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With the new series of Great British Bake Off underway we chat to queen of cakes Mary Berry and reveal some behind-the-scenes secrets of the hit show

By Christine Smith he has sent us all cake crazy and inspired budding bakers and novices alike to take up the baking challenge. But that’s not the only effect Great British Bake Off’s Mary Berry has had on some of us – for the show has also unexpectedly turned her into a sex symbol.

The 79-year-old queen of cakes, who has been happily married for nearly 50 years, admits she has received ‘marriage proposals’ in the post from male admirers, and that many men are coming up to her to tell her how much they enjoy baking.

“It is odd, but yes, I have had marriage proposals!”

Not that Mary is planning to take up any of the offers. She dotes on her husband, Paul, and even when filming Bake Off, doesn’t like to be away from home for too long. “I am nearly always home every night.

I am boringly traditional. It’s very important to me,” she explains. “We do have respect for each other,” she adds as she talks about the success of her own marriage. “It’s very easy to fly off the handle but it’s better to think about it and not have a row.

We never have rows.”

We caught up with Mary on the set of Bake Off during filming of the new series now showing on BBC1, which she says is the best yet. “The standard of bakers is incredible,” she explains. “It’s not been about the presentation, with things like grass and monuments around the cake, but it’s been about the bake, which is

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‘The proposal I had to turn down’ what Paul Hollywood and I like.”

The bakers, of all ages, are busy making a sponge cake in the famous tent that is decked out in blue, green and mauve colours. A trestle table is lined with jugs filled with flowers.

Mary watches the contestants, who all remain incredibly calm as they put the final touches to their bakes.

She never interferes – even if things are going horribly wrong. “We can’t,” she explains. “We are here to judge. We stay at a different hotel too. We will encourage them but we can’t tell them what to do. We are seeking perfection and we know what we want.”

For Mary, the biggest challenge on Bake Off this year has been deciding which baker should leave, as they have all been so exceptional.

‘Paul (Hollywood) and I have had a few disagreements over contestants when it’s very close’

“Paul and I have had a few disagreements,” she admits.

“When it is very close, we need to explain to each other why we think someone should go. Paul puts his point across well. I put my point forward and together, we come to a decision.”

So who has been the greatest influence in Mary’s career? “I really was inspired by Elizabeth David.

She wasn’t a trained cook but she could write. In the modern day, I look to all the specialists – Ken Hom for Chinese, Rick Stein for fish. It’s great to specialise.”

A doting wife, mother and grandmother, Mary’s spare time is very precious and

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❙ star chat ❙ when not caring for her family or baking, she likes playing tennis, going for a walk and catching up with friends. Does she ever feel like putting her feet up and tucking into beans on toast? “I have had beans on toast before,” she chuckles. “But with an egg on top!”

So what’s next for Mary as she approaches 80? With more than 70 cookery books under her belt, she has been asked to film some more family baking shows for the BBC. She says she has no desire to work in America and feels she has been lucky enough to achieve so much in life. “I am just going to carry on doing what I am doing and enjoy every minute,” she says. “We all have so much fun on set and I do love Mel and Sue very much. They are essential to the programme. ✢ The Great I love it when they are British Bake cheeky! They bring the Off is on naughty side out in me!”

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7am Bakers arrive for a cup of tea and a rundown of all the ingredients while the 40-strong crew, including a home economist, set up everything for the day’s bake. Mary also arrives for her make-up.

7.30-8am Mel and Sue, pictured right and inset below with this year’s contestants, arrive for make-up.

8.30am Paul arrives to get ready for the judging.

9am The bakers are filmed walking into the famous tent. It’s been carefully decorated with all the trademark country furniture. There are two fridges and two freezers dotted around the workstations. The ovens are tested weekly to make sure there are no discrepancies, giving a baker an unfair advantage. The home economist makes sure all the ingredients are on the table ready for the Bake Off. 9.15am Bake Off is launched.

Depending on what the contestants are making, it can last from two to four-and-a-half hours. Six hours is devoted to the final. The bake is filmed in real time with every second counting.

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CHILDHOOD DREAMS… Classic children’s film Mary Poppins is 50 this year – so what better excuse to remember the best-loved films of our childhood?

By Valery McConnell ary Poppins flew onto our screens 50 years ago this year and remains one of the most loved family films of all time. The films we fell in love with as children stay locked in our hearts because we believed in their magic world. Children ever since have wished they could be Jane and Michael, jumping into pavement pictures and floating to the ceiling.

