Jamie Oliver confirms he's done making babies
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Jamie Oliver says he and wife Jools Oliver haven't ruled out having more children in the future - even though at 42 he's "pushing his luck".
The celebrity chef revealed that while the sleep deprivation and endless nappy changes are tough going, Jools would never want to stop having babies if she could.
"It is a struggle with nappies all over the house and stair gates, we've got three sets of kids - we've got teenagers so that's revision, hormones, the whole thing," he revealed to the Daily Telegraph.
"And they're girls, which is really hard and they're not interested in much I've got to offer. And then the others are six and eight and I'm pretty good at that. And then one is a baby and we're back to the beginning."
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When asked if that meant the end of his and Jools' baby-making, Jamie replied: "I think so, yes. I think at 42 you're pushing your luck. I haven't got any more room in the car, so we'd have to buy a bus.
"But Jools would love me to say 'never say never.' She'd tell me not to rule it out."
It came just a week after the married couple celebrated the first birthday of their youngest child, whose full name is River Rocket Blue Dallas.
Recalling the day she gave birth to him in a cute Instagram post, Jools wrote: "The moment we first met you, I think I was clinging on to you pretty tightly!
"You have brought so much happiness and love in to our family. You are the happiest little soul with the biggest smile and dimple and you are so adored by your big sisters and brother and everyone around you," she went on.
"So looking forward to waking you up know for the biggest cuddle."
The couple also have Poppy Honey Rosie, 15; Daisy Boo Pamela, 14; Petal Blossom Rainbow, eight, and six-year-old Buddy Bear Maurice.
But they suffered a devastating blow when Jools had a miscarriage at three months, which she said marred the first trimester of her subsequent pregnancies.
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Jools, also 42, revealed that she'd found it extra hard to fall pregnant each time because she was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome at the age of 17.
She and Jamie had to undergo hormone treatment before welcoming their firstborn in to the world - and since then every conception has been natural.
It comes after Jamie said in May that he "really doesn't" want more children... but the prospect of a vasectomy terrifies him.
The celebrity chef appeared on Aussie radio show Fitzy & Wippa on Nova FM to talk about family life.
Jamie joked he's been left "damaged" as his other half finds playing Keeping Up With The Kardashians, TOWIE or Geordie Shore as background noise soothing while she falls drifts off.
It's not quite so pleasant for Jamie, however.
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“We’re completely different sleepers," he said.
"I think there’s quite a few women like her. Basically our wallpaper, our kind of melodic tone that sets us off – well not, us, her! – is the Kardashians. I think subliminally I go to bed every night with all this s***e going on in my ear.
"I try to be a balanced, nice, normal person and I have that daft sort of… it’s ridiculous isn’t it? I know everyone likes it but…
“And when it’s not the Kardashians, it’s The Only Way Is Essex or Geordie Shore. I don’t know what it is! And when you’re not seeing the pictures… at least when you watch it you can see something quite funny.
"But when it’s sonic… I think it’s damaged me!”
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Meanwhile, father of five Jamie also spoke out again about wanting a vasectomy - but why it hasn't happened
Jamie was speaking about how much his kids would like to visit Australia, when he quipped: "Now the wife has stopped knocking them out... my oldest really want to come to Australia so I think next summer we'll bring the whole family out."
The radio hosts then asked for the age difference between the oldest and youngest of his and Jools' five children.
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"15 and nine months," joked Jamie.
"I know - it's disgusting, isn't it? I don't really know what happened there," he added. "Well, I do know what happened!"
When asked if he'd like more kids, he said: "I really don't want.. but [Jools] did say it's an unlucky, uneven number, which frightened me. I would go have the operation if I wasn't frightened about FaceTime Live and how easily pushed over surgeons are."
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Jamie and Jools welcomed their fifth child, River Rocket, last year - but Jamie joked back in August 2016 that Jools wouldn't let him get a vasectomy because she loves babies too much.
“I’d suggested getting the snip was a good idea, but Jools won’t let me... she loves babies,” he told Gurgle .
But in September, Jamie admitted on This Morning that he's still not against the op.
"I think we are done, I need to be taken to a vet and spaded…" he joked.
Correcting the chef's mistake, Phillip Schofield said: "Spayed..."
Realising he had mixed up a vasectomy with an animal getting spayed, Jamie laughed: “Oh spayed, maybe spayed would be more thorough!"