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“I didn't actually know what a treasure 'The Great British Bake Off' was, so I just thought, 'oh it'll be fun to do that, I'd like to do that.' Then when I went and had to have an audition and meet Paul Hollywood, I suddenly thought, 'this is really important.'”

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I love writing fiction and can do it anywhere - I once even missed a flight because I was so engrossed.

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If you've got children it's a hell of an everyday job. From a business point of view, children and husbands slow you down.

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I've baked more cakes since I've been on 'Bake Off' than I have in my life.

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I've always had an image of Mother's Pride flour, very respectable and middle-class.

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It sounds boring, but anything is easy to start-starting a novel, starting a business ... it's keeping the thing going that is difficult.

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I was an intellectual groupie. Still am.

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I adored the celebrity 'Bake Offs.' They have a more relaxed atmosphere. They all come on thinking they're not competitive so there's a lot…

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I think women write more fully and honestly than men about heart and home.

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