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BERRY'S BACK ON BEEB

Mary Berry set to front another BBC cookery show to rival Great British Bake Off

MARY Berry has revealed she will front yet another show with the BBC to rival the Great British Bake Off .

It comes as the Beeb scrambles to find a replacement for the popular Love Productions Bake Off format, the most-watched TV show of 2016 after its £75million move to Channel 4.

 Mary's forthright approach was one of the reasons why Bake Off was a success
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Mary's forthright approach was one of the reasons why Bake Off was a successCredit: Handout

Veteran telly chef Mary, 82, said: “The BBC said to me: ‘You’re not going’. We are doing something new together.

"But it’s not out there, we will be doing something soon.”

The show is believed to be called Classic Mary Berry — and will feature the star cooking in her own home.

The announcement comes days after we revealed that new Bake Off host Noel Fielding can't even make cheese on toast.

 Mary Berry is very much an institution now at the BBC
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Mary Berry is very much an institution now at the BBCCredit: PA:Press Association

 

Mary will also be fronting Britain’s Best Cook, alongside Strictly judge Claudia Winkleman early next year and has her own series, Mary Berry Everyday.

She is also hosting a show stately homes called Secrets From Britain’s Great Houses.

 Mary Berry has a number of TV shows in the pipeline
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Mary Berry has a number of TV shows in the pipelineCredit: Getty - Contributor
 Mary Berry pictured with Paul Hollywood - who was the only presenter to move to Channel 4
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Mary Berry pictured with Paul Hollywood - who was the only presenter to move to Channel 4

She expressed her regret about Bake Off — which she starred on alongside Paul Hollywood for six years — moving channels.

Speaking at a Headline book party on Monday evening in London she added: “It is sad that the show moved. I wish it had stayed.”

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