Great British Bake Off's Prue Leith admits being 'reckless' as she says 'I'm near the end'

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith has admitted she is 'more reckless' as she gets older. The 84-year-old hinted that she is becoming more free-spirited in her later years.

The cooking guru revealed she has started to adopt a 'why not?' approach to life. Speaking to Bella magazine, she said: "Because I’m so near the end, I’m a bit more reckless now. What’s the worst that can happen?"

She added: "If I was about to try to get a job on Bake Off I probably wouldn't walk down a catwalk in Latex with goth make-up on, but now it's too late. If I want to do it and it sounds like good fun I just think "why not?"."

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The Channel 4 Bake Off star made her debut catwalk appearance at London Fashion Week in September. The experience saw her make the 20 metre long walk for fashion brand Vin + Omi.

She said: "Two days ago, I got dressed, well, barely dressed, in a skintight black latex number held together with corset-style red cord. I was here to march down a catwalk in front of 500 members of the press and public."

The judge said she felt daunted at first but was encouraged by the crowd. Prue said: "But in spite of all that, I just loved it. The crowd could not have been kinder, whooping and hollering at the gallant old lady (84 and counting) giving it a go.

"I'm just such an egotist, lapping up the attention." Prue replaced Mary Berry on Bake Off in 2017.

Although she has thought about leaving, she said she intends to stay for a while longer. She said: "So I won't leave in a hurry, but I will leave some time because I'm getting ancient."