Bake Off's Prue Leith issues health update after revealing she was rushed to hospital
FormerGreat British Bake Offjudge Prue Leith has issued a health update after revealing she wasrushed to hospital earlier this year. On 12 August, the broadcaster confirmed that she had recently been rushed. . .
FormerGreat British Bake Offjudge Prue Leith has issued a health update after revealing she wasrushed to hospital earlier this year. On 12 August, the broadcaster confirmed that she had recently been rushed to A&E. Describing the incident, Leith said she was on a trip in Yorkshire when a "migraine attack" left her with blurred vision and slurred speech. She was taken to hospital amid fears that she was having a stroke, though this thankfully wasn't the case. Writing in her new column forThe Oldie, Leith said she was taken to Harrogate Hospital by ambulance and given a precautionary CT scan, which confirmed that she had suffered from a migraine. Channel 4Related:Best streaming services UK 2026 – including Disney Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TVSince details of her article were published, Leith has reassured fans that she is feeling better, with the former judge posting a picture of herself enjoying food in the sunshine to herInstagramstories. She captioned the post: "For those that have messaged me, I wrote a piece of @theoldiemagazine about my trip to hospital a couple of months ago. I was fine shortly after and I am very much alive and kicking now!"In January, Leithstepped downfrom her role as a judge onThe Great British Bake Off, withNigella Lawson set to replace herin the new season. This marked the end of her near-decade-long stint onthe Channel 4 series. At the time, Leith released a statement saying: "Bake Offhas been a fabulous part of my life for the last nine years, I have genuinely loved it and I'm sure I'll miss working with my fellow judge Paul, Alison and Noel and the teams at Love Productions and Channel 4. Antony Jones//Getty ImagesRelated:Great British Bake Offwould have been "really grim" without one major change, says former host Mel Giedroyc"But now feels like the right time to step back (I'm 86 for goodness sake!), there's so much I'd like to do, not least spend summers enjoying my garden. Whoever joins the team, I'm sure they'll love it as much as I have. I feel very lucky to have been part of it. "Lawson, meanwhile, said of her new role: "I'm uncharacteristically rather lost for words right now! Of course it's daunting to be following in the footsteps of Prue Leith and Mary Berry before her, great dames both, but I'm also bubbling with excitement. . . "The Great British Bake Offwill return to Channel 4 later this year. Visit ourStreaming Guidenow to see at a glance where you can view ALL your favourite shows and movies. The new edition ofLegends, a 100-page all-colour celebration of Ariana Grande, is here!BuyAriana Grandein newsagents or online. Reporter, Digital SpyHarriet is a freelance news writer specialising inTVandmoviesatDigital Spy. A horror enthusiast, she joinedDigital Spyafter working on her own horror website, reviewing films and focusing largely on feminism in the genre. In her spare time, Harriet paints and produces mixed-media art. She graduated from the University of Kingston with a BA in fine art, where she specialised in painting. She also has an MA in journalism from Birkbeck University.