- Turned down several offers by magazines to pose nude.
- In 1999, Jamie was invited to 10 Downing Street to prepare a lunch for the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, who was entertaining the Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema.
- He lives in London with his wife, Jools Oliver, and travels around London by motorbike.
- Also wrote a book "The Naked Chef" to accompany the series. Published by Penguin, it was number one on the bestseller list for more than 10 weeks.
- He is currently food editor for British GQ magazine and has a regular column with the Saturday Times Magazine. (2001)
- When he turned 16, he attended Westminster Catering College, where he completed his formal training.
- Children, with wife Jools Oliver (Jools): Poppy Honey Oliver (b. March 18, 2002 at 7 lbs 14 oz, 4 days late), Daisy Boo Oliver (b. April 10, 2003), Petal Blossom Rainbow Oliver (b. April 3, 2009 at 6 lbs 10 oz), Buddy Bear Maurice (b. September 15, 2010) and River Rocket (b. August 6, 2016).
- Cooked at the critically acclaimed River Café in London for three years.
- He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the Hospitality Industry.
- Is dyslexic, a condition that necessitated 5 years in special needs education when Jamie was growing up.
- As of 2016, Jamie is the all-time best-selling writer of non-fiction in the UK.
- He also plays drums with his high school mates in a band called Scarlet Division. According to Jamie, they sound like a mixture of "Catatonia and Texas with a harder edge."
- His parents own and operate a successful pub/restaurant "The Cricketers" in Cambridge, where he grew up.
- His hard work and promotion on his program "Jamie's School Dinners" has come to the attention of Prime Minister Tony Blair. The two later met and talked about new incentives for Labour to back the bid for healthy eating in schools.
- Runs his own production company, Fresh One Productions.
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