Jamie Oliver has paid tribute to his beautiful wife Jools on their 20th anniversary with a sweet post on social media highlighting their wonderful years together. The couple tied the knot back in 2000 in an intimate ceremony in Essex. Since then they have welcomed five children together, Poppy, Daisy, Petal, Buddy and River.
To mark their milestone wedding anniversary, the British chef shared a montage of photos from the last 20 years, alongside a sweet message.
“Today is my 20th wedding anniversary!!” he wrote. “I had a great day today with my best mate @joolsoliver celebrating 20 years of marriage!! Where has that time gone it’s crazy! What a ride! Anyway here are some precious memories from that private day what a joy it was… here’s to another 20 Jools love you.”
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Jools also shared a sweet tribute to her husband on Instagram, sharing a throwback video from their wedding. In the post, she also explained their plans to renew their wedding vows this year had been cancelled. Instead, the couple opted for a low-key picnic to celebrate the occasion.
“20 years married today!!” she began. “20 exciting, happy, fun and wonderful years married to my best friend. We were due to renew our wedding vowels this summer but that can wait! 20 years married but together 27 years my first true love.
“Yes I drive you bonkers and you probably deserve a medal… but being with you feels like home (and you know much I love to be at home!!!). I treasure the daily texts you send, you are romantic and constantly positive funny and a dedicated brilliant dad. Thank you for loving me the way you do. We did it, on to the next chapter.”
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Many fans were quick to wish the couple a happy anniversary, with one writing: “Congratulations to you both. Hope you have many more happy years together.” Another added: “Happy Anniversary! Beautiful pictures. Thank you for sharing.” While a third wrote: “Congratulations! An absolute milestone.”
Meanwhile, speaking to The Mail On Sunday last year, the celebrity chef revealed he and his wife made the decision to mark their wedding anniversary in a year’s time by renewing their vows with their celebrity friends and family around them.
“Jools wants to get married again,” he told the publication at the time. “We’ll do it completely differently. It sounds a bit cheesy, but 20 is an amazing milestone. It’s nice to have an excuse to get people together.”
However the recent outbreak of Covid-19 threw a spanner in the works, and the couple were left with no choice but to delay the vow renewal and come up with a new way to celebrate instead, with Jamie treating his love to a sweet picnic.