Jamie Oliver turns the heat on children of celebrities

By BEN TODD

Happy family: Jamie Oliver, who became a father for the fourth time earlier this month with the birth of his son Buddy Bear, had some choice words for the children of celebrities


He has become renowned in recent years for his blunt speaking, usually when it comes to the nation's eating habits.

Now, though, Jamie Oliver has turned his fire on a rather different target – attacking the children of celebrities.

Indeed, he has labelled the siblings of the rich and famous ‘little s**ts.

He revealed: ‘I think few children of famous people succeed. Most of them are little s**ts.'

Oliver, 35, who became a father for the fourth time earlier this month when his wife gave birth to their son Buddy Bear, also said he worried how his children will deal with the pressures of his fame as they grew older.

And the chef - who is estimated to be worth £65 million - even claimed his own children were unlucky to have him as a dad.

He said: ‘I think my kids are always going to be labelled as ‘Jamie’s child’ so they will need to learn to work harder than anyone else.They just can’t be anonymous – they’re always going to be judged.’


Lucky: Oliver managed to find one exception, Sir Paul McCartney’s fashion designer daughter Stella (pictured left)


He continued: ‘I think my children are very lucky – apart from having me as a dad. That probably won’t be a great thing.’

However, Oliver felt there was one notable celebrity exception. He cited Sir Paul McCartney’s daughter Stella, who is a prominent fashion designer in her own right despite being the daughter of the most successful pop composer in history .

He said: ‘I think Stella McCartney’s an exception. That would be nice if they [his children] could be independent and creative and happy like that, but we’ll see.
'That’s what you have to do as a parent- help them find their thing, their mojo,' he added in an interview in Hello magazine.

Oliver and Jools, 35, have four children, son Buddy Bear and three daughters Poppy Honey, eight, Daisy Boo, seven, and 17-month-old Blossom Rainbow .

They split their time between a house in Primrose Hill in North West London and a country home near Saffron Walden, Essex.

His comments come after he was involved in controversy last week. Then he was photographed appearing to hold Buddy Bear, who is just 14 days old [15/09], in - seemingly - the wrong manner.

He was seen carrying the youngster on one arm as he looked around the shops in North London and spoke on his mobile phone.

And contrary to guidance, the newborn's head appeared to loll alarmingly unsupported. Meanwhile, Oliver seemed remarkably unaware.

Subsequently one expert warned of the dangers of holding a child incorrectly.
Dr Ian Campbell said: 'None of us are perfect and we have all been in Jamie's situation at some point, but supporting the head of a newborn baby is a basic principle. Until a child is six weeks old they have got virtually no control of their heads. They are very vulnerable in the first few weeks and it is important to always hold them with two hands and not be distracted.'

However, Oliver’s spokesman insisted the star was not in the wrong. He said: 'Jamie is fully aware of the need to support the baby's head and does so, as most fathers would. Having had four children, he does know the rules.'


source: dailymail