DiscoverHappy PlacePrue Leith: “You can’t have it all!” How to ask for help with work and family
Prue Leith: “You can’t have it all!” How to ask for help with work and family

Prue Leith: “You can’t have it all!” How to ask for help with work and family

Update: 2025-09-01
Share

Description

Can women have it all? Renowned restauranteur, cookery writer, and Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith doesn’t think so.


In this chat with Fearne, Prue explains why she’s glad she built her career before having children, and why no one should feel ashamed of asking for help with their business or family in order to keep everything afloat.


Prue – who had the confidence to found a restaurant when she’d never worked in one – gives advice on never letting a lack of knowledge get in the way of starting a new passion project.


She also tells the story of finding love again at 70 after being widowed, and explains why she’s so passionate about legalising assisted dying.


The Great British Bake Off returns to Channel 4 on Tuesday 2nd September.


If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:

 

Zandra Rhodes

 

Davina McCall

 

Richard E. Grant


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comments 
In Channel
Suranne Jones

Suranne Jones

2021-08-0959:05

Caitlin Moran

Caitlin Moran

2021-07-1901:01:02

Charly Cox

Charly Cox

2021-07-1256:05

Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie

2021-07-0549:44

James Arthur

James Arthur

2021-06-2857:27

Ella Mills

Ella Mills

2021-06-2156:31

Meik Wiking

Meik Wiking

2021-06-1448:51

Jedidiah Jenkins

Jedidiah Jenkins

2021-06-0750:01

Mike Kerr

Mike Kerr

2021-05-3151:31

Rag 'N' Bone Man

Rag 'N' Bone Man

2021-05-2443:50

Dr Olivia Remes

Dr Olivia Remes

2021-05-1752:36

Dr Alex George

Dr Alex George

2021-05-1053:00

Ian Wright

Ian Wright

2021-05-0352:31

Billie Piper

Billie Piper

2021-04-2645:04

David Katz

David Katz

2021-04-1944:58

Lawrence Okolie

Lawrence Okolie

2021-04-1247:56

Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Dr Rangan Chatterjee

2021-04-0557:48

Jake Humphrey

Jake Humphrey

2021-03-2957:52

June Sarpong

June Sarpong

2021-03-2249:16

loading
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

Prue Leith: “You can’t have it all!” How to ask for help with work and family

Prue Leith: “You can’t have it all!” How to ask for help with work and family