Dame Mary Berry makes admission ahead of special Bafta TV award

Entertainment
10 May 2026 • 11:46 PM MYT
The Independent
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Dame Mary Berry makes admission ahead of special Bafta TV award

  • Dame Mary Berry has expressed her immense honour at receiving the Bafta fellowship at the annual television awards.
  • The 91-year-old TV cook and former Great British Bake Off judge is being recognised for her exceptional six-decade career in television.
  • Bafta lauded Dame Mary as “one of the UK’s most beloved broadcasters” and described her role on The Great British Bake Off as “nothing short of transformative”.
  • She remarked that she felt particularly honoured as a cook, noting that the fellowship is typically awarded to directors and actors.
  • Dame Mary is set to reunite with former Bake Off presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins at the event.

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