{"id":1802,"date":"2026-01-21T20:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:15:13","slug":"prue-leith-announces-her-departure-from-the-great-british-bake-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1802","title":{"rendered":"Prue Leith Announces Her Departure From &#8216;The Great British Bake Off&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">Prue Leith took to social media to announce her departure as a judge on <em data-node-id=\"0.0.1\">The Great British Bake Off<\/em> after nine years.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">Former contestants and fans flocked to the comments to express their well-wishes and their sadness over her exit.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">No news yet on who her replacement will be.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">There\u2019s not a dry eye in the house\u2014after nine seasons, Prue Leith has announced her exit as a judge on <em data-node-id=\"2.3\">The Great British Bake Off<\/em>. \u201cBake Off has been a fabulous part of my life for the last nine years, I have genuinely loved it and I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll miss working with my fellow judge Paul, Alison and Noel and the teams at Love Productions and Channel 4,\u201d she posted to her Instagram account. \u201cBut now feels like the right time to step back (I\u2019m 86 for goodness sake!), there\u2019s so much I\u2019d like to do, not least spend summers enjoying my garden,\u201d she continues. \u201cWhoever joins the team, I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll love it as much as I have. I feel very lucky to have been part of it,\u201d she concludes.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Many former competitors commented on her post, expressing how much she\u2019ll be missed and how much she helped guide them through their time on GBBO. \u201cThanks for the memories, encouragement and guidance Prue. It was incredible to be part of the show with you,\u201d wrote 2023 winner Matty Edgell. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cWe will miss you so much. It was a joy and privilege to be in the tent you,\u201d commented Rahul Mandal, 2018 <em data-node-id=\"5.1\">GBBO <\/em>winner. But former contestants aren\u2019t the only ones sad to see the legend leave the show. \u201cYou will be missed greatly but I\u2019m glad you will have more time for yourself,\u201d wrote one fan. <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cIt has been an aaaaabsolute pleasure to watch you all these years! Your wit and fashion will be dearly dearly missed,\u201d commented another. \u201cYou are truly irreplaceable Prue,\u201d another fan wrote. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">One enthusiastic fan said, \u201cIM GONNA MISS YOU SO MUCH YOU NATIONAL TREASURE YOU.\u201d However, I think one iconic fan really summed up the thoughts of the masses: \u201cRetirement denied. see you next season.\u201d <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">It\u2019s truly the end of an era and we wish Prue all the best in her well-earned time off.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-fcvumo e94w1mj1\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-17-0\" class=\"css-vzlvvm e1kgjrvy4\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-17-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz e1kgjrvy5\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p0\"\/>More Great British Bake Off<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prue Leith took to social media to announce her departure as a judge on The Great British Bake Off after nine years. Former contestants and fans flocked to the comments to express their well-wishes and their sadness over her exit. No news yet on who her replacement will be. 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