Prue Leith
11 November 2026
This seemingly ageless food writer and tv personality discusses… ageing. If you have seen Prue on any of her countless television outings in recent years you will need little reminding of how lively, uplifting and thoroughly entertaining time in her company can be.
Add in the insights detailed in her latest book - 'Being Old' - and you will learn a great deal about her, cackle frequently, and admire how wonderfully candid she can be as she explores the trials and taboos of growing older - along with its unexpected joys.
Being Old
Getting older may have its challenges - but it can be a lot of fun. In her candid, uplifting, and thoroughly entertaining new book Being Old, Prue Leith explores the trials and taboos of growing older - along with its unexpected joys. Part memoir and part reflection, Being Old and Learning to Love It is packed with Prue's trademark wit, wisdom, and no-nonsense charm as she takes a spirited canter through the triumphs, trials and tribulations of ageing well.
If you have seen Prue on any of her countless television outings in recent years you will need little reminding of how lively, uplifting and thoroughly entertaining time in her company can be.
‘Few people have aged so gracefully and enterprisingly as Prue. How she's done it is a revelation, full of humour and practical advice.’ DELIA SMITH
Interviewer:
Stewart Collins
Stewart Collins is the Literary Director of the Kent House Series. As well as having written for the stage and national publications, Stewart has been the artistic director of numerous performance and literary festivals and founder of both Stoke on Trent and Petworth Literary Festivals.
As an interviewer he has chaired over a hundred literary conversations, notably with Clare Balding, David Suchet, Rev Richard Coles, Hugh Bonneville, Michael Morpurgo, Michael Palin, Nick Hornby, Victoria Hislop and William Boyd.
