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Mary Berry is an English cook, food writer, and
television presenter who is famous for her role as a
judge on the BAFTA award-winning show, The Great
British Bake Off, the most watched show of 2015. Her
career in food has spanned over 60 years, 70 cook
books, and even her own line of salad dressings.
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[@MaureenDrees]

Mary Berry is wonderful to watch and listen to, thank you for having her to Oxford and for posting this program, so we can enjoy her wisdom and wit over and over again.

[@Knappa22]

Mary Berry is a wonderful mix of firm teacher and maternal figure, with a twinkly, slightly michievous streak rippling through it all. This is what makes her so engaging and such a success over many decades.

[@joeymcfloey2467]

Pure class. Her disposition, deportment, and dress sense is excellent.

[@pattimcq8062]

Mary is inspiration itself in every way; her character, kindness, grace and of course her cooking. We are so glad we discovered her in the U.S. and would be honored to meet her.

[@bigmuffin99]

Mary Berry is an absolute charmer.

[@rah62]

She is of the generation that a lady's back should never touch the back of a chair; one must sit upright and neither slump nor slouch. As my first grade teacher reminded us with a gentle tap of her wooden ruler on our shoulder as she passed by each of us at our desk, "A proper posture is a happy posture".

[@anniemody]

Mary is just so elegant in the way she's sitting an upright posture with ankles crossed the young folks today who slouch could learn a thing or two from her. Also how precise she is and the emphasising with her hands when needed. I just love her expressive face and tongue in cheek comments. She is such a darling, a lady who instantly has your respect for all she is and does. Much love from India to this gem of a lass.

[@cadre500]

Mary Berry is a delight to listen to and learn from.

[@maryhull5660]

A darling lady with the most scrumptious and yummiest recipes . She is a real lady . A great examples to a lot of the cooks out there .

[@franklyfrankbakes]

Mary Berry is out of this world.

[@HannaARTzink]

Marry is a true pedagogue,.She makes sure to show how to sit in a chair while speaking in front of the camera. she shares everything she values.

[@midcitygym]

had to look up pedagogue, but yeh, your right.

[@internetsummoner]

@Leo Trainor lol, same !

[@MoiEilelA]

She's so inspiring! She sees life so beautiful.

[@caspervancleef]

LADY....pure and simple

[@kcrcbest]

I just found Mary Bary December on PBS Scottish Christmas, just love her :) I love everything I've seen, I'm from USA Staunton, Virginia wish I could get all the dvds and I wish I could say thanx for bringing me joy, I am home bound sooooI need all the beauty I can get and it is needed alot and her shows brings fun and joy sitting all the time wonderful :) praying for her and her family

[@jennifermiller7813]

I just love her shows, her attitude, her recipes, just everything.

[@jyotivig3666]

Mary Berry is simply lovely.

[@karlab9557]

From the US. Absolutely delightful! Mary Berry is a classy lady!

[@lesserson2311]

I love Mary. So thankful!

[@galenstone9097]

What a lady. Pure Class.

[@suecastillo4056]

Loving you Mary‼️‼️‼️😘❤️‼️Thank you for you being who you are😉❤️‼️

[@plumstead3078]

she reminds me of my aunts and grandmother, people from an age we will never see the like of again

[@forestbathing4443]

Julie Plumstead 💔true

[@biancahotca3244]

Not true.

[@anitahill8848]

Lovely, lovely Mary. Pure class! I always wonder how she stays so slim and now I know, her favourite meal is salad for starter, and fish and vegetables for main course x

[@plarkin9544]

What a lovely, sweet lady! Mary you cause me to want to do better! Thank you❣

[@michaeljames3257]

I live is Australia and Mary Berry is one show I watch her each and every show and have cooked many of her recipes...

[@Natalie3885]

Mary is the cutest human being ever!

[@msmarj01]

Delightful. Such class from Mary!

[@AlexWilliams-qf3rp]

Oh to actually meet Mary, would be the highlight of my life. She is the epitome of Class. What a delightful Lady. 😊

[@louise-yo7kz]

She is beautiful and elegant. High class!

[@jaiguru8487]

An absolute LEGEND and an INCREDIBLE Dame!This is the title she deserves DAME MARY X

[@levimacdonald5188]

💯💌DAME Berry

[@levimacdonald5188]

💓 a GREAT LADY - Mary berry-🌙💌🌟👏..she deserves a damehood 👑

[@EgoShredder]

This is the best interview from Mary I have ever seen. :-)

[@internetsummoner]

Oh Mary Berry you are wonderful

[@moosoo6280]

Just love her

[@eastcoastartist]

Big Fan!!!

