Prue Leith Says She Wants to Spend More Time With Husband as She ‘Hasn’t Got Much Longer’

Great British Baking Show judge Prue Leith is trying to cherish her time with her husband as she believes she hasn’t “got much longer.” The 85-year-old South African restaurateur got candid when speaking with Holly Rubenstein on the latest episode of The Travel Diaries podcast, where she acknowledged her age and the heartbreaking likelihood she hasn’t got many more years ahead of her. “I haven’t got much longer; I’m 85. I want to spend as much time as I can with him,” Leith said, referring to her second husband, retired clothes designer John Playfair, whom she met and fell in love with in the Cotswolds over a decade ago. Leith went on to say how Playfair supports her and often accompanies her on work trips. “And so, if we are filming abroad, or like next week, we’re going to New York because I’ve got to publicise the American baking show,...
- 4/18/2025
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