Mary Berry says her husband falls asleep whilst watching her series.
Dame Mary Berry says husband falls asleep when she is on TV
The former ‘Great British Bake Off’ star, 87 - who’s been married to Paul Hunnings for over five decades, since tying the knot in 1966, says being a household name doesn’t matter to her partner who tends to doze off whenever she appears on the telly.
Mary, 87, told the Mirror: “My family watch my series but my husband usually falls asleep during them.
“Interestingly, he doesn’t when it’s rugby or cricket.”
She added: “But I do have tremendous support from Paul. I’ll say, ‘I’ve got another series’ and he’ll say, ‘You enjoy what you do, so off you go and I’ll be here when you get back.’
“When I’m away, I leave things for him to eat, though, because he’s not a cook and he’ll end up just opening the cornflake packet,” she adds with a laugh. “When I come back, he’ll say ‘I’ve missed you’, which of course is very comforting, and he always has a nice glass of chilled wine ready for me.”
Mary, who began her career in 1960s after being appointed cookery editor of Housewife magazine, has over 70 cookbooks under her name and numerous TV shows including ‘Mary Berry Everyday’, ‘Classic Mary Berry’ and ‘Mary Berry’s Simple Comforts’.
Despite breaking her hip over a year ago and taking a break, Mary shows no signs of slowing down as she returns to the screens this week with a new series called ‘Mary Berry – Cook Share’.
The six part series, which is set to return on Wednesday (07.09.22) at 8pm on BBC Two, will see Mary sharing her fuss free recipes that can be used on any occasion.
She added: “We are much more informal than we used to be – is everybody having smart dinner parties? Not really. We’re more casual these days and it’s all about sharing platters, so I thought that focusing on food you can eat together would be perfect,”
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