Prue Leith is to leave The Great British Bake Off after almost a decade as a judge on the show.
The 86-year-old announced she has decided to step down from the role after nine series and judging more than 400 challenges.
She has been a judge on the baking show alongside Paul Hollywood since 2017 when the series moved from the BBC to Channel 4.
She said in a statement on Wednesday: “Bake Off has been a fabulous part of my life for the last nine years, I have genuinely loved it and I’m sure I’ll miss working with my fellow judge Paul, Alison and Noel and the teams at Love…