Jamie Oliver let the courage not bags after miljoenenverlies and considering even sixth child: Five children is enough, but six is a nice round number

Showbizz Many know Jamie Oliver (43) as a cheerful chef, but when his restaurantimperium was partly crumbled away, he seemed more and more becoming a jaded businessman. The Sun spoke exclusively with the cook. “I slept no more. Had no rest in my head.”

The financial problems had him not only in his portemennee hit - he lost 13 million pounds (or 14.5 million), and his health suffered from the stressful situation. “By nature I'm an optimistic person, but I felt just sad. Much I period of time not slept. I went every day to only one hour of sleep at night and stood around for 4 hours again. My phone was still on. I had no rest in my head.” Oliver knew that something had to change and began to learn more about healthy nutrition and sleep. Now he has a strict slaaproutine: the room must be cold and with a sleep mask he keeps all the light out. “I'm just a baby. Every day I put an alarm clock at 10 o'clock in the evening to myself in bed.”

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Nonetheless, he is still an early riser: getting 5 hours he is on. He is always the first to arrive at the office and is also the last that leaves. His success, he has, in part, thanks to this perseverance, but according to critics, it is also the reason why he himself is over run; his empire grew to fast.

the bottle

In 2017 had twelve of the 37 branches of Jamie's Italian close. 600 people lost their job. That was the moment when the famous chef 13 million pounds (or 14.5 million) of his own funds in the case stuck to the restaurant chain of the bankruptcy to the rescue. A few months later was a steakhouse-chain Barbecoa on the turn and he closed all of his Union Jacks restaurants. Also Jamie Food magazine, and after ten years has stopped. “It was the most horrible period in my life,” says Jamie Oliver.

It was the most horrible period in my life,

Jamie Oliver

Why so many restaurants are the doors had to close? The chef think that several factors have played a role: the brexit, the payment of rent for all the buildings, the increase in personnel costs and the increasingly expensive food. Despite the setbacks, he is still continuing to innovate. Whether it's a new book, tv series or a set of pots and pans is, he is always working on something.

Sixth child

Also in his private life, life goes on as usual. Oliver has been around since the age of eighteen, together with his wife Jools (44) and they are still the best of friends. “Everything we do together, is successful,” he says. The couple together have five children - Poppy Honey (16), Daisy Boo (15), Petal Blossom (9), Buddy Bear (8) and River Rocket (2). And Jools would like to have a sixth child into the world. “I will try to get that idea to keep under control, but I have noticed that me that not usually works well. Also, six is a nice round number.”