A Cotswolds-based judge on the Great British Bake Off was branded 'fattist" for her chat about calories.
Dame Prue Leith has said that she no longer uses the phrase "it's not worth the calories" after criticism from fans.
The South African-British broadcaster and chef, who lives in west Oxfordshire, is well-known around the county and has opened a number of new businesses in recent years.
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Most recently she opened Fortnum & Mason's first store outside London at Bicester Village.
Before that the 85-year-old star cut the ribbon at the Life-Changing Bakery in Stanley Court, Richard Jones Road, Witney, on September 15.
Now, in a recent interview with the Radio Times, Dame Prue has talked about why she's moved away from referring to calories.
She said that when she and her fellow judge on the hit Channel 4 show Paul Hollywood discuss the cakes, she used to comment that the worst were "not worth the calories".
She added: "That is my absolute judgment about any baking, because you know it’s full of fat and sugar, so: "'Do I really want to eat this? Am I prepared to get fat?'"
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However, she revealed that she shies away from that language now because viewers said they felt it was judgemental.
"They thought I was being fattist," she added.
In the wide-ranging interview Ms Leith also revealed that she owns 75 pairs of glasses and that she doesn't understand the innuendos that have become synonymous with the baking show.
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