Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and his clothing designer wife Jools - who have children Poppy, 17, Daisy, 16, Petal, 10, Buddy, 8, and River, 2, together - plan to mark their 20th anniversary by tying the knot again. But they want the ceremony to be "different" to the "classic English
Why is Jamie Oliver getting married again?
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Jools and Jamie Oliver will have been married for 20 years next year. Photo / Getty Images
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Jools, also 44, recalled how she ended up finishing their first dance alone because the 'Friday Night Feasts' star didn't feel comfortable.
She said: "Our first dance was to Dusty Springfield's 'I Only Want To Be With You', but Jamie doesn't like dancing, so I threw him off. I was in my element!"
Jools loves her large brood and thinks she's been "true to [herself]" as she always wanted to settle down.
She said: "All I wanted was children and to get stuck into home life. I was quite true to myself in that way."
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Jamie previously credited his wife for all the "good" things in his life.
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He gushed: "She's my best mate. There nothing good I've ever done that hasn't come from how we are as a unit."
Jools has admitted she's keen to have another child but Jamie thinks their brood is "enough" - though he won't completely rule out expanding their family again.
He said: "I'm going to try to control that one . . . but I have to try to control myself, which I'm not very good at.
"I do think five is enough but everyone keeps telling me that six is a round number."
