Dame Mary Berry

Mary Berry is an English food writer, chef, baker and television presenter born in 1935. She trained at Bath School of Home Economics and Le Cordon Bleu in Paris before becoming cookery editor of Housewife and Ideal Home magazines in the 1960s and 1970s. She has published over 80 cookery books since 1970, with sales exceeding five million copies worldwide. From 2009 to 2016 she was a judge on The Great British Bake Off. She has presented numerous BBC television series including Mary Berry Cooks, Mary Berry's Simple Comforts, and Mary Berry's Absolute Favourites.