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As soon as I was old enough to peer over the worktops, I remember being fascinated by what went on in the kitchen. It just seemed such a cool place, everyone working together to make this lovely stuff and having a laugh doing it.

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Jamie Oliver
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: May 27
Activist
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