Prue Leith opened up about the time she met her second husband John Playfair as she made a “painful” revelation about the early days of their romance 15 years ago
Former Great British Bake Off star Prue Leith has made a “painful” revelation about the early days of her romance with second husband John Playfair.
By the time the 85-year-old met her husband 15 years ago, she had already been a widow for almost 10 years following the death of first husband Rayne Kruger.
Prue said she had recently turned 70 and made the decision early in their relationship to be truthful about her age as she rightly guessed that he was “much younger” than her at 64, even if it meant he walked away. It comes after Prue shared a one-word verdict about Nigella Lawson replacing her on Bake Off.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, she said: “I figured the deeper in I got, the more painful his walking away would be. Better bite on the bullet now, I thought.
“So I weaved a mention of my turning 70 into my talk and rather expected him to sneak out of the church. But he didn’t.”
Prue shocked the showbiz world when she announced she was standing down from Bake Off after almost a decade. She had replaced the equally iconic Dame Mary Berry.
Shortly before announcing her decision to leave the baking show, Prue admitted she wanted to enjoy her life “while she still can” because “I haven’t got much time left”.
She told Vanessa Feltz: “I want to live life to the full because I’m 85, of course I haven’t got much time left, there’s nothing wrong with me.
“I suppose what’s really changed in the last couple of years is my feeling that I want to have more time to travel and to see my grandkids and all that sort of stuff, really selfish things.”
Prue had two children with her first husband, Danny Kruger and Li-Da Kruger, while she also has five grandchildren.
The TV star, who first made her name on British television when she appeared on Great British Menu from 2005 to 2016, admitted it wasn’t love at first sight when she met John as she “wasn’t concentrating”.
Before meeting John, Prue said she had gotten used to being a widow and “even liked it”. She added: “It had been liberating not to have anyone to consider but myself: no need to call home to confess to missing the train again; no need to put lunch on the table at 1pm; nothing to stop me eating yogurt out of the carton, standing by the fridge; no biscuit crumbs in the bed.
“Oh, and the bliss of sole command of the TV remote! Single status had a lot to recommend it.”
But she has grown accustomed to being spoiled by her husband, adding: “To have someone who is interested in absolutely every aspect of my life, from what earrings I wear to the welfare of my grandchildren, is like a shield against the world.”
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