- Culinary icon Dame Mary Berry is set to receive the prestigious Bafta Fellowship for her exceptional contribution to television.
- The 91-year-old expressed being “completely overwhelmed” by the honour, describing it as “the icing on the cake”.
- She will be presented with Bafta's highest individual accolade at the Bafta Television Awards in May.
- Bafta lauded her as “one of the UK’s most beloved broadcasters”, noting her six-decade career and the transformative impact of her role on The Great British Bake Off.
- Her work is credited with inspiring a national resurgence in home baking and establishing a new paradigm for competitive programming focused on “warmth and encouragement”.
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