Prue Leith

Dame
Prue Leith
DBE
Leith December 2018
Born
Prudence Margaret Leith

(1940-02-18) 18 February 1940 (age 84)
Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Education
Television
Spouses
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    (m. 1974; died 2002)​
  • John Playfair
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    (m. 2016)​
Children2, including Danny Kruger
RelativesSam Leith (nephew)

Dame Prudence Margaret Leith, DBE (born 18 February 1940[1]) is a South African[2] restaurateur, television presenter/broadcaster, cookery writer and novelist.

She is Chancellor of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. She was a judge on BBC Two's Great British Menu for eleven years, before joining The Great British Bake Off in March 2017, replacing Mary Berry, when the television programme moved to Channel 4.[3]

  1. ^ "Debrett's - The trusted source on British social skills, etiquette and style". Debrett's.
  2. ^ "SA POWER 100 — 2012: Prue Leith". The South African. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ "The Great British Bake Off unveils new line-up". BBC News. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.