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Ashleigh Rainbird

Mary Berry wishes Alison Hammond well but won't be watching Great British Bake Off

Dame Mary Berry hopes Alison Hammond will be a good Great British Bake Off host but admits she won’t be tuning in to find out.

The chef was a judge on the show alongside Paul Hollywood, but quit when it moved to Channel 4 in 2016.

Now, she says it has a “different way of life” with its new stars.

Mary, 87, says: “I had seven wonderful years at Bake Off and it’s a wonderful format.

"It gets people and children cooking.

Alison Hammond (Dave Benett/Getty Images)

"I don’t actually watch it, because you can imagine, being married to me, there’s a lot of food about, so we don’t watch much cooking on telly.”

Speaking at the Cheltenham Festival, she adds of Alison: “I hope that she’s very good.

"They’ve had a good swap around since I left. But they are all good, and they bring a different way of life to the Bake Off.

“I’m still doing my normal cooking shows, which I love.

"Cooking from scratch, all very easy, and encouraging people to do what I enjoy.

"I think people are at last shopping locally, and going to local markets, and going to pick-your-own, and making the most of the less expensive things.”

The Dame, who backed winner Lossiemouth at Cheltenham, added of having a flutter at the races: “It just makes it more exciting!”

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