Bake Off star, 84, blows fans away looking like ‘Bond Girl’ in throwback picture

A throwback representation of a Great British Bake Off justice from the 70s has sent the net into meltdown.

The Channel 4 show’s authoritative Instagram relationship account delighted fans aft unearthing an arrchive representation of Dame Prue Leith, 84, successful her younger years.

In the achromatic and achromatic image, Dame Prue with cropped acheronian hairsbreadth looks sensational successful a gaffe formal and extravagant diamond earrings arsenic she props up a bar.

Social media idiosyncratic @ohimara said she looked similar she belonged successful a James Bond film, commenting: ‘Looking similar a Bond Girl.’

Echoing their sentiments, @socky_socks exclaimed: ‘Total knockout past and now!’

lizabandco agreed the broadcaster has ever had the X Factor, saying: ‘Wow! What a sound out! But she’s inactive arsenic stunning contiguous arsenic successful the 70s.’

@chrissy_niree added: ‘She DEF has immoderate juicy stories!’

GBBO shared the representation of Dame Prue with the caption: ‘Of people Prue looked this glammy successful the 1970s. #GBBO.’

Dame Prue has been dazzling her admirers for decades – astir precocious with a daring caller look connected the runway.

Earlier this year, the TV prima was a astonishment exemplary for the Vin + Omi show at London manner week.

She wore an eye-catching achromatic leather formal with dominatrix-style slits from the basal to the bosom area, which was tied up with reddish laces, and matching gloves.

For her makeup, the chef, who usually opts for a much subtle and earthy look, wore a achromatic smokey eye, agleam reddish lipstick, and dishevelled hair. 

Prior to The Great British Bake Off, Dame Prue was a justice connected BBC cookery amusement The Great British Menu for 11 years, earlier stepping down successful 2016.

The South African-born navigator has written a twelve books, astir famously Leith’s Cookery Bible, which was penned arsenic a textbook for her schoolhouse and is often updated.

Leith’s School of Food and Wine, which trains nonrecreational chefs and amateur cooks, was founded successful the 1970s.

Famous alumni see Lorraine Pascale, Gizzi Erskine and Matt Tebbutt, arsenic good arsenic Michelin-star chefs including Joe Mercer Nairne and Matt Christmas.

She kicked of her vocation by grooming astatine Le Cordon Bleu cookery schoolhouse successful London and worked arsenic a caterer earlier opening her edifice successful westbound London successful 1969.

Bake Off continues connected Channel 4 time astatine 8pm.

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