Jamie Oliver: about family, having many children and simple joys
Not for fifteen minutes, but endlessly, you can watch how the chef of the whole planet, Jamie Oliver, prepares a home-cooked dinner. He’s like a friend who dropped by for a minute to drink tea and at the same time shared a recipe for lemon pie that cannot be spoiled. Jamie hosts several programs, writes best-selling cookbooks, promotes healthy eating in schools, and helps troubled teenagers socialize. That's why we all love him. And having learned that he has five children, we cannot hold back tears of tenderness (well, almost!).
About having many children
The chef once told reporters that four children was “more than enough.” "I'm so tired. Four children is really hard work,” he said.
And he joked that his wife Jules, 41, told him not to have a vasectomy because he loves children so much. When the family's fifth child was born, Jamie Oliver was incredibly happy and proudly told fans that the newborn weighed as much as "16 sticks of butter."
Family values are at the core of life for Jamie and his wife, and despite already having a house full of children, Jules once said she would consider having another child in the future. "I'm getting older, but I'd definitely do it again if I can."
About baby names
Jamie's family has a tradition of naming their children unusual names. He gave his girls flower names. Their names are: Poppy Honey Rosie, Daisy Boo Pamela, Petal Blossom Rainbow. When he named his fourth child Buddy Bear Maurice, everyone was surprised. The happy dad replied that he had run out of names for girls. After the birth of the fifth child, an intrigue arose - what name would he get? Jamie hinted that, according to tradition, the newborn will have an unusual name, "something floral or from the natural world." This was confirmed: the child received the name River Rocket - (River Rocket).
About family
“The public is my first boss after my wife.” In one interview, Jamie said that while he doesn't think marriage is "easy," he and Jules "love to pick on each other." He added: "She's a wonderful person, kind, very sweet, sensitive and caring." “Jules is interesting with me because she doesn’t love me completely and completely, like an idol. Even at the beginning of her career, when it became clear that she would have to be away a lot, Jules said: “I will help you!” I realized that this kind of life brings people closer together and is very refreshing for relationships, especially in London.”
About raising children
Since Poppy (Jamie and Jules' first child) was born, my day starts at five in the morning and ends at ten at night, Monday to Friday. I have my own elaborate vacations and weekends, and I try to be a good boss and a good dad. Another tip on how to juggle work and play. If you want to do a lot of things, surround yourself with amazing women, that’s the secret!”
About succession
Jamie Oliver believes that his seven-year-old son Buddy has all the prerequisites to follow in the footsteps of his famous father and become a real chef. This also leads to conflicts with his son, who feels that his father does not allow him to be in charge in the kitchen. “He’s seven years old and we’re in trouble. He thinks I don't let him cook - that's not true. Complains to my mom that I need to work more, letting him cook at home.”
About social networks
Jamie Oliver is an active user of social networks. He happily posts photos of the whole family. Favorite network is Instagram. This platform gives Jamie the things he needs: communication and sharing positive emotions. “My subscribers are decent people, I rarely get negativity from communicating on social networks.” Therefore, he even posted a photo of his newborn son taken in a hospital room, providing it with the comment: “Guys, this just happened! This is a boy! The whole Oliver family is surprised and very happy. The birth went well."
Based on materials from Mirror, Hello, jamieoliver.com, Guardian, Telegraph
World famous TV chef Jamie Oliver bought a haunted house
Author Valentina Svoboda
01.04.2019 11:42
Real estate
Future TV star, cooking show host, best-selling author, restaurant chain owner, public advocate for healthy eating in schools, Jamie Oliver grew up in a simple British family. His father had a small pub in the village, the whole family helped with housework and led a modest lifestyle. However, the ambitious scion of the Oliver family decided to live the life of royalty. Jamie bought a majestic mansion - a real family nest of English lords. For the purchase, he paid no more or less than 516 million rubles. The world culinary star can afford it. But it turned out that ghosts live in the house.
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Haunted House Story
The mansion is located in Essex, England. It was built in the 16th century for an English peer. After his death, the mansion began to be inherited by aristocrats from generation to generation.
Jamie wanted to buy this estate so much that he didn't even bargain. For 516 million rubles, he bought not only an old mansion, but also 284 thousand square meters of land, a farmer’s house that can comfortably accommodate six people, several stables, a spacious garage, and a vegetable garden with fertile soil. Jamie has been promoting local farming on TV for many years.
“There is nothing better than greens and vegetables from your own garden,” says the chef. - This is an explosion of taste and color! And a guarantee that no chemicals or fertilizers will get into your food.
Sinister Rumors
However, before Oliver became interested in the house, several buyers refused the mansion. They were frightened by the story told by the locals. Many years ago, a child died in the house. The family carefully concealed the circumstances of the death. And now at night the ghost of a toy rocking horse appears in the children's windows. In calm weather, a creaking sound can be heard from its swinging.
