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Prue Leith's first TV gig since quitting The Great British Bake Off revealed as she teams up with VERY familiar face

04/02/26 10:31

It has only been a matter of days since former Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith announced she was leaving the Channel 4 baking competition, but it's been revealed that Prue, 85, already has a new TV project lined up....read

ROLAND WHITE reviews last night's TV: Is train buff Sandi's great rail trip an audition for Michael Portillo's job?
30/11/25 23:25
Everything in this feelgood programme was bathed in sunshine. You could virtually feel the summer holiday warmth in the air, and the cool breeze in her hotel room as she opened the shutters.
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Legendary BBC quiz show confirms return to screens 23 years on from first ever episode with all-star lineup
17/09/25 19:06
The latest instalment of beloved series will be hitting screens next month, much to the delight of die-hard fans.
Truth behind Sandi Toksvig's Great British Bake Off Exit revealed - and it's bad news for her former Channel 4 co-stars
15/08/25 13:31
She may have served up slices of charm alongside Noel Fielding in the Bake Off tent, but Sandi Toksvig has now admitted that the experience left her deeply underwhelmed.
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Do YOU know where Vaseline comes from? People left shocked after discovering how the popular balm is made
31/05/25 12:29
On an episode of QI, aired by the BBC, Sandi Toksvig asked her guests whether any of them knew the origins of Vaseline - which is commonly used to soothe dry skin.
Noel Fielding confirms he WILL return to host Bake Off despite Channel 4 bosses planning for his exit after he quit his Apple TV show over ill health
20/01/25 15:31
The Mighty Boosh creator, 51, is believed to be in France and has not been seen in public since he abruptly abandoned his star role on The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin.
Noel Fielding sparks concern he could withdraw from Bake Off amid mystery health fears with Channel 4 bosses drawing up contingency plans for 'every possible outcome' - after he pulled out of TV series Dick Turpin
19/01/25 21:18
The makers of the Channel 4 baking show are said to be concerned for the star's future and are drawing up contingency plans if Noel, 51, is forced to withdraw from the series.
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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Sandi's Great British Woodland Restoration on Channel 4: Great to see your passion for trees, Sandi, but leave the chainsaws alone
09/01/25 23:51
Readers, I watched through my fingers. Sandi Toksvig , 66-years-old and unsteady on her pins after a bout of bronchial pneumonia , should not be wielding a chainsaw.
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Foxton founder's plans for 24-hour alcohol licence at luxury haunt of stars including Jack Whitehall and Zoe Sugg infuriate villagers
26/12/24 10:51
Blyth Barn in Huntingfield, Suffolk, is under development and will boast a swimming pool, hot tub, sauna, gym and party room.
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More TV scandals will come out after Gregg Wallace and Gino D'Acampo sexual harassment claims, broadcasting veteran Sandi Toksvig says
11/12/24 08:58
The QI host and former Bake Off presenter said the entertainment industry is still sexist and favours men for high-profile show positions.
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Sandi Toksvig takes aim at The Great British Bake Off as she reveals what filming the show was REALLY like
09/10/24 14:04
The presenter, 66, has revealed what filming The Great British Bake Off was really like.
How Great British Bake Off has has weathered presenter spats, a carousel of hosts and 'tension' in the tent
08/10/24 16:05
Earlier this week, Danish-British comedian Sandi Toksvig - who co-hosted the show from 2017-2020 - revealed that her Bake Off stint felt like 'the longest three years of her life'.
Sandi Toksvig reveals why she walked away from the 'biggest pay cheque of her life' hosting Bake Off and bluntly divulges who she no longer speaks to from the show
06/10/24 09:51
Sandi Toksvig has revealed why she walked away from the 'biggest pay cheque of her life' hosting The Great British Bake Off.
Truth about being the third wife: You don't just marry your husband, you take on his exes, kids and decades of memories. And then there's always a nagging worry...
25/09/24 00:58
The location for my Anglo-French wedding was picture-postcard perfect, in the centre of a traditional village. It was the kind of scene I'd dreamed of as a little girl, the very essence of a fairy-tale romance.
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Björn Ulvaeus, 79, marries for a third time! ABBA star weds Christina Sas, 51, in 'extra special' Copenhagen ceremony with Bake Off star Sandi Toksvig officiating
22/09/24 13:31
ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus has tied the knot for a third time on Saturday and The Great British Bake Off star Sandi Toksvig officiated the ceremony.
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
15/02/24 13:14
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 .
Prue Leith defends The Great British Bake Off as former host Sandi Toksvig claims she left the show because it is 'boring'
07/02/24 12:52
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'.
Sandi Toksvig, 65, says she still suffers regular death threats for being gay 30 years after revealing her sexuality - and even needed police protection at her wedding
11/01/24 01:44
Sandi Toksvig, 65, said that the threats to her life that started following her decision to publicly reveal her sexuality in 1994 have not stopped to this day
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Posh index ranking upper class from 'well spoken' to 'aristocracy' is revealed by 'nouveau riche' influencer
09/10/23 15:15
Rufus Rice, 21, from Bath said that he's 'often accused of being posh' which 'he is' but says that there are many people much more well-to-do.
