Jamie Oliver proposed to wife Jools Norton over her father’s grave
Jamie Oliver has revealed the way he proposed to his wife, Juliette Norton.
The pair tied the knot over two decades ago in 2000; now, the chef has revealed their engagement didn’t go how he had planned.
Speaking on KIIS Network’s Will & Woody show, Oliver confessed, “It’s sort of sad.”
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“Juliet’s dad got really ill when she was nine, so he had a stroke when she was nine and it really affected her childhood,” he explained.
“I was lucky enough to know him and ask him for her hand in marriage and he said, ‘No, you’re too young,’ and her mum went, ‘Yes, take her.’
Oliver shared that he proposed after Norton’s dad died, which meant he asked for her hand in an unusual way.
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“I proposed to Jools in the pouring rain on Christmas Eve over his grave, which sounds really sad, but it was more out of respect for wanting to do it in front of him, even though he wasn’t alive.”
“It was a vile, dark time, but such a beautiful thing.
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“We go every Christmas so she can pay her respects and it’s always like a sad thing, so I wanted to sort of break the cycle of sadness by something that was about the future and optimistic.”
Norton “loved” the proposal and said yes, since then the pair have since welcomed Poppy Honey, 22, Daisy Boo, 21, Petal Blossom, 15, Buddy, 13, and River Rocket, eight.
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The pair have also renewed their vows on a luxury family holiday to the Maldives in 2023 and again this year.
They celebrated 24 years of marriage with a vow renewal in Las Vegas, complete with an Elvis impersonator officiating.
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