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Prue Leith, 84, 'steps down' from Bake Off with unlikely star 'set to stand in'


Prue Leith is reportedly taking a break from her judging duties on The Great British Bake Off and has decided not to appear on the upcoming celebrity edition of the show

She's been a judge on The Great British Bake Off for seven years, but Prue Leith is now reportedly taking a break from the hit Channel 4 show. Nigella Lawson could step in for Prue (Image: Getty)The news comes after it was reported that GBBO had sparked a bidding war as its contract with Channel 4 comes to an end. Channel 4 'could lose' the Great British Bake Off, according to reports (Image: Mark Bourdillon)They added to The Sun: "Netflix is already doing this with WWE wrestling and Disney+ recently bought the US version of Strictly.

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