Dame Prue Leith: ‘I didn’t lose a single pound on Mounjaro’

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24 Feb 2026 • 4:17 PM MYT
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  • Dame Prue Leith revealed she "did not lose a single pound" after trying the weight loss injection Mounjaro for a month, despite her husband successfully losing three stone with it.
  • She attributed her lack of success to not reading the instructions, inadvertently consuming only around 200 calories daily, which she believes put her body into "starvation mode".
  • The 86-year-old culinary icon concluded that the "bloody expensive" treatment was not worth it for her, though she still believes it is "worth a go" for others.
  • Dame Prue also discussed her dietary habits in her new book, stating she lived on "cake and wine" for 20 days during Great British Bake Off filming without gaining weight.
  • She recently announced her departure from Great British Bake Off after nine years due to the summer filming schedule, with Nigella Lawson confirmed as her endorsed replacement.

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