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The Independent UK
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Jenny Garnsworthy

REVEALED: Mary berry to receive top bafta honour for exceptional contribution to tv | Rare Historical Photos

  • Culinary icon Dame Mary Berry is set to receive the prestigious Bafta Fellowship for her exceptional contribution to television.
  • The 91-year-old expressed being “completely overwhelmed” by the honour, describing it as “the icing on the cake”.
  • She will be presented with Bafta's highest individual accolade at the Bafta Television Awards in May.
  • Bafta lauded her as “one of the UK’s most beloved broadcasters”, noting her six-decade career and the transformative impact of her role on The Great British Bake Off.
  • Her work is credited with inspiring a national resurgence in home baking and establishing a new paradigm for competitive programming focused on “warmth and encouragement”.

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