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Dame Mary Berry to receive prestigious Bafta Fellowship for ‘transformative’ Great British Bake Off role

The Independent·Jenny Garnsworthy·about 1 month ago
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Culinary icon Dame Mary Berry is set to receive the prestigious Bafta Fellowship for her exceptional contribution to TV. The 91-year-old has described the honour as “the icing on the cake” and said she was “completely overwhelmed” by the news. Dame Mary will be presented with the accolade at the Bafta Television Awards in May. “What an honour for a cook to receive the Bafta Fellowship,” she said. “I couldn’t believe it – for just doing what I love.” Bafta, which bestows the fellowship as its highest individual accolade for “an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, games or television”, lauded Dame Mary as “one of the UK’s most beloved broadcasters”. Dame Mary Berry attends the Sky Women in Film and Television Awards (PA Archive) Her career spans six decades, beginning in the 1970s, with her role as a judge on The Great British Bake Off described as "nothing short of transformative”.…

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