TASTY TWIST
Jamie Oliver reveals Jennifer Aniston’s 40th birthday gift to superfan Brad Pitt and how it left chef’s wife embarrassed
Plus, more on what Jools Oliver said about the birthday gift
JAMIE Oliver has revealed the unique birthday gift Jennifer Aniston gave to her ex-husband, Brad Pitt.
And Jamie's wife, Jools, recalled the thoughtful gift that left her embarrassed.
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The celebrity chef spoke on the Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie radio show on Wednesday, sharing Jennifer's kind gift to her then-husband, Brad.
Jennifer hired Jamie in 2003 to cook a special meal for Brad, as he was a fan of the chef's work.
However, Jamie revealed he didn't believe it was Jennifer at first and thought he was being pranked.
"I actually was Brad Pitt’s 40th birthday present from Jen," the celebrity chef recalled.
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"She phoned up, and we put the phone down on her three times because we didn’t believe it was her."
"We thought it was someone trying it on. So she had to go through her agent to my agent, but I didn’t really have an agent, so it took a bit of a while.
"But basically, we got flown. I just did it."
Remembering how the call started, Jamie shared, "She said, 'Would you cook for Brad?'
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"He’s well into The Naked Chef and all that business, like he watches it on TV and all that. I said, ‘Absolutely, and I’ll do it for love, because I love you guys.'
Jamie concluded, "They’re both beautiful people. I saw Jen a couple of weeks ago, and she’s everything you would want her to be, and more."
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Jennifer and Brad first met in 1994 but didn't date until four years later.
The pair got engaged on November 21, 1999, and eventually tied the knot in July of the following year.
Jennifer and Brad were married for five years before announcing their separation on January 7, 2005.
While the pair have since moved on with their love lives, Jennifer and Brad have remained good friends over the years.
AWKWARD SITUATION
While Jamie enjoyed the experience, his wife, Jools, felt differently.
Jamie Oliver on The Naked Chef
Jamie Oliver has had impressive career as a celebrity chef which kicked off after his 1999 show The Naked Chef.
The Naked Chef was released in the same year Jamie launched his cookbook of the same year.
The series followed Jamie, who wasn't actually naked during the series, but he "stripped down" recipes and showed viewers how to cook using minimal ingredients.
At the time, Oliver was known as a River Cafe sous-chef in East London.
The Naked Chef ran for three seasons on BBC 2 and celebrated 25 years since its original launch in 2024.
In a 2014 interview with Red magazine, Jools said she felt "embarrassed" while speaking with the A-list couple.
"Jamie was doing the dinner, so I had to sit and socialize with Brad and Rachel and Monica," Jools recalled, referring to Jennifer and Courteney Cox's Friends characters.
"I was so embarrassed, I didn’t know what to say.
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"Brad had just done Troy and was taking his top off to show me his abs," she continued.
"From that moment on I just kind of took a step back from it all, it was all too much."
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