Jamie Oliver's wife shares funny post to mark their 21st wedding anniversary
By Karishma Sarkari|
Jamie Oliver's wife, Jools, has paid tribute to her husband of over two decades in a social media post.
To mark the couple's 21st wedding anniversary, the mum-of-five shared a photo of herself in her wedding dress followed by a hilarious video, apologising for what the celebrity chef has had to put up with since the big day.
"What you thought your were gettingกญ.what you actually got," Jools captioned the Instagram post.
"Thank you for loving me just the way I am!!!! You now have 5 bonkers children who secretly all take after me when it comes to a kitchen dance off," she joked.
"Love you so much my absolute legend husband!"
After thanking her wedding dress designer Neil Cunningham, the blogger says wistfully: "wish we could go back 21 years and do it again".
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The couple were teenage sweethearts and wed on June 24, 2000, at All Saints Church in Essex, when they were both 25.
They'd known each other almost a decade before the big day, having met on a double date when they were 17.
"It was a double date, I had my Fiesta with lowered suspension and a sound system," The Naked Chef star said in a 2012 episode of talk show Chatty Man with Alan Carr.
"We were driving there that night and then I went smashing into the back of another car.
"[Jools] felt sorry for me. She thought 'the way he drives, he needs support in life'."
Jools then worked as the TV chef's personal assistant for some time and more recently, during lockdown, she turned camera operator while they made cooking TV shows at home.
The couple have gone on to have five kids together กช Poppy, 19; Daisy, 18; Petal, 12; Buddy, 10; and River, four.
Jools and Jamie have both spoken about experiencing miscarriages over the years, most recently in lockdown last year.
Speaking on Made By Mammas podcast last July, Jools revealed she was "pining for a sixth child" before her 47th birthday, coming up this November.
"I really do but I've just had three miscarriages since then and I'm thinkingกญ and a recent one three weeks ago and I'm thinking: 'No'," she said candidly.
"I dunno. I do want to, but I've got to mentally check that it's a good idea to do. And also physically because I am 45 as I always say, nearly 46. So it's a little bit dodgy."
On their 20th wedding anniversary last year, Jools shared an emotional tribute to her husband and father of her five kids.
"I treasure the daily texts you send, you are romantic and constantly positive funny and a dedicated brilliant dad we have created 5 wonderful children and lost our 5 little stars in the sky. Thank you for loving me the way you do."
