Nigella Lawson to replace Prue Leith on Great British Bake Off

The TV chef and cookbook author will replace the outgoing judge

Nigella Lawson is to join The Great British Bake Off (Matt Crossick/PA)

Nigella Lawson will replace Prue Leith as a judge on the Great British Bake Off, it has been announced.

The TV chef and cookbook author has the “expertise, empathy and humour” that are the “perfect ingredients” for the Bake Off Tent, according to Channel 4 and production company Love Productions.