Berry is not the first to challenge interviewers over their obsession with celebrity weight loss: Lena Dunham, in a lengthy Instagram post, recently addressed every member of the press who dared to comment on her “weight loss transformation”.

The 30-year-old said: “Right now I'm struggling to control my endometriosis through a healthy diet and exercise. So my weight loss isn't a triumph and it also isn't some sign I've finally given in to the voices of trolls. Because my body belongs to ME – at every phase, in every iteration, and whatever I'm doing with it.

“I'm not handing in my feminist card to anyone.”

Mary Berry reminds us why we should never ask people about their weight