Prue: I was a good mum.. but a rotten grandmother

FORMER Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith has a confession: She was a good parent but lost her touch by the time grandchildren came along.

- by HANNAH BRITT

Prue, who announced her decision to quit the Channel 4 show last month after nine years, admits: "I think I've been a good mum. I've been a rotten grandmother though. I still don't spend enough time with them. When I look at my fellow grandmothers, they live for their grandchildren.

"They shower them with attention. I fail utterly. What do I bring to the table? Occasionally I give the children cooking lessons."