Mary Berry Quotes

Mary Berry

Profession : Chef

Birth : March 24, 1935

I make myself eat one piece of toast for breakfast. When I'm doing 'Bake Off,' I eat soup for lunch. I know what puts on weight for me; it's just over-indulgence.

Mary Berry

I am a bit of a mother hen at Christmas! I always prepare in advance. It is the only way; otherwise, it can be really daunting.

Mary Berry

If you are buying a larger turkey than usual, make sure it will fit in the oven.

Mary Berry

My son is a tree surgeon and gets me a lovely tree. I like to put it up early, as I can't wait for Christmas. We dress it with decorations that have been in the family for years.

Mary Berry

Many people think children must have chips. I don't think any household should have a deep fat fryer.

Mary Berry

I never fry a doughnut! If you want a doughnut, go and buy one once in a blue moon. It's about everything in moderation.

Mary Berry

I honestly think there shouldn't be sugared drinks. All my grandchildren drink water all through the day. I've just had them to stay, and at breakfast, they have water. They don't even know what sugary drinks are.

Mary Berry

I don't like tattoos because tattoos are forever.

Mary Berry

Freak diets I don't think work. It's control.

Mary Berry

I'm not great on the florals. I think you've got to wear what you're happy in and that is fun but isn't mutton dressed up as lamb.

Mary Berry

I can't pass a plant stall without feeling I must have one. But my greatest extravagance, I suppose, is roses. We've got masses.

Mary Berry

Oh, I'd never put my elbows on the table.

Mary Berry

I think my father couldn't wait to get home to his wife, but I don't know if he was so keen on us children.

Mary Berry

It is something you can't predict, and it is the huge sadness in your life, losing a child.

Mary Berry

I usually wear only a bit of pink lippy, but for TV, they add a few extra lashes to brighten my eyes and some colour to my face, as without it, I look pale and uninteresting.

Mary Berry

Before the start of each new series, I go shopping for my 'Bake Off' wardrobe. I've got increasingly confident with my look and now wear much more colour than I did at the start.

Mary Berry

Reluctant as I am to regard myself as a style icon, I would love to think I could inspire older women to make the most of themselves.

Mary Berry

A lot of other reality shows on television can be bullying and aggressive, but we wanted 'The Bake Off' to be an antidote to that.

Mary Berry

I'm immensely proud to have been made a CBE, but I don't ever use the letters after my name unless someone has included them in correspondence.

Mary Berry

Looking back, I don't feel that I was the most brilliant mother. I was always very good at giving my children the right food, but it was one of my regrets in life that I didn't spend more time listening to them or playing with them.

Mary Berry