Dame Prue Leith has shared what Paul Hollywood actually thinks of his new Great British Bake Off co-judge Nigella Lawson, who changed her on the Channel 4 present after she stepped again in January
Alison Hammond, Noel Fielding, Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood(Image: Channel 4 / Love Productions)
Paul Hollywood, 60, and Dame Prue Leith, 86, judged The Great British Bake Off collectively for almost a decade, however the famend baker is now set to companion with a brand new face on the Channel 4 programme.
Prue, who introduced her resolution to “step back” from the present in January this yr, appeared on Times Radio this weekend and was questioned by host Jane Mulkerrins about what viewers ought to anticipate from her successor, Nigella Lawson, 66, and Paul.
Revealing perception into Paul’s priorities for her replacement, the restaurateur and chef insisted that the star would all the time have better “respect” for candidates who have been specialists in baking, reasonably than their degree of fame.
As a outcome, Prue believes that “terrific baker” Nigella is the perfect alternative. She shared: “I believe they will get alongside completely nice.
“What Paul respects is that if you realize your stuff, if they’d employed anyone who was there simply because they have been well-known…
“He would rather have a good baker nobody had ever heard of who understands what’s wrong with the cake, or why it’s as it is, and of course, Nigella is a terrific baker and has been for many years.”
“She’s also really good at her job, I mean anyone who has seen her on TV knows how confident and witty… and she’s really clever, Nigella.
“People typically suppose that she’s simply… nicely they do not say it, however when you say ‘Nigella Lawson’, individuals principally suppose how stunning she is, however she’s bought a mind on her, she’s terrific. They’ll be completely nice.”
Jane concurred and disclosed that after viewing a preview clip of Nigella and Paul on the show for the first time, it’s evident that they “have nice chemistry”.
The presenter knowledgeable Prue: “I had a sneak peek of what they’ll be like collectively, I used to be at a Channel 4 preview Prue, and I’ve to say, they’ve nice chemistry. So I’m trying ahead to it very a lot.
“They will be terrific, they will be wonderful,” Prue expressed enthusiastically in response.
Paul is at present on our screens judging The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer alongside pastry chef and Bake Off: The Professionals choose Cherish Finden.
TV chef Nigella will make her debut on the seventeenth collection of The Great British Bake Off, which is scheduled to broadcast later this yr.
Prue beforehand clarified that she had determined to step down from her Bake Off position on account of her age and a want to pay attention on different pursuits, together with gardening.
In a latest look on The Shift podcast, the star admitted a concern of shedding her steadiness on the Channel 4 set, after being requested to movie in a subject and having to tell producers she wasn’t up for it.
She recollected: “We weren’t judging cake – they wanted us to dance round this field. And it was a very hummocky, uneven, field, which of course Noel could really leap over brilliantly and Paul perfectly good.”
She continued: “But I suddenly realised ‘I’m going to go A over T, you know, this is going to be humiliating beyond belief’. So I said ‘I don’t want to do it’, and they understood – they were fine.”
