PRUE Leith is as essential to The Great British Bake Off as butter is to a Victoria Sponge. But while her involvement in the main series was in doubt because of Covid-19, I can now reveal she has had to pull out of the junior version instead. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates My sources say there were concerns about her health given the fact that at 80, she is in the vulnerable category — and that children were impossible to fully quarantine ahead of filming.
It begs the question as to who will replace her as a judge alongside former contestant Liam Charles. The new series of Channel 4’s Junior Bake Off, which has already begun filming, will again be hosted by Harry Hill.
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