Prue Leith finally reacts to Bake Off backlash admitting 'perhaps I'll stop saying it'
express.co.ukGreat British Bake Off's star judge has found herself in hot water since her comments drew the attention of an eating disorder charity. "It's just an expression of how much I love something," Dame Prue Leith has now confessed, before adding: "I don't know I say it."Beat, a charity that try to tackle eating disorders, have said I mustn't say it because people who have an eating disorder feel guilty and unhappy so they eat more, so perhaps I will stop saying it."Her comments have been blasted as "triggering" and "damaging", while Tom Quinn, a director from Beat, was quick to point out : “Mentions of calories can be triggering to people with or vulnerable to an eating disorder, so talk of food being 'worth the calories' is very unhelpful.”The.
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