The Great British Bake Off has announced its new judge following the departure of Dame Prue Leith last week.

Channel 4’s popular baking show is judged by Paul Hollywood but since Leith’s departure, speculation has risen and now the new judge is confirmed as Nigella Lawson.

The celebrity chef and cookbook author has made her name in the culinary world and now will be judging the contestants’ bakes.

Lawson said: “I’m uncharacteristically rather lost for words right now! Of course it’s daunting to be following in the footsteps of Prue........

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