Dame Prue Leith has revealed her household banned her from taking part in a number of actuality TV exhibits as a consequence of issues about her age and dancing means.
The 85-year-old Nice British Bake Off choose admitted she struggled to show down tv alternatives regardless of previous disastrous appearances.
"My default place is to say sure," she defined to The Oldie journal, even after beforehand admitting she was "nearing the tip" in a candid reflection on the long run.
Her tendency to just accept invites has led to relations stepping in to guard her from what they felt have been doubtlessly harmful conditions.
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The 85-year-old's family members have particularly vetoed her participation in Dancing On Ice with stark warnings about her security.
"My household put a cease to Dancing On Ice with cries of 'Mum, you’ll be able to't dance and are far too previous – you'll break your neck!'" she revealed.
Like issues have been additionally raised in regards to the BBC's legendary programme Strictly Come Dancing.
"My agent had related reservations, extra politely put, about movie star Strictly," Leith added.
These interventions come from what she describes as "wiser heads" who’ve dissuaded her from doubtlessly dangerous challenges.
Regardless of household issues, Strictly Come Dancing bosses are reportedly decided to signal Leith for his or her 2025 lineup.
A present insider instructed the Categorical: "Strictly bosses are very eager to get Prue Leith on board for the 2025 line-up, and are working arduous on making an enormous cash supply."
They hope she may obtain the identical success as earlier older contestants like Debbie McGee and Angela Rippon.
The supply added that producers need "a extra numerous line-up" together with "older folks or these with disabilities" to attraction to older viewers.
Leith did handle to take part in The Masked Singer earlier this yr, showing as Pegasus, as a result of she stored it secret from most individuals.
"My agreeing to The Masked Singer went unchallenged by nannying family and friends, primarily as a result of they didn't find out about it," she confessed.
Solely her husband was conscious of her participation because of the present's secrecy necessities.
She instructed others she was taking singing classes, explaining: "I pretended to everybody else that I used to be having singing classes as a result of I'd wished to sing without end."
Regardless of being eradicated second on The Masked Singer, she embraced the chance.
"When the massive second got here, I didn't do properly," she admitted. "With nothing extra to lose, I simply went for it and belted out Oh, What a Lovely Morning at full tilt."
The 85-year-old mirrored on her previous tv appearances, as she admitted she had accepted invites she "ought to have steered away from".
"On Would I Deceive You?, I sat there like a turnip, too sluggish to get a phrase in between the skilled comedians' whip-fast banter," Leith mentioned.