Oliver jokes
Jamie himself admits that these legends about the mansion only fueled his interest in the building. He is not a superstitious person and is convinced that nothing threatens either him or any of his children’s heels.
“In England they like to create legends around ancient houses,” the 43-year-old TV cook said in an interview. - This is such a part of our culture. And the more ancient the estate, the more sinister stories there are. I love that the house in which I will live with my family has such a unique history and character. But I don’t believe in mysticism; I’ve never met ghosts. Have you met?
Jamie Oliver jokingly noted that if there really were spirits living in the house, he would definitely involve them in filming one of his cooking TV shows.
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Juliet's hobbies
Today, Jules Oliver does not limit her work to maternal concerns, although all her projects are based on her rich maternal experience. In 2005, Juliette wrote the book “Minus Nine to One: The Diary of an Honest Mother,” in which she described the difficult path to motherhood and described her experience of using IVF. The publication was a great success. She later published several children's books, The Adventures of Dottie and the Bluebell.
Since 2012, Jules Oliver has been a children's clothing designer. She creates a collection called "Little Bird" for the British brand Mothercare. The 2013 promotional photo shoot featured children Jamie and Juliette.
The Oliver collection includes clothing models from 0 to 8 years and accessories for the children's room. Many items are designed in a unisex style, allowing siblings to swap wardrobes. In the 2020 collection, Jules used a rainbow motif to show support for mothers who, like her, have experienced the loss of a baby .
Naked Chef
Chef, TV presenter, cookbook author and entrepreneur James Trevor Oliver was born on May 27, 1975 in Essex, England. Parents are the owners of a small restaurant, “Cricket Players,” which is still in business. Oliver has a younger sister, Anna.
The future chef began helping his parents at the age of 8. Jamie has been attached to his father since childhood and inherited his professional ethics. After school, Jamie studied at Westminster Cookery College, after which he went to France. In Europe, Oliver gained professionalism by working in local catering establishments.
Upon returning to England, James got a job at one of the best Italian restaurants in the country, Nile Street. Then he moved to the London River Cafe, where he worked for 3 years and understood the main principle of culinary art: tasty and healthy food is worth the time and effort spent on its preparation.
Cooperation with television
In 1997, the documentary "Christmas at the River Cafe" was shown on British television. Jamie also appeared in the program. The young chef's potential as a media person was appreciated on television. Oliver has received several offers for his own cooking show.
James's first television project was “The Naked Chef,” created in 1998-1999. The name played on the simplicity of the dishes offered and the sincerity of the TV presenter. The program received a BAFTA award.
To date, the chef has produced more than ten culinary programs shown around the world, including “Living Deliciously with Jamie Oliver”, “Jamie Oliver’s Culinary Travels”, “Cooking Deliciously and Inexpensively” and others. more than 30 cookbooks based on the TV show .
In his programs, Jamie shares the secrets of cooking healthy, delicious food, invites viewers to his home, travels around the world and prepares dishes of national cuisines. Thanks to Jamie, the use of home-grown vegetables in cooking has become fashionable. The host's charm and the accessibility of his advice endeared him to Oliver's show, even to those who are no strangers to cooking.
Social activity
In his homeland, Jamie Oliver is known as a social activist. In 2005, the chef filmed the documentary Jamie's School Lunches. He showed that the amount of fat and sugar in the menu of British school canteens exceeds all permissible standards. James launched the Feed Me Better campaign, which resulted in the government committing more than £2 million to tackle children's nutrition issues in schools.
In the 2010 documentary Jamie's American Food Revolution, the Naked Chef traveled to the United States. The show showed all the “bad things” of the average American diet. One of the cities in West Virginia, where many residents are obese, was chosen for filming. Oliver's film won an Emmy Award.
James' social projects are aimed at promoting the ideas of proper nutrition and combating the production and sale of low-quality food with an abundance of artificial additives. Thanks to his public activities, Oliver became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his contribution to the popularization of ideas for improving the health of the nation.
Jamie's Food Empire
In the mid-2000s, the business corporation Jamie Oliver Holdings was founded. The company's fortune is about 150 million pounds .
Among the corporation's assets are the publication of recipe books, the sale of sauces, spices, pastes and kitchen utensils under the Jamie Oliver brand. Jamie's Italian restaurants have been operating since 2008. The establishments are open in different countries of the world, including Russia.
Visitors are offered traditional Italian dishes. The priority is to use fresh farm products grown within a radius of 100 km from the restaurant.
The TV star chef does not refuse to participate in other business projects: Jamie was the “face” of British supermarket chains, cars and kitchen utensils. The contracts brought Oliver over a million pounds.
