The Great British Bake Off's Prue Leith has revealed that her and Paul Hollywood had a bit of a disagreement when she started on the show.

The judge revealed that Paul agreed that last year's competition was "harder" because the standard of bakers last year were "better" than he'd seen before.

However, Prue then also explained how her and Paul's judging styles clashed initially over the length of time it would take the bakers to make something, which led her to tell him to "have a heart".

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"We had a big long argument about how long it takes to make something," she told Digital Spy and other media at the TRIC Awards.

"I'm the one who says, 'Paul, have a heart, it's a new kitchen, they don't know where they are, it's all unfamiliar, they've got camera poking in their faces, give them a bit more time. He says, 'You don't understand, these bakers are good, they can do it in time.'"

Well, we guess different styles of judging are never a bad thing.

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But don't worry, it's not a clash that lasted too long as Prue also revealed that they "all get on very well" on the show, and when asked if it was friendships for life, she added: "I should think so."

Both Prue and Paul will be back to judging on the next series of Bake Off, which is due to air later this year, with hosts Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig both back for another run too.

Meanwhile, Prue stirred up a bit of controversy last week after an appearance on Question Time over a series of flippant remarks, which did not go down too well among viewers.

The Great British Bake Off airs on Channel 4.


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