Great British Bake Off's Mary Berry fed me a horse meat steak, says Sue Perkins

'She was out there carving it for what seemed like two days. It had a burned, gristly side and a bit of hair on it,' says Perkins

Perkins rose to fame for her comedy partnership with Mel Giedroyc in Mel and Sue (Lakeland)

Great British Bake Off presenter Sue Perkins has claimed the show’s judge Mary Berry served her a “thick hip of a horse” steak the first time they met.

The comedian and broadcaster, who has presented the series since 2010, said the pair worked together on a historical series called The Supersizers in 2009 and Berry took part in an episode about the 1950s period.

“Mary made me a horse meat and margarine steak. It was literally a Shergar steak. It wasn’t tenderised. It was a thick hip of a horse,” Perkins told Heat magazine.

“She was out there carving it for what seemed like two days. It had a burned, gristly side and a bit of hair on it.”

Perkins, 46, also said she and co-host Mel Giedroyc gave the 81-year-old an introduction to The Jeremy Kyle Show.

“We introduced Mary to Jeremy Kyle and she rather enjoyed it,” she said. “Mary does love Jezza Kyle now. I think she thinks Jeremy Kyle the show is a drama though, rather than real life.”

Perkins rose to fame for her comedy partnership with Mel Giedroyc in Mel and Sue and has presented The Great British Bake Off, which is now in its sixth season, alongside her.

Additional reporting from Press Association