Why Prue Leith and her husband live in separate houses - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity Prue Leith has revealed why she and her husband live in separate houses By You Magazine - April 8, 2019 It turns out dating in your 70s is much easier than middle aged or millennial dating, according to Great British Bake Off judge, Prue Leith. In fact, while many feel that in can be quite daunting to start a new relationship as you get older, Prue insists that it is better than ever for her and husband, John Playfair. So what’s their secret? Getty Images Believe it or not, the trick is to live in separate houses. Discussing her relationship, 79-year-old Prue explained that she found it ‘incredibly tough’ after the death of her first husband Rayne in 2002. However, when she met John, who is 73 and reportedly won her heart with the help of some haggis, she revealed that he ‘changed everything.’ The couple have been married for three years, but they still do not live together. Explaining their dynamic, Prue told Prima magazine: I’m not saying we’ll live apart for ever, but we’ve fallen into a routine that works well. ‘We sleep at my house, then he goes off to his in the morning to do some gardening or whatever he fancies.’ Getty Images She continued: ‘We reconvene for lunch at mine, then do our own thing until about 7pm when we have supper together. It’s great because he’s not underfoot – and best of all, his clobber is at his house!’ Doesn’t sound too bad, does it? Overall, Prue admitted: ‘I think relationships get easier the older you get. At least they have in my experience. You get to a certain age and you’re no longer trying to change people. ‘John is amazingly untidy. I don’t try to change anything about him. I just think, ‘He’s untidy and I have to pick things up after him, but it’s worth it. When you’re young, you’re trying to mould somebody into what you want and it’s crazy. As for John, he says I’m so anally tidy that one day he’ll find himself in the dustbin.’ Words of wisdom indeed! RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity Beauty vlogger Nic Chapman opens up about her diagnosis and troubled August 22, 2017 Quickfire with Strictly veteran Anton Du Beke December 5, 2017 Yolanda Kettle reveals what it’ s like playing the other woman February 12, 2018 The billion-dollar baby club The celebrity children living it large April 15, 2018 Tom and Giovanna Fletcher talk married life and working with your June 3, 2018 Jacqueline Gold ‘ I want to give women confidence’ July 15, 2018 Quickfire Comedian Alex Horne on Gary The Gorilla losing his trousers August 26, 2018 ‘ I’ m probably overindulgent with him’ Elizabeth Hurley reveals the most important September 30, 2018 One s best friends The Queen’ s corgis and their doggy dynasty October 28, 2018 Ruth Wilson will play her own grandmother in this new BBC November 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved