{"id":41770,"date":"2026-08-12T22:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41770"},"modified":"2026-08-12T22:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:39:42","slug":"great-british-baking-show-alum-prue-leith-rushed-to-hospital-after-losing-sight-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41770","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Great British Baking Show&#8217; alum Prue Leith rushed to hospital after losing sight, speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2Fleith-30.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former \u201cThe Great British Baking Show\u201d judge Prue Leith revealed she was hospitalized after losing her sight and speech. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few weeks ago, staying in Yorkshire, I had a migraine attack,\u201d the 86-year-old wrote in her column Prue\u2019s\u00a0News in the September issue of The Oldie magazine, which is out on Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/40039560\/prue-leith-rushed-hospital-loses-sight-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Leith said she lost \u201chalf\u201d of her vision before \u201ca bright circle of flickering, colored lights\u201d appeared in the upper right field of her eyesight. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Prue Leith (seen above) revealed she was hospitalized \u201ca few weeks ago\u201d after losing her sight and speech. <span class=\"credit\">Ken McKay\/ITV\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The former \u201cGreat British Baking Show\u201d said she suffered an extreme migraine and was rushed to the hospital in Yorkshire. <span class=\"credit\">Kristin Callahan\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The reality star told her husband, John Playfair, that she was only having a migraine, but her \u201cincomprehensible jumble of disconnected words\u201d convinced him that she was suffering a stroke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe rang our doctor, who asked me, could I raise my arms? Yes. Make a fist? Yes. Did anything hurt? No. Was the side of my face drooping,\u201d Leith remembered, noting that \u201cin spite of my answers,\u201d an ambulance was ordered to take her to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Leith said after a six-hour wait, she saw a doctor who decided Leith needed a CT scan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo hours later, I had one, waited another hour for the results, and was released at 2 a.m.,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Leith said her \u201cincomprehensible jumble of disconnected words\u201d convinced her husband, John Playfair (both seen above at London Fashion Week 2026), that she was having a stroke. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Leith (pictured here at the 2026 Wimbledon Tennis Championships) got a CT scan at the hospital and was released at 2 AM. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Virtual Reali-Tea with Danny and Evan\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStay one step ahead with all the exclusive tea on your favorite reality TV stars!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Virtual Reali-Tea with Danny and Evan, our must-read newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leith confirmed the results showed she had a severe migraine attack, but is happy the doctors treated her under the assumption she was having a stroke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew all along that all I had was a migraine. But since the speech problem is a classic symptom of a stroke, and my extreme old age being a time when mini-strokes are common, everyone was determined to be safe not sorry,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Leith previously opened up about her health issues when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3WLSOMaarEk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she appeared on \u201cLoose Women\u201d in April 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAge stinks, come on, it takes me 10 minutes to get myself out of bed in the morning. If I don\u2019t do my exercises, I can\u2019t move,\u201d she said at the time. <\/p>\n<p>The former Netflix star also admitted that since she\u2019s become \u201cconscious\u201d that the \u201cend\u201d of her life is near, she wants to \u201cmake the most of it and have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Leith (seen above with fellow judge Paul Hollywood) confirmed the medical results showed she had a migraine. <span class=\"credit\">Channel Four<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Leith (seen here with Hollywood and contestant Alice Fevronia) thanked the hospital for taking the necessary precautions when they treated her. <span class=\"credit\">Channel Four\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leith was a judge on \u201cThe Great British Baking Show\u201d for nine years before <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/21\/entertainment\/prue-leith-exits-great-british-baking-show-after-9-seasons\/\">announcing her exit from the series in January.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBake Off has been a fabulous part of my life for the last nine years, I have genuinely loved it, and I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll miss working with my fellow judge Paul, Alison and Noel and the teams at Love Productions and Channel 4,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTxw7KejdI_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a statement.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leith added that it feels like \u201cthe right time\u201d for her to step away, noting, \u201cI\u2019m 86 for goodness sake!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/04\/11\/chef-nigella-lawson-reveals-her-favorite-kitchen-secrets\/\">Chef Nigella Lawson<\/a> is replacing Leith for the Netflix show\u2019s next season, which is expected to premiere in the US in September.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former \u201cThe Great British Baking Show\u201d judge Prue Leith revealed she was hospitalized after losing her sight and speech. \u201cA few weeks ago, staying in Yorkshire, I had a migraine attack,\u201d the 86-year-old wrote in her column Prue\u2019s\u00a0News in the September issue of The Oldie magazine, which is out on Friday, according to The Sun&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/leith-30.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/41771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}