Prue Leith's Bake Off replacement asked not to be called ‘Lady Waldegrave'
Dame Prue Leith's aristocratic replacement as host of The Great British Bake Off's charity spin-off has asked not to be referred to as a 'lady'.
Lady Caroline Waldegrave, former co-owner and managing director of Leiths School of Food And Wine, will join Paul Hollywood as a judge in The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer on Channel 4.
She said: 'I was completely terrified. Then, when I turned up, I went to the shepherd's hut I was allotted and there were banners outside saying 'Welcome!' and flowers.'
She added that the production company, Love Productions, and Mr Hollywood were 'just so kind and so friendly that I did relax'.
Lady Waldegrave added that the 'mood is very light – there's a lot of laughter', and co-hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding were 'so nice to me'.
'Particularly Alison. I mean, she's so hugging that it was just magic,' she continued.
Lady Waldegrave was told to follow the advice of the stylist by Dame Prue, which she was 'happy' to do as she is 'not interested in clothes'.
'(Prue) also said: 'When you think something, say it. Be brave and say what you think',' the baker added. 'She is brave and says what she thinks and I think I got braver.'
Mr Hollywood said Lady Waldegrave has the 'trump card from the off' as a lady following in the footsteps of Dame Prue and Dame Mary Berry.
'From an aristocracy point of view, she's beaten the other two,' he said. 'We were gonna call her lady, but she said: 'No, no, no! I don't want to be called lady.'
He also said she was 'chatty and friendly', and they 'got on straight away'.
Co-presenter Ms Hammond said: 'Prue was telling us how amazing she was, so we were really excited about meeting her and she was lovely – an absolute breath of fresh air,' and Lady Waldegrave felt 'quite organic' joining the team.
'She's not too strict, I don't think she's as strict as Paul, She's a really lovely lady and really passionate about baking,' the This Morning star added.
'Most of the jokes go over her head. She's quite innocent. I found that endearing. She's a lovely addition to the family.'
Ms Hammond also said she 'taught her how to do a good selfie', and 'apart from that, she didn't need any help. She just fit right in'.
The new series will feature: Chris and Rosie Ramsey, celebrity couple and podcast hosts; Kate Garraway, Good Morning Britain presenter; Meera Syal, actress and writer; Tommy Tiernan, Derry Girls star; and Roman Kemp, presenter of The One Show, amongst others.
The Great Celebrity Bake For Stand Up To Cancer returns to Channel 4 on Sunday at 7.40pm.
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