The presenter also revealed that she and former co-host Mel Giedroyc threatened to walk away from the BBC baking competition unless producers changed the way contestants were treated.
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Speaking on this week's episode of the How To Fail podcast with Elizabeth Day, Sue reflected on her time hosting Bake Off between 2010 and 2016.
She explained that producers were often focused on creating dramatic television, even if it meant upsetting contestants and pushing them to emotional breaking point.
Sue said: 'It was always like "get the narrative", but get the most dramatic narrative and make people cry and that's what they tried to do.
'And then we just said, "We've had enough of this." And we walked out and for some reason I found myself on the phone to the director general of the BBC and I have no idea why.'
She went on to explain that she and Mel had raised concerns about the behaviour of the Bake Off's production staff, and wanted to ensure contestants were treated with respect.
'It just seemed very important in that moment that when people were entering our office, our workspace, that we treated them with respect.
'You don't put a camera in their face and ask about their dead dad. How disgusting.'
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Mel and Sue had previously spoken about nearly quitting The Great British Bake Off on their very first day of filming in 2010, after becoming unhappy with the approach taken by producers.
The pair wanted the competition to have a warmer and kinder atmosphere, rather than relying on emotional confrontations to create drama.
They eventually left The Great British Bake Off in September 2016, when it was announced that the show would move from BBC One to Channel 4.
The decision marked the end of their six-year run as presenters, with Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig later taking over hosting duties.
