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Jenny Garnsworthy

Mary Berry to receive top Bafta honour for exceptional contribution to TV

Mary Berry Bafta (Person)
  • 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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Dame Mary Berry to receive prestigious Bafta Fellowship for ‘transformative’ Great British Bake Off role

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