Prue Leith – on late-in-life fame, scandalous love, and why ‘Bake Off’ is ‘a piece of cake’

Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Sony Music

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 753 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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'The Great British Bakeoff’ and ‘The Great American Baking Show’ Prue Leith joins the show. Over escargot, we talk about her incredible life before TV: growing up during apartheid in South Africa, falling in love with her mother’s best friend’s husband, and becoming a celebrated chef, novelist, and memoirist. Plus, Prue shares how it feels to be thriving in her 80s, and the lemon curd cupcake she still remembers from my time in the tent. This episode was recorded at L’Escargot in Soho, London. Ps. Don’t forget to see me (alongside Prue) in The Great American Baking Show: Summer Special – out August 16 on Roku! Want next week’s episode now? Subscribe to Dinner’s on Me PLUS. As a subscriber, not only do you get access to new episodes one week early, but you’ll also be able to listen completely ad-free! Just click “Try Free” at the top of the Dinner’s on Me show page on Apple Podcasts to start your free trial today. A Sony Music Entertainment & A Kid Named Beckett production. Get 15% off your Saily plan with the code ⁠⁠⁠⁠dinnersonme⁠⁠⁠⁠. Just download the Saily app or head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://saily.com/dinnersonme⁠⁠⁠⁠. Stay connected — and don’t miss your dinner reservation. Stay connected — and don’t miss your dinner reservation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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