'You miss that noise': Jamie Oliver finds it strange now his eldest daughters have left home
Jamie Oliver says that he and his wife Jools "miss the noise" now that their eldest two daughters have left home.
Jamie Oliver misses having his eldest daughters at home.
The 50-year-old TV chef has five kids with his wife Jools – Poppy, 23, Daisy, 22, Petal, 16, Buddy, 15, and River, nine – and admits that he and his partner have found it hard to adjust to the house being "less chaotic" now that the older children have flown the nest.
Jamie told HELLO! magazine: "With less of us at home it's slightly less chaotic, but I'm not going to lie and say it's quieter.
"You do miss that noise. You miss them. I know Jools really feels it."
The chef continued: "We do still have that buzz that comes with the rhythm of school and family life. The two older girls might have left home, but we still speak every day and they come back a lot, so we're never a smaller team for long."
Jamie celebrated his 50th birthday in May and admits that reaching the milestone age made him "pause to take stock" about his life and where he is headed.
The Jamie's School Dinners presenter explained: "I'd be lying if I said that turning the big 5-0 didn't make me pause to take stock.
"It's one of the reasons I wrote my new book, Eat Yourself Healthy.
"It's so important to value our health and make it a priority, because without it, you're in trouble.
"I've tried to make a few changes; embracing those veggies even more, cutting back on meat but enjoying good-quality stuff when I do eat it."
Jamie has been cooking on our TV screens for over 25 years and is pleased that his son Buddy has inherited his culinary passion.
He said: "Buddy loves to cook, but he's a teenager, so he's exploring all of his passions at the moment, whether that's fashion, playing sports or music.
"But I know that cooking is something that he'll come back to throughout his life. He's got that skill base and, once you've learnt it, it's something you can always use."
Oliver revealed earlier this year that he has "a very neurodiverse family" and admits that learning about how his children's brains operate has been very "helpful".
The Naked Chef star said: "Looking at how neurodiversity showed up within the family has only ever been helpful.
"Knowing how each other's brains work can only give you a better understanding of where people are coming from and what they might need to get through the day in the best way and, ultimately, how you can support each other to thrive."
