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Prue Leith defends The Great British Bake Off as former host Sandi Toksvig claims she left the show because it is 'boring'

Former host Sandi Toksvig , 65, who stepped down from presenting the programme in 2020, has admitted she left the show because she 'stopped having fun'.

Speaking to the Times Radio, she said: 'I don't think Sandi was so bored because she and I shared a wonderful green room in this posh house, which was where we filmed Bake Off and which was in the library. It comes after last week claims emerged that the show may be forced to move to Netflix due to Channel 4's 'money woes' (pictured: Paul, Prue and hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond) 'But if they can't match the pay demands, there's not much they can do, and that opens the door for rivals like ITV and Netflix to swoop in, the fact is, this year is crunch time for the future of the Bake Off.'

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