JAMIE Oliver has opened up about how he and wife Jools would have loved to have had a sixth baby.
The celebrity chef shares children Poppy, 21, Daisy, 20, Petal, 14, Buddy, 13, and River, 7, with wife Jools.
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Whilst his eldest children are flying the nest, Jamie, 48, told how Jools would have loved more kids.
He said: “I am trying to move on to the next stage, but Jools keeps trying to drag me back!
“Seriously we would have loved a sixth if it happened.
“But we are so lucky to have the family we have and I am so happy. Exhausted, but happy.”
Jools, 49, has opened up about suffering miscarriages in the past.
Jamie spoke to The Sun as we teamed up with the chef to help find Britain’s best school cooks.
For the second year running, we are backing his School Food Awards.
Jamie, who has been campaigning to improve kid’s food for 20 years, wants to use the gongs to shine a light on schools who are dishing up great school dinners.
He told The Sun: “I am equally passionate about kids having good nutrition as I was 20 years ago.
“There is a lot of talk in Britain at the moment about levelling-up. But this is levelling up personified.
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“There is no better way to ensure levelling up than ensuring poor kids have better food.
“I want our lovely little island of Britain to be productive and successful, and good nutrition is so important for that.”
The Sun backed category, the Catering Team Champions, is looking to find school cooks who go above and beyond for pupils.
Last year the award was won by James Sommerville, 42, an ex-army chef whom heads the kitchen at Wyre Forest, a special needs school in Kidderminster.
James was picked from hundreds of entries because of the incredible care and attention he shows in catering for a huge range of dietary requirements across the school.
Jamie said: “Readers might see chefs like James who won The Sun category last year and think, ‘I wish we had that.’ But there is no reason they can’t.
“After 19 years, the school food standards set by the government are pretty good.
“I want to celebrate what great looks like in school kitchens and spread the message that it should be like that for everybody.”
The Good School Food Awards are open to nurseries, pre-school, primary and secondary non-paying schools.
Anyone can nominate a catering team they feel deserves it. Just explain in less than 200 words what makes them brilliant.
You can even nominate yourself!
HOW TO ENTER
DO you know a school catering team which goes above and beyond the call of duty for kids?
Have they helped feed children throughout the cost-of-living crisis, found clever ways to introduce children to new foods or used local produce in their cooking?
You can nominate them – or even your own team.
Winners get the golden spoon trophy, have their signature recipe featured in The Sun and win a bundle of Tefal products worth thousands.
Nominate at jamieoliver.com/schoolfoodawards
Jamie has recruited a celebrity judging panel to help sift through entries, including Body Coach Joe Wicks and Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis.
Paralympic swimming star Ellie Simmonds will help judge our Catering Team Award.
She said: “It’s a real privilege to have been asked to be a judge for The Good School Food Awards.
“I don’t think anyone can underestimate the importance of nutrition, and nutrition education, for everyone, but particularly young people.
“Not just for your physical well-being but also for your mental health, too.”
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