Directed by one of the most successful children’s film directors of all time, Robert Stevenson, his credits include The Love Bug, Bedknobs and Broomsticks and One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing. He didn’t tell the young actors, Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber, about the magic carpet bag – so their astonished looks when Julie Andrews pulls out a hat stand are genuine!

Last year’s film, Saving Mr Banks, revealed how difficult it was for Walt Disney to bring P L Travers’ books to the screen because the author hated it being ‘Disneyfied’. But she was in favour of Julie Andrews as the lead.

Julie went on to star in another family classic, The Sound of Music, and, however much she wanted to get away from her wholesome image, they remain her most remembered films.

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children’s film stars, Liz Taylor doesn’t automatically spring to mind yet she starred in two classics – the original Lassie Come Home, and National Velvet, where a girl and a horse win the Grand National. Hard to believe they were made in 1943 and 1944 and turned the 12-year-old Elizabeth into a child star. Incidentally, the original Lassie was actually played by a dog called Pal – and all the Lassies in the many sequels and remakes have been descended from Pal. So many films we fell in love with as children involve heroic animals winning against all odds.

In 1963, Disney’s The Incredible Journey saw a labrador, a Siamese cat and a bull terrier stick together on a journey through the Canadian wilderness to be reunited with their owners. We didn’t notice that Bodger the male bull terrier was obviously female! The 1993 remake had voiceovers and a sub-plot, but can’t match the original for the emotion of the happy ending.

But not all animal films have happy endings. Ring of Bright Water, the 1969 true story of the touching relationship between a man and his pet otter, Mij, ends with the otter’s untimely death. That was also the year that Kes – the bitter-sweet story of a working-class boy and his love for a kestrel, was made. Both show that the

Above, Elizabeth Taylor in Lassie Come Home – a real weepie that made us all want a faithful collie!

Below, Julie Andrews charmed us – and the birds – in Mary Poppins

Bobbing along... (from left) Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Incredible Journey and Bambi, just a few of our favourites

British weren’t afraid to make a tougher film than Disney would have allowed. He made children weep when Bambi’s mother died, but mostly he agreed with Thumper, “If you can’t say nothing nice, don’t say nothing at all.”

But Walt was a muchloved part of our childhood and depending on when we were born, we’ll all have our animated film favourite. If it is 1953’s Peter Pan, you agree with Michael Jackson – which is why he named his ranch Neverland.

If it’s 1955’s Lady and the Tramp, the iconic spaghettieating scene nearly didn’t make it to the screen as Walt wasn’t keen on it.

And if it is 1961’s 101 Dalmatians, then look out for cameos from Lady and Tramp – both dogs are in the twilight barking scene!

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can have escaped a Hayley Mills film.

The very British star of Wild at Heart spent her childhood as America’s most popular child actress in The Parent Trap (remade in 1998 with Lindsay Lohan) and That Darn Cat. She was actually the last person to receive a Juvenile Oscar for her title role in Pollyanna. Many years later she admitted that she wished she had got a decent education instead. Her acting commitments meant she left school with no formal qualifications at all.

From The Wizard of Oz, through Oliver via Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Bedknobs and Broomsticks, we’ve been transported on miraculous musical adventures over the years.

Yet the film that holds a special place in so many hearts is the small-scale but exquisite The Railway Children, directed by Lionel Jeffries in 1970. It doesn’t matter that now we know that Sally Thomsett, who played 11-yearold Phyllis was actually 20 – and three years older than Jenny Agutter.

Like all the best children’s films, the film upholds the power of love to conquer all and bring us safe to those we care most about, a message that never dates. ✢ Do you have a favourite film from childhood? Write to the address on page 3.

From centre, clockwise, Peter Pan, Julie Andrew in action again in The Sound of Music and seeing spots before our eyes in101 Dalmatians

Here are the films we’re glad we grandparents had an excuse to watch...

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Our favourite buddy movie – and it’s all British March of the Penguins You can’t beat the real thing!

Up So moving – and with a hero over 70!

Monsters University As good as Monsters Inc The Lego Movie Still singing the theme tune! ✢ Also the Toy Stories, Shreks and Madagascars...

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All details correct at time of going to press. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee availability, particularly during sale time.

