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Jamie oliver and Jools

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maria1966 · 12/04/2005 11:54

Just seen AOL news that friends of Jamie Oliver and Jools say there marriage may be in trouble.
I am not sure where I stand on this.On the one hand Jools has a celeb lifestyle,plenty of money,family and friends for support,not sure if she has a nanny?
More than the average mum who has a husband who has to work away for fianancial reasons and does'nt get to see his kids most nights.Also Jamie on his school dinners programme was saying his children would be going to private school.Jools can't have it both ways,she should support him in what he is trying to do.
On the other hand it nust be difficult with the press always speculating about their marriage,it's as if they want to find some dirt on this what seems like a perfect marriage from the outside.
What does anyone think?

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wild · 12/04/2005 12:30

if you are lucky enough to be successful in what you love doing then it would be hard to cut down
If I earned a good living as a full-time painter I know I'd over-work at the expense of family

mancmum · 12/04/2005 12:31

I bet they are just fine... I hate speculation... it is destrucutve and not factual.. OK if they split up, then it is (sad) news but until then us discussing what we think could be the problems reduces us to no more than fish wives...

cupcakes · 12/04/2005 12:31

I don't think having money and a celeb lifestyle is any compensation. They seem to be under a lot of stress - probably a combination of media attention and his working hours - and that would cause a lot of tension. I don't think it's a case of either of them being in the wrong with their priorities - they are just like any parents of young children and they have stresses and argue. In their case the arguments get sold as stories to the tabloids and they aren't allowed to put it behind them. I certainly don't think it is any reason to assume that their marriage would be in trouble as a result.

noddyholder · 12/04/2005 12:32

there must be plenty of people who can help him in his campaign surely he doesn't need to do it 24/7 on his own. I think they have been together since school and probably never saw the lifestyle they now lead coming

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maria1966 · 12/04/2005 12:33

Totally agree nailpolish,their's a pattern forming here,you are talking a lot of sense.

My dh's parents are now retired but they are both still money orientated and materialistic.
Dare i say it Snobs.
I don't want my children to grow up in that type of enviroment.
I had a simple childhood,seaside holidays dad home for tea every night.Compared to my dh whose father was away on business a lot of the time and dh travelled the world ,but i would'nt have swapped my caravan holidays and the close relationship i had with my mum and dad for anything.
Money is'nt everything,it helps but it does not sercure a happy childhood

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NomDePlume · 12/04/2005 12:37

I hope that they can work things out if they really are in trouble. Marriages are stressful enough without media interest.

Just because Jools has a 'nice lifestyle' as a result of her husband working pretty much constantly does not mean that she isn't entitled to feel sad or resentful of the way things are going with her relationship. Those who have said that she needs to put up or shut up are being very, very unfair.

morningpaper · 12/04/2005 12:38

... I'm cynical I know but it might just be publicity for her new book?!

wild · 12/04/2005 12:39

a book on ...?

ThomCat · 12/04/2005 12:40

I couldn't agree more mancmum.
How would you like it if this was your marriage being picked over by apeople who don't know anything about you?
It's all just speculation.
I hope she doesn't use mumsnet for this exact reason. Yes Jools may enjoy it mumsnet in general as we all do, but she'd hate this, anyone would.

nailpolish · 12/04/2005 12:41

maria, thats just like me and dh. its so sad when i hear him talking about how he never saw his parents, but he had every toy and holiday you could imagine

morningpaper · 12/04/2005 12:41

I think it's basically about being Jools Oliver!

morningpaper · 12/04/2005 12:42

Minus Nine to One: Diary of an Honest Mum Jools Oliver (Out May 26)

wild · 12/04/2005 12:43

right, thanks

cupcakes · 12/04/2005 12:43

This is her book on amazon

cupcakes · 12/04/2005 12:43

I like the cover

wild · 12/04/2005 12:45

mmm. Thanks.

Being pregnant for the first time changed Jools Oliver's life. Having longed for children since before she can remember, she was suddenly faced with an array of unfamiliar, unexpected and sometimes downright embarrassing emotional and physical reactions. And when Poppy (and a year later Daisy) was born she had to learn a whole new set of skills. From trying to conceive and first positive pregnancy test to Poppy's first birthday, Minus Nine To One takes you through the worries, surprises, excitement, miracles and sheer bloody hard work that Jools and all new mums in their own different ways have to cope with along the way. As Jools writes, This certainly isn't meant to be read as a guidebook, or a medical reference book it is simply my story and I hope that you can relate to it in some way (and maybe even relax with it in the bath!). Down to earth, personal and very very funny, this is the book no aspiring mother will want to be without.

cupcakes · 12/04/2005 12:47

I'm sure it would be very easy to be cynical about this book but I think 'good for her'. I rather like her and will probably read it.

noddyholder · 12/04/2005 12:55

she is entitled to write a book if she likes The pr machine could have set those stories in motion in a bid to sell and she would have had little to do with it Good luck to her she seems nice

wild · 12/04/2005 12:56

well if it was pr it's working!

puddle · 12/04/2005 13:03

I like jamie a lot. But don't think he can have it both ways. In a way he has sold his life to us all and that includes his wife and daughters. Did anyone see the episode of Jamie's kitchen where they did the photo shoot in the park for the new book? He arrived alone, met Jolls and kids there, they played happy families for the camera and then he whizzed off again. His daughter was crying. His family are part of his image and he uses them a lot - in the sainsbury's ads, his books, even his programme had loads of his home life in it which didn't really add anything. I think it's therefore hard for him to complain about media intrusion.

beatie · 12/04/2005 13:39

If their relationship is on the rocks there could be many other reasons - other than Jamie's long working hours which have caused it.

If she's managed to write a book with two small children around, she can't be THAT stressed out by 'lone' parenthood

I read somewhere that JO and Jool intended to move out to the country and open their own country restaurant.

WideWebWitch · 12/04/2005 13:43

Oh no! I really hoped these 2 would make it. Agree with Marina, I hope it's not true but if it is I hope she's getting some support and they sort it out.

wild · 12/04/2005 13:48

d'you think she wrote it tho beatie ?

beatie · 12/04/2005 14:33

Hmmm, well now that you say that - who knows?

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