Jamie Oliver’s wife Jools reveals she suffered another miscarriage during lockdown… after recalling she tragically lost five babies
- Jools revealed that since giving birth to her son River in 2017, she’s suffered three more miscarriages, one of which was just weeks earlier in lockdown
- Last month, Jools shared a video from her wedding to TV chef Jamie to mark their 20th wedding anniversary
- She penned a touching caption on the post, in which she paid tribute to the five ‘little stars in the sky’ they had lost as well as their own five kids
- Jools and Jamie share Poppy, 18, Daisy, 17, Petal, 11, Buddy, nine, and River, three
- Last year, Jools discussed their tragedies to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week
- In April, Jools revealed she would like to add a sixth child to their brood by the time she turns 47 in November next year
- For support, contact the Miscarriage Association (miscarriageassociation.org.uk) or Sands (sands.org.uk)
Jamie Oliver’s wife Jools has revealed she suffered a miscarriage during lockdown.
The mother-of-five, 46, candidly revealed that since giving birth to her son River in 2016, she has suffered three miscarriages, one of which was just weeks earlier.
Jools has spoken openly about the heartbreaking miscarriages she’s suffered during her 20 years of marriage to chef Jamie, and on their wedding anniversary last month paid tribute to the ‘five little stars in the sky’ they had lost.
Sad: Jamie Oliver’s wife Jools, 46, has revealed she suffered a miscarriage during lockdown (pictured in March 2016)
Speaking on the Made By Mammas podcast, host Zoe Hardman noted that Jools Jools – who shares kids Poppy, 18, Daisy, 17, Petal, 11, Buddy, nine, and River, three, with Jamie – had been ‘pining for a sixth child’ before her 47th birthday next year.
Jools then admitted: ‘I really do, I really do but I’ve just had three miscarriages since then and I’m thinking… and a recent one three weeks ago and I’m thinking: ”No,” I dunno. I do want to, but I’ve got to mentally check that it’s a good idea to do.
‘And also physically because I am 45 as I always say, nearly 46. So it’s a little bit dodgy.’
Tragic: The mother-of-five candidly revealed that since giving birth to her son River in 2016 (pictured), she has suffered three miscarriages, one of which was just weeks earlier
Jools continued: ‘Jamie is still up for it, kind of… not really. I haven’t got long, maybe another year and then I really will just shut that chapter off because I am very happy and I am pretty full up at the moment as it is.
‘But just that little baby, it’s a terrible thing to keep wanting something and you can’t help it.’
Jools went onto reveal: ‘I went to see the doctor the other day and he said, ‘How are you mentally?’ and I thought about it and I went: ‘Well, this is the fifth one now,’ I had two before River, and they’ve been early ones, the last two have been at 6 ½ weeks.
‘So I just feel… I’m really good at going ‘Right, I’m pregnant but it won’t work so I’m just going to carry on,’ whilst everyone gets really into it and I have really learnt to not because I’m kind of not very positive about it.’
Jools also admitted she didn’t tell her mum about her most recent miscarriage, saying: ‘I did have a pretty dangerous one, I think it was my second one which was really dangerous for myself so my family don’t want me to do it again.
‘They think ”You’ve got five, you’ve got healthy children, just be grateful.”
‘I understand because my life is more important so I sometimes may not tell the sisters because I don’t want to hurt their feelings, I’d rather just not say because they’ll be worried about me specially during lockdown…
‘Telling my mum, well, especially because I couldn’t see her, would have really upset her so I kept that quiet. She knows now, but, you know…at the time I didn’t tell her.’