PRUE Leith has been replaced on Bake Off as Channel 4 unveil its brand new star-studded lineup for the celebrity specials.
The hit baking show’s spin-off returns as a new judge joins Paul Hollywood in the famous tent.
Last year The Sun revealed how Prue, 84, had decided to step back from Bake Off’s specials and focus on the regular series.
Now Channel 4 has confirmed Prue’s close friend Caroline Waldegrave OBE will take over her role.
Caroline, 72, is also a former co-owner and managing director of Leiths School of Food & Wine – Prue’s business.
Alison Hammond will return as host alongside Noel Fielding, with the special filmed before his AppleTV+ show was canned over health woes.
This year Bake Off features a married couple as well as TV siblings.
Competing is a raft of actors, including Jim Howick, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Maxine Peake, Self Esteem AKA Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Meera Syal and Sophie Willan taking part.
Also donning their aprons is broadcaster Sarah Beeny, creator of Chicken Shop Date Amelia Dimoldenberg and sibling TV presenters Scarlette and Stuart Douglas.
Other household names include GMB’s Kate Garraway, model and author Ellie Goldstein, Loose Women Gloria Hunniford OBE, Roman Kemp, Chris and Rosie Ramsey as well as comedians Tommy Tiernan, Adam Buxton and Phil Wang.
Celebrity Bake Off is part of C4’s Stand Up to Cancer campaign for Cancer Research UK.
The show is expected to return this Spring.
Meanwhile, Prue previously addressed her future altogether on Bake Off.
She said: “I won’t leave in a hurry, but I will leave some time because I’m getting ancient.”
Great British Bake Off has launched the careers of dozens of Bakers – here’s how the winners have fared after their time in the tent.
Bake Off winners - where they are now
- Series One: Edd Kimber – Has released cookbooks and publishes recipes on his website.
- Series Two: Joanne Wheatley – Opened her own cookery school after winning Bake Off and released two cookery books.
- Series Three: John Whaite – is now a regular face on TV for cooking segments and appeared on Strictly in 2021.
- Series Four: Frances Quinn – has had her recipes appear in Vogue and is a regular contributor to BBC Good Food.
- Series Five: Nancy Birtwhistle – The grandmother keeps herself busy with multiple specialties including baking and gardening. Launching a series of books under the Green Living brand.
- Series Six: Nadiya Hussein – was chosen to bake a birthday cake for Queen Elizabeth II, and has hosted multiple BBC baking shows.
- Series Seven: Candice Brown – has made several appearances on Celebrity gameshows, features frequently on morning TV shows, and runs her own pub, The Green Man, with her brother.
- Series Eight: Sophie Faldo – launched Sophie Faldo’s Couture Cakes as a business offering bespoke bakes for weddings and major celebrations.
- Series Nine: Rahul Mandal – After winning Great British Bake Off, Rahul opted to largely step back from the limelight and return to his normal job at the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.
- Series Ten: David Atherton – David launched a food fitness column for The Guardian, and also released a cookbook.
- Series Eleven: Peter Sawkins – On top of the traditional cookbook release, Peter – the youngest winner of the show aged 20 – returned to University of Edinburgh to complete his finance and accounting degree.
- Series Twelve: Giuseppe Dell’Anno – Giuseppe has released his own cookbook based around his Italian roots.
- Series Thirteen: Syabira Yusoff – The research scientist has launched her own company and hosts events based around teaching others Malaysian cuisine.
- Season Fourteen: Matty Edgell – Matty has become a baking influencer since his win, posting tips and tricks on TikToks, as well as recipes on Instagram. Matty has also appeared on This Morning to share his skills with the morning show audience.
