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Prue Leith reveals she was called 'the posh b**ch' by disgruntled Bake Off fans after replacing Mary Berry - and admits 'funny and natural' husband John Playfair could upstage her on new show
The South African TV personality was drafted in as the much-loved Mary Berry 's replacement in 2017, when the show relocated from its original BBC home to Channel 4 .
Enter Prue; already self-conscious about her plummy accent, she admits its unintentional aloofness failed to resonate with a faction of loyal Bake Off viewers, at least on this side of the Atlantic. Fans will see plenty more of Playfair over coming weeks, with the couple preparing to launch new show Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen, which they co-host from their lavish rural home. The Bake Off star, who was married to South African author Rayne Kruger for nearly 30 years before his death in 2002, recently admitted she bolted from her first meeting with Playfair at a dinner party.
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