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Noisy Alison's boundless energy has given Bake Off extra bounce: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV
03/10/23 23:21
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Alison Hammond's arrival on The Great British Bake Off (Ch4) has been an infusion of new blood for Lord of the Goths Noel Fielding.
Channel 4 AXES another show as competition series become latest to face the chop amid claims the broadcaster is battling to cut costs
06/07/23 15:16
A Channel 4 competition series called The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge has been cancelled after one series of the show aired.
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Sandi Toksvig is 'seriously ill' with pneumonia in Australian hospital: Star cancels tour as her team says priority is to get her home to the UK as soon 'as she is well enough'
03/12/22 10:52
The writer and comedian is currently in an Australian hospital after being diagnosed with bronchial pneumonia.
'Let them in with open arms': Sandi Toksvig joins forces with Stephen Fry and Graham Norton in calling on UK government to 'take faster action' welcoming Ukraine refugees
12/03/22 11:17
The writer, 63, posted an emotionally charged video to her Twitter account on Friday slamming authorities urging them that they need to do more and welcome Ukrainians 'with open arms'.
'If you are going to be gay, at least be clever': Sandi Toksvig reveals she was nearly expelled from Cambridge University for having her girlfriend sleep over but was allowed to stay because of her good grades
31/08/20 10:29
Comedian Sandi Toksvig, 62, spoke about the 'painful and distressing' experience at Girton College - the first women's college at Cambridge University - on BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends podcast.
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From Sandi Toksvig's We Will Get Past This to the timely 1619, So Hot Right Now and the kooky How To Survive, this week's top podcasts
27/06/20 21:01
We all need Sandi Toksvig in our lives right now. Thankfully she has noticed and is churning out a soothing daily podcast from her home's 'room of books'.
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'Thank you Sandi, the pleasure was truly ours': Great British Bake Off fans bid fond farewell to Sandi Toksvig as she hosts her final episode... but there's no big send-off for the star
07/04/20 20:58
The presenter, 61, has departed the show after three years with the Celebrity Bake Off Stand Up To Cancer Special her final episode before Matt Lucas takes over as host alongside Noel Fielding.
'Have you had much experience of being prostituted?' Sandi Toksvig joins women's rights groups slamming all-male creative team behind Pretty Woman: The Musical
09/02/20 16:34
Pretty Woman, which saw a prostitute (played by Julia Roberts) rescued by a billionaire (Richard Gere) before the pair fall in love, has previously been criticised for its portrayal of women.
Joanna Lumley and Jo Brand 'front-runners to replace Sandi Toksvig on the Great British Bake Off'... after the host shockingly quit the C4 show
02/02/20 09:34
Joanna Lumley and Jo Brand have been named as front runners to replace Sandi Toksvig on the Great British Bake Off after the host shockingly quit the C4 show this month.
Sandi Toksvig, 61, cuts a casual figure as she visits the bakery on a rare outing with wife Debbie... after quitting as Great British Bake Off host
29/01/20 11:59
The presenter, 61, cut a casual figure in a padded green coat and striped jumper as she linked arms with her wife, who she married in December 2014 after being civil partners for seven years.
7 Events: From Sandi Toksvig's tour to Hugh Laurie in Avenue 5 on TV and the Russian State Ballet Of Siberia, Event picks the top things to do this week
18/01/20 22:01
Giggles will be heard from Bexhill-on-Sea to Nottingham this week as the QI host takes her sublimely entertaining show, National Trevor, back on the road.
Sandi Toksvig 'had been desperate to leave Great British Bake Off for ages amid backstage tensions' it emerges as Jo Brand named among contenders to replace her in the tent
17/01/20 01:29
Great British Bake Off presenter Sandi Toksvig, originally from Copenhagen, had been 'desperate to leave' the show for a while before it was announced she had quit the Channel 4 show.
'I've heard Meghan is free!' Bake Off fans speculate over Sandi Toksvig's Bake Off replacement as bookies make Nadiya Hussain favourite while others call for Dawn French or Richard Ayoade
16/01/20 16:09
Nadiya Hussain, Jo Brand and Richard Ayoade are among the favourites to replace Sandi Toksvig after she said she wants to leave the Channel 4 show to focus on other work projects.
Bake Off's Sandi Toksvig, 61, says co-star Prue Leith, 79, is 'one of the sexiest people' as she praises her for showing 'appeal has nothing to do with age'
05/12/19 16:12
The TV host appeared on Thursday's episode of Loose Women where she discussed the Bake Off judge and said she is proof age is no barrier to confidence.
Bake Off host Sandi Toksvig reveals she made her nun teachers cry after orchestrating a feminist strike in her classroom aged FIVE - because only the boys were allowed to play in the rain
05/12/19 15:27
Sandi Toksvig, 61, revealed she once made her nun school teachers cry after starting a feminist strike at the age of five - as she and her female classmates weren't allowed out in the rain.
Bake Off hosts Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig jump to Paul Hollywood's defence amid messy split from ex Summer Monteys-Fullam
20/08/19 08:38
Bake Off hosts Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig have jumped to the defence of their co-star Paul Hollywood, after his messy split from ex-girlfriend Summer Monteys-Fullam.
