Prue Leith breaks silence on Bake Off replacement as she steps down from Celeb specials in surprise move
PRUE Leith has broken her silence after she was replaced by a new judge on the Great British Bake Off celebrity shows.
The Channel 4 star has stepped back from all GBBO specials, with Caroline Waldegrave OBE stepping into her shoes.
Prue, 84, has now given her verdict after it was confirmed the legendary cookery teacher would be taking on her role.
Sharing a picture of Caroline on Instagram, Prue gave her good friend the thumbs up.
She said: "Caroline is perfect! The kindest and most knowledgable teacher, the bakers will love her."
Last year The Sun revealed how Prue had made the decision to step back from the Great British Bake Off specials and focus on the regular series.
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This week, Channel 4 confirmed Prue's close friend Caroline would be taking over her role.
Caroline, 72, is a former managing director of Leiths School of Food & Wine, which was originally set up by Prue in the mid-70s.
Married to former Tory politician William Waldegrave, she has also co-written several successful cookery books.
Channel 4 has also revealed the line-up for this year's Celebrity Bake Off.