[@jenny9bradford579]

Mary Berry , a real lady.

[@giancarlopia1404]

Legend

[@K2shadowfax]

Quite delightful!

[@AmethystDew]

Her age and those heels!!!!! I applaud her.

[@mridgill]

I really enjoyed this. Thank you.

[@cool3041]

What a lovely lady 😇

[@unflair]

super Respect

[@anthonydiamond2681]

Wow, I really enjoyed seeing this. Thank you so much for posting

[@cherryyance1782]

She is with much imagination and authentic way to do her cook. She is incredible.

[@JordanGillies]

Did anybody else see the presenters name on her hand? Pure Vintage professionalism

[@MrDavfit]

27:00 and on is Brilliant!!." .I've met your sort before". LOL

[@CharlotteEmilySaid]

I don't understand why the host doesn't pour the drink for the guest, I know it's a silly thing to point out but I just don't feel that it's very nice to allow her to sit there and struggle to open a bottle. Aside from that what a fantastic talk.

[@michaelhope8899]

+Charlotte Emily It's not common practice. If Berry had asked her help then she'd have had a go. But otherwise it is the guest's prerogative

[@AlphaGoII]

Because you are polite x

[@charlotteappleton7329]

I don't understand why the host is so slouched and uninterested!

[@pboyd8354]

not to mention that she needed to close her LEGS!! jeepers!

[@stillhuntre55]

I got the distinct impression that the host was quite nervous. Her voice wavered a little, she stumbled over her words sometimes, and there were aaaalllmost awkward pauses between the end of the applause after an answer and her saying, ...."ummm, thank you for the question. And......we'll....go with that person". She definitely struck me as nervous.

[@fpoiana]

How come I haven't seen this before! this is the best OxforUnion interview ever!

[@internetsummoner]

Mary Berry makes everything better !

[@JD-zb4ve]

Very enjoyable!

[@user-rw1de8tb2h]

Love Mary Berry ❤️

[@SamsTrainsGames]

Anyone else notice the 'Neeve' written on her left hand? I wondered how she remembered her name!

[@annaine]

PPTgames LOL!

[@cookingwithluca2581]

What an absolutely gorgeous character 😍 one of my all time favourites 😍. And her fish pie is to die for 😋😂🥂

[@kaywallace6139]

Mary is a true treasure. She is such a lovely lady. The poor girl interviewing Mary was a total disaster.

[@jamesbm971]

She's not a great interviewer, but to call her a total disaster is rude and unfair. She was probably nervous.

[@PrincessPetch24]

I loved seeing Mary in this interview, but I feel like the interview itself was conducted rather poorly, with the interviewer not making a bridge between two subjects and usually starting a question with "I was wondering..."

[@midcitygym]

love her vids, great cook.

[@wilmabelen8298]

I think the lady who interview her is most tense than Mary lol feeling like not a real host anyway love you Mary and do almost all of your recipes so trustful and real good😍😘😋

[@dbmgna3951]

She is soo refined lovely.

[@outdoorfun1378]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Mary Berry!!!!!! This video was filmed back in 2016, but so enjoying watching it now; never saw it before. The ONLY drawback is the woman interviewing her - the large, white price tag on the bottom of one of her shoes is enormously distracting, as well as her over-usage of the word - ummm - way too often. I highly recommend a speech class, which can be taken usually thru a local community college for very little money. But back to Mary Berry - she is just about the loveliest person and could teach many people the proper way to speak and behave. She can do no wrong in my eyes.

[@ms.prettygirl712]

what you have on is the bomb it's nice to see some actually looking good

[@alannarhodes8793]

Mary Berry!

[@Aurora-qn2dx]

Mary Berry is the best..She is soo right fashion doesnt mean tasty ..tradition is best. lol Quinoa ...i thought same thing.

[@dbmgna3951]

I wonder what the 10 dishes she would like to see students learn. They also need to learn about home inventory management and how to shop for food.

[@patriciazander2072]

How I will miss the last of this generation...I challenge anyone who sceptical to just watch one of her episodes set in a country estate and I recommend Scone Palace...

[@toniomalley5661]

Also the highest praise is a handshake no money or nasty stuff that’s what keeps people coming back for more

[@countryboy158]

Love Ms Mary. I did giggle at 14:37 , does she have the girls name written in the palm of her hand to remember LOL? Nieve?

