Mary Berry to present new BBC cooking show

Those of us who thought Mary Berry’s exit from the Great British Bake Off was a sign the 81-year-old star was going to retire or take a well earned rest, were wrong.

Mary Berry (WENN)

The BBC has announced has details of Mary’s next show, titled ‘Mary Berry’s Secrets From Britain’s Great Houses’ and the TV favourite will “sample the culinary histories of stately homes and create new recipes inspired by her visits”.

BBC director of content Charlotte Moore said: “This series will be a real treat for BBC One viewers to go behind the scenes with Mary Berry and explore Britain’s great houses through her love of cooking.”

Meanwhile, Mary, Paul Hollywood and hosts Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc will be seen in two Bake Off Christmas specials.

Tanya Shaw, managing director at Shine TV, which is producing Mary’s new series, said: “I can’t think of anyone more perfect to tell the stories of these great households and to bring us such a unique insight into Britain’s rich culinary past.”

Neither can we. Congratulations, Mary!