Prue Leith thinks she has been a "bad mother" to her children.
The ‘Great British Bake Off’ judge has two children, son Danny and adopted daughter Li-Da, with her first husband Rayne Kruger, and has said she regrets not spending much time with her brood when they were growing up.
She said: "I was a bad mother and I’m a bad grandmother, in the sense of time spent with them.
"But I adore my grandchildren. I’m quite tough with them. They come down weekends and holidays and stuff. They all know Nana won’t have toys in her side of the house because we used to let the children go romping everywhere and there was a sea of plastic crap all over the floor."
Whilst Prue, 78, may not think she’s the best mother, she’s remained close to both her children, and has said adopting Li-Da – who was orphaned at 16 months old by the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia – was the best decision she ever made.
Prue was married to Rayne – who was 20 years her senior – until his passing in 2002, and although she tied the knot with new beau John Playfair three years ago, she admits she still misses her late spouse.
She added to the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "My first husband was much older and so philosophical. If things went wrong, he’d be not worried. I remember once having a huge quarrel at breakfast.
"I rushed out, jumped in the car and drove away. Rayne’s attitude was, ‘It’ll be alright, she’ll come back’. And, of course, I was back in 10 minutes."
Prue Leith: I’m a bad mother
