Prue Leith
There is Nothing Like a Dame Do you remember that South Pacific number, "There is nothing you can name, that is anything like a Dame?" The fact is there are many dames in this world. The dame, perhaps a gangster's moll, that struggles to the bar for yet another drink or the super dames like Dame Judy Dench, Dame Twiggy, Dame Emma Thompson. Ladies who "are not for burning", ladies who tend to speed down the motorway! Born in Cape Town the Aquarius Sun, Gemini moon Dame Prue Leith is no exception. In fact, this high voltage lady is probably rubbing her hands with glee as she contemplates the new Bake-Off series. She was the dynamite daughter of a dynamite dad who worked for African Explosives. Even if she grew up to the sound of blow ups, her well placed Aquarius ensured she was a wellbalanced, even if adventurous type. The type of gal that was ready to board a rocket to the moon, oops sorry Paris, and eventually revolutionize the British cookery scene. in fact, when she was a lovely, young lass she convinced mum and dad that it really was a good idea to travel across the globe and study at the Sorbonne University. Her excuse was that she wanted to learn French; she probably wanted to learn how to cook snails. Credit: Twitter @PrueLeith
Joking aside, after tasting a smorgasbord of delightful French food, she was so excited by such exotic concoctions she proceeded to England, the "land of bangers and mash", and enrolled in a Cordon Bleu Cookery Course. You are right if you are scratching your head in puzzlement! In fact, few would have expected the outgoing young woman to beat all records and become a super British style
