for as an au pair inFrance.
She then went on to learn to cook professionally at the Cordon Bleu inLondon.
Prue is understood to have signed a deal with Channel 4in 2017 wortharound £200,000 per series.
It dwarfs the £70,000 both Mary and co-judgePaul Hollywood commanded for the show when it was on theBBC.
What is Prue Leith's net worth?
Prue is no stranger to a lucrative deal.
When she sold off her food interests in 1995, her culinary group’s turnover was £15million, according toSpears.
As of March 2024, most outlets estimate Prue's net worth to be in the region of £85million.
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How old is Prue Leith
Prue was born inSouth Africaon February 18, 1940.
At the time of writing, the cooking legend is 84 years old.
Celebrity Bake Off line-up 2024
Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith will put these 20 star bakers through their paces in the famous white tent:
- Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker.
- This Morning presenter Dermot O'Leary.
- Actor Joe Locke.
- Sports presenter Gabby Logan
- The Last Leg's Adam Hills.
- EastEnders legend Danny Dyer.
- Comedian David O’Doherty.
- Taskmaster star Fern Brady.
- Radio One presenter Greg James.
- Celebrity Juice star Leigh Francis.
- Spice Girls star Mel B.
- Satirist Munya Chawawa.
- Dancing On Ice star Oti Mabuse.
- Singer Paloma Faith.
- The Reverend Richard Coles.
- Comedian Rhod Gilbert.
- Broadcaster Sara Cox.
- Reality star Spencer Matthews.
- Comedian Suzi Ruffell.
- Documentary filmmaker Yinka Bokinni.
