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12/08/2019

Jamie Oliver On The Challenges Of Parenthood

Jamie Oliver has admitted that being a parent to his five children brings him both "enjoyment and pain".

The celebrity chef has Poppy, 17, Daisy, 16, Petal, 10, Buddy, eight and River, three, with his wife Jools, and has been honest about the struggle of raising a family.

Questioned about parenthood by the Mail on Sunday, the 44-year-old said: "It's the yin and yang of enjoyment and pain, isn't it? And it's different pain at different stages of one's life. It just so happens that I have each stage in my life at this moment. I've got teenagers, I've got eight- and ten-year-olds and I've got a just-turned three-year-old. So I still have a child in my bed who sort of rattles around like an electric eel ... But yeah ... no, look, I love it. We're a very close family."

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Jamie also revealed that he is the disciplinarian in the household and doesn't care if his children don't like him for his strict nature.

He explained: "I'm not sure how good my teenage parenting has been. I think I'm still on a six or a seven out of ten from the girls. Which I think I'm fine with…I'm the disciplinarian because I just expect certain behaviour, really. And I don't really care if I'm liked."

Addressing his marriage in the interview, Jamie gushed over his wife Jools. He said: "Personally, I've absolutely enjoyed watching my wife get older. And she's 45 in November ... I've enjoyed my journey with Jools, it's been great. I definitely think I'm more in love with her now than I was then."



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