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I\u2019m not doing this year is the celebrity one and it\u2019s mainly because these things are filmed back-to-back the whole way through the summer,\u2019 Dame Prue said on This Morning in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u2018You start in April, and you end in August and honestly, you get no time off. And so, I\u2019m getting a bit old and there are places I want to go to and other things I want to do.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"519\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_244326107-61a9.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22902438\" alt=\"Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken McKay\/ITV\/Shutterstock (15210093j) Gloria Hunniford 'Loose Women' TV show, London, UK - 18 Mar 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Noel instead received feedback from the judges on Gloria’s behalf (Picture: Ken McKay\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bake Off fans have praised Lady Caroline on X, with @Liabrx_73 sharing: \u2018Welcome Caroline Waldegrave \u2026a lovely addition to the GBBO family!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>When she first joined the show, @Joanring1 commented: \u2018Great show. Well done Caroline on your Bake Off debut.\ud83d\udc4f.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lady Caroline and Dame Prue co-founded Leiths School of Food and Wine, one of the most prestigious and respected cookery schools in the country<\/p>\n<p>The school’s former managing director, Lady Caroline retired in 2009 and became a non-executive director on the board and was also chairman of the Guild of Food Writers for several years.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, she has \u2018focused on imparting her wealth of cookery knowledge\u2019 at Dudwell School, which is located on the site of her family home, Dudwell Field Farm. 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