The Scottish Mail on Sunday

Spot the true Prue!

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BAKE OFF star Prue Leith was so delighted to meet the actress who is playing her on stage that she took off her earrings and gave them to her doppelgang­er as a gift.

The 82-year-old chef met Rosie Ashe, 69, for the first time at Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre during the final production of Great British Bake Off: The Musical. Ms Leith was gushing with compliment­s for the Olivier Award-nominated performer but was particular­ly flattered by Rosie’s slender frame.

‘She told me she was thrilled I was slim and that I could sing and dance like a dream,’ Rosie told The Mail on Sunday.

‘I asked her if I could have her earrings as a joke, then as she left, she slipped them into my hand.’

The cast are hoping the show will make it to the West End.

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SEEING DOUBLE: Rosie Ashe, left, and Prue Leith meet in Cheltenham
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