Keep it classic with softer shades Cream jacket, £55, 10-20; pearl effect earrings, £8; necklace, £15; shoes, £25, 3-8, all Marks & Spencer; bag, £87.20, Bailey & Quinn at Debenhams

Denim can be dressed up or down for an on-trend look Denim jacket, £45, 10-18, Next; necklace, £25, Phase Eight

Choose bold accessories for that special event

OCCASION LOOK Fascinator, £15; necklace, £19.50; shoes, £19.50, 3-8, all Marks & Spencer; clutch bag, £14, Next

A cosy cardi looks timeless and is a great wardrobe staple: Grey merino wool cardigan, £79, s-ll, Kettlewell Colours; necklace, £22.50, Per Una at Marks & Spencer; belt, £7.50 for 2, Marks & Spencer; bag, £32, Next

A colourful knit is the perfect way to add some contrast

FASHION EDITOR’S CHOICE Kimono, £25, 8-22, Bhs; belt, £10 for 2; earrings, £12, both Next

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✢ Sheppy’s Cider farm TAUNTON, SOMERSET Not just your average farm, Sheppy’s is a seasoned cider-making plant too. Wander the grounds before visiting the Rural Life museum to discover how cider was, and still is, made (small charge applies). Sample tasty cider and buy local produce at the farm shop, open 8.30am-6pm. ✢ Mon-Sat (and11am-4pm on Sundays in August).

Call 01823 461233 or visit www.sheppyscider.com

✢ Ampleforth Abbey apple tour HOWARDIAN HILLS, NR THIRSK Orchard manager Cameron Smith will guide you around Ampleforth’s many varieties of apple trees. Discover how award-winning cider, liqueurs and brandies are made before a lunchtime tasting session, with some delicious apple cake for pud. ✢ Pre-booked tours run from10.30am on Wed Aug13, Sept10 and Oct 8, for £17.50 Call 01439 766085 or visit www.ampleforth.org.uk

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✢ Cider-making holiday KILLERTON ESTATE, DEVON Work hard and play hard on this working holiday set up by the National Trust, October 4-11. Help wardens harvest apples on the Killerton estate and press them to perfection, before sampling last year’s batch. Lifting and carrying involved. £195pp full board (bunkhouse accommodation) and shared cooking duties. ✢ Call 0344 3351287 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ workingholidays

✢ Three Choirs Vineyards tours and tastings

STAPLEHURST, KENT Where better to go tramping off around vineyards than the garden of England? Tour the estate for free and enjoy a tasting session without any need to book. However tours and tasting led by a resident expert must be pre-booked – £15 per person, minimum of six people, available every day at a time to suit you.

Picnic boxes for two can also be pre-ordered for £25.

NEWENT, GLOUCESTERSHIRE An informal educational tour, including the history and science of wine making. Plenty to see when harvest starts mid-September, but try the beautiful Nature Trail now. Daily wine tasting tours cost £12.50 and start at 2.30pm. Pre-book for groups of eight or more; groups of more than 20 can reserve a private tour.

✢ Call 01622 832794 or visit www.hushheath.com

✢ Call 01531 890223 or visit www.three-choirs-vineyards.co.uk

✢ Bolney Estate Vineyard and tasting tours NR CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX A whole range of tasting options are available at Bolney, from basic taster tours (£16pp), through to a gourmet vineyard tour and tasting (£29.50pp), on which you will sip award-winning wines, paired with tasty meats and cheeses. Gift vouchers are valid for 12 months and dates currently run to the end of October. Bolney’s café is also worth a visit.

✢ Camel Valley Vineyard tours NR BODMIN, CORNWALL Camel Valley promises no snobbery, just enthusiasm for all things wine. Guided tours run from 2.30pm, Mon-Fri until Sept 30 and include a glass of still wine for £7.50. Alternatively the grand tour and tasting runs on Wednesdays at 5pm until Oct 30. For £12.50 you get a tasting session as well as expert info. ✢ Call 01208 77959 or visit www.camelvalley.com

✢ Call 01444 881894 or visit www.bolneywineestate.com

✢ Denbies Wine Estate tours DORKING, SURREY Denbies runs different tours for different wines. Outdoor tours (from £6) are by train with recorded commentary, so you can enjoy the North Downs, too. They run until October. The indoor tour, for when the weather turns sour, includes wine tasting in the cellar – £9.95pp.

