Great British Bake Off Star Prue Leith has admitted she is closer to her adopted daughter than her biological son - despite her mother's warnings that 'adoption was a risk'. She said Kruger, who died from emphysema in 2002, had wanted to go peacefully. Celebrity cook Prue adopted 16-month-old Li-Da from war-torn Cambodia in 1975. The current blanket ban preventing people in extremis from getting help to die is not protecting them — it's forcing them to take desperate measures. Prue has never shied away from bright colours and has even said she hopes her outfits inspire older women . It was such a privilege and pleasure to talk with Dame Prue Leith DBE on my podcast this week. The couple had two children, a son, and a daughter In October 2016, Leith married John Playfair, a retired clothes designer She was the guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs 'Great British Bake Off' judge Prue Leith says Bill Turnbull's cancer diagnosis will make people realise "how close cancer is to so many of us". The 80-year-old. Prue Leith High Resolution Stock Photography and Images - Alamy PRUE LEITH has opened up about the "loneliness" she suffered after the death of her husband. The adoption process fell through a couple of times before the couple got blessed with their own child. Dame Prue Leith has spoken out in favour of assisted dying after revealing her first husband asked doctors if he could have "a bit of assistance" with death. Company Director. Worked for a subsidiary of ICI, making dynamite for mines. Sign up for FREE for the latest news from the world of showbiz. Berry had to cope with the death of her young son, while Leith watched her brother, David, suffer a painful death from bone cancer, according to The Telegraph. Louis Theroux Reveals Experiences With Cancer During Charity ... - extra.ie Why Prue Leith refused to move in with her husband for nine years Prue was born in South Africa in 1940, her father Sam worked for a company that produced manufacturing explosives used in mines. Dame Prue Leith reveals controversial views on dying Prue Leith says people 'too critical' of government response to Covid ... Today's top videos The chef and TV presenter, 81, who is in favour of . Cook, writer and broadcaster Prue Leith (2nd-L), with daughter Li-Da Kruger (L), . Pic: Channel 4. How Prue Leith nailed her signature look - in her 80s 01:35. Prue Leith and adopted daughter go from Cotswolds to Cambodia Prue Leith daughter adoption story. Prue Leith and Grand daughter attend the opening night of .