Prue: Because I'm so near the end, I'm a bit more reckless

Bake Off star's fashion freedom

- MARK JEFFERIES

PRUE Leith says being older makes her take more risks and be more reckless in life.

The Great British Bake Off judge, 84, says hitting her 80s has given her a new sense of freedom.

In September she was on the catwalk at London Fashion Week in a new look.

She said: "Because I'm so near the end, I'm a bit more reckless. Now, what's the worst thing that can happen? If I was about to try and get a job on Bake Off, I probably wouldn't walk down a catwalk in latex with goth makeup on, but now it's too late.