Dame Prue Leith is one of the UK's most famous faces, having spent decades entertaining and informing the nation. In recent years, Dame Prue, 86, has begun opening up about the impact of the fame following her success.

These are topics the outgoing Bake Off judge writes about in her latest bok 'Being old...and learning to love it!' where she discusses the benefits and pitfalls of being in the public eye..

One such confession in the book by Dame Prue is that she doesn't mind the positive impact that comes with "a bit of fame", such as being able to be welcomed as a friend by fellow celebrities, and even royalty.

In the book, she wrote: "I confess to really liking the attention that comes with a bit of fame. It's lovely being warmly welcomed as an old friend by the likes of Jonathan Ross or Queen Camilla, even though I know they are probably faking it."

Although Dame Prue admitted to enjoying the aforementioned attention, she says society's current obsession with fame is not healthy for it.

She explained: "Despite my enjoyment of it, I do think our obsession with fame is unhealthy....But fame for fame's sake seems a soul-destroying ambition. I also think celebrity has its dangers.

"I can't understand why some VIPs seem to go out of their way to offend people. People who are unfailingly friendly and polite are absolutely loved and admired for it."

This isn't the first time Dame Prue has talked about a life in the limelight. Last year, she opened up about havingimposter syndrome.

Imposter syndrome is described by Joe Home on the British Medical Association's website as "a feeling of inadequacy that persists despite evidence of success".

Last year Dame Prue admitted feeling like she didn't deserve her success ahead of her final Great British Bake Off series. She said: "I don't think anybody who's highly successful doesn't think, 'How did I get here? This is ridiculous. I don't deserve it.' If that's imposter syndrome, certainly I do have it.

"And I put it down to amazing good luck. And the fact that I have a lot of energy, which is God-given. I can't take any credit for the fact that I wake up in the morning and think, let's do it!"

Dame Prue also lamented the impacts of getting old, she added: "Age stinks, come on, it takes me 10 minutes to get myself out of bed in the morning. If I don't do my exercises, I can't move.

"There are all sorts of things that are wrong with old age, you're very conscious that this is nearly the end. You then decide that you're going to make the most of it and have fun."