Prue said Bake Off has been a “fabulous part” of her life Prue Leith stepping down as a judge has paved the way for culinary icon Nigella Lawson, who is set to join The Great British Bake Off. According to sources from The Sun, she was ready to sign on the dotted line as popular […]

2 months ago

She said the kittens ‘fought like the devil for life’ Prue Leith has admitted to drowning a litter of kittens as a child on the instructions of her mother. The Great British Bake Off judge recalled the shocking act in her memoir I’ll Try Anything Once, admitting the traumatic experience had plagued her for weeks […]

3 years ago

“Sorry if this is disappointing to hear” The Great British Bake Off’s first ever vegan contestant has apologised for using animal products in the first episode of the new series. Freya Cox shared an image of a vegan cake she’d baked recently on Instagram, but explained that the technical challenge which aired last night couldn’t […]

4 years ago

“In a packed bus, no one said a thing.” Great British Bake Off contestant Ali Imdad has shared a video of himself being racially abused on a bus in Birmingham. In the video, which Ali shared on Twitter, a female passenger on the bus accused the 33-year-old of being a terrorist. Not only was I […]

5 years ago

“This is kinda like saying it’s French Week – and then baking Cornish pasties or Welsh Cakes or Strudel” This week’s edition The Great British Bake Off has been called “ignorant” and “racist” by viewers, as bakers made dishes inspired by Chinese and Indian culture during the show’s first-ever ‘Japanese Week’. This week’s theme was […]

5 years ago

Some of these are pure nightmare fuel For the first episode of its eleventh season, The Great British Bake Off had one of its most memorable Showstopper challenges ever: create a cake of their celebrity hero. The Great British Bake Off has had plenty of wild and crazy final rounds in its decade-long history, and has […]

6 years ago