GBBO's Prue Leith reveals she employed the help of Sandi Toksvig's WIFE to help pen the lesbian sex scenes in her latest novel
17/04/19 00:08
Bake Off judge Prue Leith has revealed that she recruited the help of Sandi Toksvig's wife Debbie for the lesbian sex scenes in her latest book The Lost Son.
Showstoppers Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding are the icing on the Bake Off cake: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV
20/03/19 01:10
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Big Narstie, from Lambeth, London, bounced around like a firework display trapped in a hot air balloon. Bake Off has never seen anything remotely like it.
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Sandi Toksvig SLAMS Olivia Colman's film The Favourite and reveals the portrayal of lesbian couples made her 'really mad'
09/03/19 23:49
The Great British Bake Off host, 60, slammed the BAFTA winning film as she believes the story of same-sex couples still 'need to be told'.
7 Unmissable Events: From Sandi Toksvig's new tour to Ralph Fiennes' last week in Antony & Cleopatra, Event picks the top things to see this week
12/01/19 22:01
The QI host takes her new show, The National Trevor Tour, to Southend, Guildford, Reading and Chichester.
Great British Bake Off: Sandi Toksvig defends finalist Rahul Mandal after semi final 'fix' row as she gushes he has 'an astonishing talent'
25/10/18 19:56
Great British Bake Off host Sandi Toksvig has defended finalist Rahul Mandal after some viewers accused the research scientist of cheating during this week's semi final episode.
Quite Iniquitous: Sandi Toksvig gets 60% less than Stephen Fry for hosting the BBC quiz show – despite asking for equal pay when she took over the job
08/09/18 23:42
QI presenter Sandi Toksvig has revealed she is paid less than half of Stephen Fry’s fee for hosting the BBC quiz show – despite asking for equal pay when she took over the job.
Bake Off host Sandi Toksvig, 60, says she is often mistaken for Tom Cruise, 56, because they both have 'short hair and prominent cheeks'
07/08/18 21:00
Presenter Sandi Toksvig has said she's 'flattered' at the similarity. Many people have tweeted about the unlikely showbiz doppelgangers, comparing their fashion, toothy grins and flowing locks.
'Nobody's paid more than me!' Great British Bake Off host Sandi Toksvig reveals she is Channel 4 show's HIGHEST PAID star... despite Paul Hollywood signing '£1.2million contract'
17/01/18 01:01
The comedian revealed she had bagged the highest fee out of her three fellow co-stars- despite Paul Hollywood allegedly signing a '£1.2 million contract.
'How wrong I was!' Reluctant Bake Off fans heap praise on Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig (after admitting they 'had their doubts' about new line-up)
31/10/17 22:43
Viewers said they had been won over by hosts Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig following their performance on The Great British Bake Off. Many were impressed by Noel's 'scary' shirts.
Couldn't rise to the occasion? Panicked Bake Off bosses 'forced to hire comic scriptwriters for Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig after they're branded not funny enough'
31/08/17 23:18
Bosses for The Great British Bake Off were forced to hire comedy scriptwriters for Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding due to their 'lack of chemistry', it is reported.
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'They were NOT top of the list': Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig 'chosen for GBBO after rejections from other A-List stars'... as its revealed bosses are 'worried' about the new line-up
17/03/17 23:39
According to The Sun , the likes of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and comedic duo French and Saunders had turned down the job, leaving show bosses concerned about the new line-up.
Stephen Fry quits as host of QI after 12 years... and is replaced by Danish comedienne Sandi Toksvig
14/10/15 13:14
Stephen Fry has stepped down as presenter of QI. The TV host, 58, has fronted the BBC show since 2003 but will leave after Series M - with Sandi Toksvig taking over the role.
Lauren Laverne surprise choice for late-night Woman's Hour in Radio 4 shake-up that will see Sandi Toksvig hand over The News Quiz to comedian Miles Jupp
30/06/15 00:12
Lauren Laverne, a 37-year-old DJ on Radio 6 Music, is a surprise choice to join the Woman’s Hour team for a series of late-night shows alongside regular presenter Jane Garvey, 51.
Sandi Toksvig says she was turned down as the original host of Have I Got News For You for being a woman
16/06/15 07:26
The 57-year-old comedian said she was asked to audition for the role 25 years ago but despite liking her more management chose Angus Deayton instead because he is a man.
'I’d marry her every day if I could': Comedy star Sandi Toksvig and fashion entrepreneur Mary Portas are among first of thousands of gay couples to convert their civil partnerships into marriage
10/12/14 15:32
Sandi said she would marry her partner Debbie ‘every day’ if she could and praised the new marriage rules which she said stopped gay couples being treated as ‘second class’ citizens.
Was Sandi Toksvig's joke about Ed Miliband the 'dying child' in bad taste?
29/07/14 23:37
Miss Toksvig, the host of the satirical Radio 4 programme The News Quiz, was referring to Ed Miliband's eagerness to visit Barack Obama at the White House.
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