Jamie Oliver's family tragedies with wife Jools — miscarriages and Long Covid (2024)

Jamie Oliver's career has come under intense scrutiny in recent years, but the celebrity chef has also been going through some tough times in his family life too

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been on our TV screens for over two decades now and has established himself as one of the most famous foodies in the country.

The 47-year-old is known for campaigning for healthy school meals and the sugar tax, and even staged an 'Eton Mess' protest outside Downing Street earlier this year following Boris Johnson's U-turn on the government's anti-obesity strategy.

Now, he's back on our screens for his Channel 4 show Jamie's One-Pan Wonders, which sees him showing viewers how to cook with "minimum fuss".

However, the chef's cooking has landed him in some hot water recently, as he's faced backlash for the "cheap" recipes that he's been sharing.

Jamie's on-screen career has opened him up to a lot of criticism over the years and the wealthy chef has been labelled as "patronising".

However, it's not just his work life that Jamie has had struggles in, as he's recently faced some tragedy in his family life too.

Here's everything you need to know about Jamie Oliver's net worth and the tragedies he's faced with his wife.

What is Jamie Oliver's net worth?

Jamie Oliver is one of the best-known celebrity chefs in the country, and with that role comes a hefty paycheck.

The chef is currently estimated to be worth a massive $200million (£173million), according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Jamie first rose to fame when his series The Naked Chef premiered back in 1999. Over two decades later, he now has a number of lucrative income streams, making his money through his television shows, cookbooks, endorsem*nts and his own restaurants.

The wealthy chef has often shared cheap meals in his recipe books and recently appeared on The One Show to share an affordable recipe for soup.

However, he was slammed by viewers as "patronising" for his recipe, which included Cumberland sausages, parmesan cheese, fennel seeds and red wine.

Who is Jamie Oliver's wife Jools?

Jamie Oliver's wife is 47-year-old Jools Oliver, previously known as Juliette Norton.

Jamie and Jools have a romantic love story; the pair are childhood sweethearts and met when they were just 17 years old while growing up in Essex.

The celebrity chef put in a lot of effort to woo Jools, who previously revealed on her Instagram that he had sent her love letters every single day when she spent three months in Japan as a teenager.

Revealing the adorable story to her followers, Jools said: "When I was 17 I worked in Tokyo for three months and every single day Jamie sent me a letter or a fax without fail!

"These are only half of them... brought back just the best and happiest memories."

The couple tied the knot in 2000 and have now been happily married for more than two decades.

Jools' battle with Long Covid and tragic miscarriages

Jamie and Jools have five children together and are notorious for giving their kids unusual names - Petal Blossom, Poppy Honey, Daisy Boo, Buddy Bear and River Rocket.

However, the adorable family have gone through some tough times together. Before the birth of their youngest child River, Jools experienced her first miscarriage.

She's now suffered a total of five miscarriages and is reported to be considering IVF treatment in hopes of a sixth child.

Opening up about her tragic losses on Zoe Clark-Coates' Life & Soul podcast, Jools said: "Once you have these miscarriages you are always like, this baby is meant to be here, I have to keep trying.

"So I have thought about IVF because having researched it and spoken to some amazing people, it seems like the right option for my age.

"But you know that it’s hard because also I’ve got a partner you know, I’ve got to think about him. I’m not so sure he’s that keen to do it that way. So I don’t want to push anything, because I’m very lucky."

Unfortunately, the hard times for Jools didn't end there, with Jamie opening up last month about his wife's "deeply scary" battle with Long Covid.

Speaking to Mail Plus about Jools, Jamie said: "She’s had bad Covid and Long Covid, so she’s been really affected by it, sadly. She’s OK, but still not what she wants to be."

He added: "It’s been two years. She finds it deeply scary."

*Jamie's One-Pan Wonders airs tonight at 8.30pm on Channel 4