[@rienpost3145]

Subtle wire work, audio assistant.

[@jamesturrall7418]

0:28 😂😂😂😂

[@helenwalkley6266]

agree with Isobell Kelly

[@viviyohanan5528]

I ♥️ M ary.

[@wilmabelen8298]

😍

[@richmondingco8806]

In my first comment,i called you chef Mary Berry,however you said in your interview here,that you are acook not a chef.I think you're better than the chef.How to be you and what your secrets.God bless

[@bozorgmaneshrobertsohrabi2248]

An oxymoron has the lemon merange mispelled.

[@carolking6355]

I recall In 1944. I was in my high chair and every week given brains for lunch. It looked like a brain with all the little black veins over it. Grey and horrible No sauce I recall. I can’t remember eating it. Perhaps my nanny took pity but I’m sure had one ghastly bite. I was told brain makes brain. Perhaps they knew something. I’ve achieved a lot. Never subjected my family to a thing but healthy but DELICIOUS meals. If only they knew.

[@techtipsuk]

People who shape our world, Mary Berry, really?

[@GAB8407]

Agreed. Everyone, famous or not, shapes the world.

[@richmorris2870]

Considering this is supposed to be the ‘creme de la creme’ of society, they aren’t that good at asking questions

[@EgoShredder]

The host seems to be suffering from the fashionable "vocal fry". Is there anyone left whom has not been completely Americanised?

[@Tahtahs23]

EgoShredder Why do you make a reference to America like a disease?

[@EgoShredder]

Kalli 90 America is not a disease, but I do wonder why England is rushing headlong into abandoning all of its own culture in favour of others, especially American traits and ideas. Obviously England has a history of exporting its own culture and traits, which others have copied etc. So its not a new phenomenon.

[@RustyDucky2]

Ego Shredder - I'm from America and I can only imagine what is televised across the pond about us. Yes I see what you are referring to, the slouching pants, the "Walmart" fashions, the crudeness of conversations. Thankfully, there is a hidden part of America from every ethnic group that believes in conducting oneself with dignity and decorum and has not succumbed to the lackadaisical life style that permeates so much of society today. My mother is from Charleston, South Carolina and enjoys her tea in a bone thin China tea cup. She reminds me somewhat of Mrs. Berry. It is not snobbish to want to be surrounded by beauty and to strive for things which uplift and to share beauty and knowledge with others. It is the beauty of life, a hope that one is always trying to improve themselves, whether it is through language, art, music, education, and the divine hope of the eternal. I believe God created within us the ability to uplift those around us with love and to treat others with dignity wherever we find ourselves, whether in America or across the globe. Mrs. Berry is the epitome of beauty inside and out.

[@finnpeters7867]

Love mary, but the interviewer is awful.

[@cornishpasty4344]

Give her a break she's a college student. Like to see how you perform.

[@finnpeters7867]

CornishPasty Shes a college student who interviews celebs regularly. They could have picked someone abit better.

[@levimacdonald5188]

@@finnpeters7867 what's her name please

[@finnpeters7867]

Levi Macdonald Graham

[@levimacdonald5188]

@@finnpeters7867 ??? Graham that's a man's name .. doesn't she have a surname very hard just typing in (graham)😂

[@aminabranda4488]

The synonymous arrow philly refuse because environment globally attract without a ready beef. sweet, magnificent structure

[@nelsonricardo3729]

I never noticed Mary's weird hand until now.

[@sb6678]

A Fanny Craddock for the twenty-first century and just as grotesque and hideous

[@nickmoranis2865]

A reanimated corpse talking about cakes. Result.

[@annaine]

Nick Moranis You need to learn some respect. What a deplorable comment about a woman who has achieved so much in her life and has been an inspiration for so many others throughout her long career. It hasn't just been about cake.

[@skunkfromcamden]

So rude

[@johnwalsh3635]

Nick Moranis Puerile drivel.

[@elizabethcherokee248]

Mr. Moranis...she has class something you seem to lack.

[@jamesbm971]

Love the responses to your obnoxious and classless comment!

[@yusuf1597]

Why is this old bid speaking? When are you going to get our lord and saviour, Christopher Hitchens on?

[@yusuf1597]

+A really “The Big Dick” good person It's Oxford university, surely they could do their science stuff and bring him on.

[@louise-yo7kz]

Hermit in Heaven