Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith reveals she piled on the pounds after gorging on contestants’ treats
Prue said the sweet treats were just too tempting for the cast and crew, who have put on up to a stone each
GREAT British Bake Off judge Prue Leith piled on the pounds after gorging on the show’s calorific treats.
Each episode has three rounds including a Showstopper Challenge, which features the largest creation of the week.
But with each Showstopper averaging 3,000 calories, cast and crew have put on up to a stone, bingeing on the leftovers.
As presenters, judges and film crew are all allowed to take home any uneaten treats, it’s not so much soggy bottoms that are the problem — but big ones.
Prue, 78, told The Sun on Sunday: “I’m terrible because I really get fat at the drop of a hat.
“I reckon if you just ate what you felt like, and it is delicious, you’d eat your way through a Showstopper, and that would be 3,000 calories.
“It’s hopeless — you have to just discipline yourself. Paul [Hollywood] is very good as he just cuts little bits.”The Channel 4 show’s two other rounds typically feature a selection of fatty treats including pastries, trifles and sweet tarts.
Prue admitted that she gets really get fat at the drop of a hatPrue LeithAnd a production source added: “Every year, one of the biggest boons of working on Bake Off is that crew can take home left-overs in Tupperware boxes.
“It means people are not only snacking on sugary things on set, but also off it too.
“A few girls were moaning that they’d put on a stone over the course of filming.”
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Government guidelines recommend that the average woman should eat no more than 2,000 calories a day — while men should not go above 2.500 calories.
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