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✢ Llanerch self tours and cookery school HENSOL, VALE OF GLAMORGAN For a little Welsh luxury, head to Llanerch. As well as taking a selfguided tour of the vineyard, there’s the restaurant, b&b accommodation, and even a cookery school to discover. Saturday morning kitchen classes cost just £12pp (pre-booking required) and the next one is on Sept 27. ✢ Call 01443 222716 or visit www.llanerch-vineyard.co.uk

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COMING BERRINGTON HALL, SOON! HEREFORDSHIRE This annual weekend is back by popular demand.

A whole range of Berrington apples will be on display, plus food stalls and cider making demonstrations.

There’s plenty to do for all ages with apple bobbing, printing and dolly making for the little ones. Oct 4-5, 10am-4pm. Admission: Adult £8.63, Child £4.31, includes entrance to whole property. ✢ Call 01568 615271 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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Between August 5 and August 18 With Uranus emphasised from the 8th until the Aquarius full Moon of August 10, certain situations which have been rumbling away since late last year will peak, with humanitarian and team efforts prominent.

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If it’s your birthday this fortnight…

… you are Leo like Sarah Brightman, born August 14, 1960. Leos radiate a wonderful energy that attracts an audience very easily. Life is rarely without adventure or a spot of drama when you are a Leo! You are a loyal friend and tend to know your own mind, while natural dignity and pride means you dislike pettiness and like to shine. Sarah has aviation planet Uranus with her Sun in Leo, making for an unusual character with unusual ambitions. As that’s now being triggered by adventure planet Jupiter, it seems rather fitting that she’s preparing to fly to the International Space Station in 2015.

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July 23-Aug 23 You are now in the driving seat, tackling what’s been unsettling you and yours, and although duty calls are strong, pleasure plans also shape up well for you.

Thought for the fortnight: Something quite special happens around August 18.

B For a weekly update call 09044 705704

Nov 23-Dec 21 Doors are opening, and you’re moving into a freer life cycle. If the route you’ve taken has been tough going, all the more reason to make the most of now.

Thought for the fortnight: Luck comes in double numbers.

B For a weekly update call 09044 705708

Mar 21-Apr20 It’s a marvellous time to do something that’s lively and different, whether as a spectator or as a participator, ideally with favourite folk, as you resolve to live life to the full!

Thought for the fortnight: You’ll know you’re loved.

B For a weekly update call 09044 705700

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Aug 24-Sept 22 This could be a busy time for someone close, especially over 7th-10th, when work or fitness-linked activities reach a peak, possibly connected to events six weeks ago.

Thought for the fortnight: Awaited news finally arrives around the 15th.

B For a weekly update call 09044 705705

December 22-Jan20 Your financial affairs are in the spotlight, more so around Aug 8-10, when the winds of change are blowing and a new contract, a purchase or an awaited sale could feature.

Thought for the fortnight: Expect a pleasing boost around the 18th.

B For a weekly update call 09044 705709

Apr 21-May 21 A bright full Moon at the top of your chart on the 10th suggests that you’ll be connecting with family and shortly afterwards, sharing glad tidings.

Thought for the fortnight: A reunion feels so right that it’s good for your soul.

B For a weekly update call 09044 705701

LIBRA

AQUARIUS

GEMINI

Sept 23-Oct 23 Look out for a run of surprise announcements and new arrivals around mid-August, when your personal life feels more eventful than usual. An overseas link could feature.

Thought for the fortnight: Friends will warm your heart.

B For a weekly update call 09044 705706

Jan 21-Feb18 Jupiter opens doors now, introduces you to people who lift your spirits and make you smile! There’s also travel news or improvements to mobility for someone close.

Thought for the fortnight: You’re centre stage!

B For a weekly update call 09044 705710

May 22-June 21 Jupiter is adding confidence and putting a spring in your step, making this a good time to travel or to try something new, like taking a class to learn a skill.

Thought for the fortnight: A green light is ahead.

B For a weekly update call 09044 705702

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Oct 24-Nov 22 Ambitions are in sharper focus – whether you’re looking for a job change or a new address, the cosmos is boosting your chances of success.

Thought for the fortnight: A big effort proves successful.

B For a weekly update call 09044 705707

Feb 19-Mar 20 You may be toying with a key decision about work or money, concerned about a matter of timing, but your first instinct is usually spot on.

Thought for the fortnight: Things are straightened out.

B For a weekly update call 09044 70571

June 22-July 22 A full Moon turns the tide on issues affecting you through family and financial affairs, then Jupiter brings welcome boosts in both areas.

Thought for the fortnight: Switch off now and then.

B For a weekly update call 09044 705703

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