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17
August 2006
Jamie
Oliver Piles On
Pounds
In
recent times
Jamie
Oliver
has become a champion of
healthy eating, so his
fans would have been
forgiven for feeling a
little shocked when the
celebrity chef stepped
out looking extremely
overweight this week.
The size of his problem
became abundantly clear
when the 31-year-old sat
down on his trademark
Vespa scooter and the
two-wheeled runabout
literally collapsed
underneath
him.
The
Naked Chef's followers
needn't have worried too
much, however, as the
popular presenter was
actually wearing a latex
"fat suit" to help
promote his latest show.
He spent four hours in
the costume as he filmed
a trailer for Back To
School Dinners, which is
to be broadcast on
Channel 4 in September
2006.
Britain's
favourite kitchen
maestro has been running
a one-man campaign to
get the nation's youth
to give up their burgers
and chips in favour of
more nutritious fare.
His Jamie's School
Dinners series sparked a
major national debate
last year, with the
government eventually
announcing plans for
reform.
The
dad-of-two says many of
the changes have yet to
be seen, however, and
he's determined to make
sure education
authorities keep their
promises. And with that
very thing in mind, he
decided to give a clear
illustration of the
dangers of junk food by
becoming obese for a
day.
"It
is a humorous advert
which is intended to
attract people's
attention and make them
take notice," explained
a spokesman for the
culinary whiz. "It shows
what today's children
could turn out like if
they do not eat a
healthy diet at
school."
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