Jamie Oliver talks Bake Off, his new cooking show and ageing on TV

Jamie Oliver is a chef known to millions of people around the world for his restaurants, TV shows and healthy eating campaigns. The 42-year-old has now spent around 20 years on TV, having been spotted by the BBC when working as a sous chef in The River Cafe. His own debut series The Naked Chef, which was followed by his first cook book subsequently becoming the No. 1 best-seller in the UK. And since then his career has flourished. He trained up disadvantaged young people to work in his restaurant Fifteen and has also campaigned to include the quality of school dinners.
For his latest TV series Quick & Easy Food on Channel 4, he is aiming to get people cooking after work with a series or recipes that use just five ingredients. He talks to Daily Mirror showbiz editor Mark Jefferies (@MirrorJeffers) about his last 20 years on TV, the current show and his aims for the next decade.
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