'Thank you for noticing you b****': Jamie Oliver's foulmouthed response to question about his weight gain

By Daily Mail Reporter


He's used to taking politicians and parents to task over healthy eating.

But when questioned about his own diet in Australia this week, Jamie Oliver wasn't quite so happy.

The celebrity chef, 36, bristled when asked by a female reporter if he had gained a few pounds recently and called her a 'b****'.

Bristling: Jamie Oliver hit out at a female journalist during an Q&A about responsible eating in Melbourne on Tuesday

When the father-of-four was questioned on whether he had filled out a bit he replied: 'I don't know. I am very healthy.

'Are you from a tabloid? Thank you for noticing, you b****.'

It wasn't clear whether or not Oliver was joking during the outburst.

However Oliver admitted he tried to watch his weight and worked out twice a week, but said there was room for improvement.

He explained: 'I do my best. Working in the food business is quite hard when someone is constantly asking you to try things.

Yuck! Oliver stands by a table full of junk food as he launches a campaign to tackle obesity

'I eat fresh. I train twice a week. I could definitely do better, but I am trying to do my best like most people when they hit 30.'

His U.S. spokeswoman Kimberly Yorio insisted her client's weight remained the same.

She told Australia's ABC News: 'I can say for a fact he hasn’t gained any weight. They were bad pictures.'

Healthy alternative: Oliver poses with Victorian state premier Ted Ballieau at the Ministry Of Food launch

At the Q&A session on responsible eating on Tuesday, Oliver admitted he was not thinking straight after 'a few drinks' the night before.

He said: 'I went out last night and had a few drinks after a very long day, (and) my brain did not quite understand that question.'

So they may go some way to explain his unguarded and candid response.

The Naked Chef is in Australia to launch his second Ministry of Food, in partnership with The Victorian Government and the Good Foundation, to attack state-wide obesity.

The new scheme will see AU$5million put towards helping teach cooking techniques and nutrition to participants in a larger attempt to attack obesity as a whole in the country.


Weight gain? Oliver in Sydney on Sunday (left) and at the 2011 Oscars last year



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Eating the wrong kind of school dinners? Jamie Oliver appears to have piled on the pounds as he attends launch Down Under

By Daily Mail Reporter


Eating the wrong kind of school dinners? Jamie Oliver appeared to have piled on the pounds as he attended the launch of his new Ministry of Food in Australia today


He's always been an advocate for healthy eating, especially when it comes to the meals served in schools.

But it seems Jamie Oliver may have been eating the wrong kind of school dinners in recent months, judging by pictures of the TV chef at the launch of the Ministry of Food in Melbourne, Australia, today.

The father-of-four looked noticeably plumper and appeared to have piled on the pounds since his last public event.


Jamie, 36, wore a pair of jeans, grey T-shirt and khaki shirt with trainers as he posed up for photographers in front of a table piled high with junk food.

The Naked Chef is in Australia to launch his second Ministry of Food, in partnership with The Victorian Government and the Good Foundation, to attack state-wide obesity.


Tackling the bigger issue: Jamie is in Australia to launch his new ministry, to try and get on top of obesity in the country


Taking it all in: Jamie stands back and surveys the table piled high with junk food at the press launch

The new scheme will see AU$5million put towards helping teach cooking techniques and nutrition to participants in a larger attempt to attack obesity as a whole in the country.

Oliver said he was 'chuffed to bits' to be starting his second ministry in the country, following the success of the initiative in Ipswich, Queensland.

However, the launch wasn't entirely controversy free as Jamie also took the opportunity to lash out at Conservative Party health secretary Andrew Lansley, with whom he has been trading insults for months.

Jamie told reporters at the launch: 'We are lacking real leadership in Britain, sadly, and it's killing us - literally.

'That whole government - they lack any imagination.

'They haven't done anything that will even touch what's been announced today.'

He added that he hoped his new scheme would help cut down on the amount of obesity in the country.

Jamie said: 'I don't really know of anyone that can threaten of an early death by not doing their geography homework.

'But if kids aren't taught about food, where it comes from and how it affects their body, then in essence we are doing them a massive disservice.

'In light of the statistics of bad health today, to not do anything would be child abuse.'


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