Famous for her time as a judge on the widely popular baking competition BBC TV series The Great British Bake Off. She joined the show during its 8th series in 2017 while serving as the Chancellor for Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.' She studied at the Sorbonne and Cordon Bleu Cookery School in London before opening her Leith's Good Food catering company. In 1969, she opened the first location of her Michelin-rated restaurant Leith's.
