Jamie Oliver has revealed that his wife Jools has been experiencing a debilitating battle with long Covid for the past two years.
The 47-year-old celebrity chef said that Jools, also 47, has found the illness "deeply scary" and that doctors are struggling to find a solution to it.
Jamie explained that his wife of 22 years has had a tough time and has been struggling with the effects of coronavirus since contracting Covid over two years ago.
He said that Jools has been "really affected by it" when speaking to Mail Plus.
Jamie has bemoaned that the medical profession don't know how to cure long Covid despite 1.8 million Britons saying that the are suffering, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Jamie said that doctors were treating Jools like they were "over Harley Street like a rash" but ultimately, "no one really knows anything" about long Covid.
Jools and Jamie share five children, with 20-year-old daughter, Poppy, who left for university during lockdown, Daisy, 19, Petal 13, Buddy 11 and six-year-old River.
Jools revealed during lockdown that she had suffered a five devastating miscarriages over the years, including two before she gave birth to River and three since then.
She opened up to her followers about those difficult times during Baby Loss Awareness Week, and shared an image of a lit candle saying that it was her tribute to her "stars in the sky".
Previously, Jools has spoken about the unfair criticism levelled at her for not wanting a career of her own and she told Red magazine: "I never felt the need to validate myself. I don’t mind being a mum, I don’t mind being seen as Jamie’s wife."
Jamie has admitted that he was initially confused by his wife's ambitions, saying: "Jools is interesting cos she's not like me at all. She hasn't got a mission, she just wants to be married to someone she loves and have a family and that's it, end of story.
"It's odd for me, because I'll go, what do you want to do? Then do that, I'll help you!
"It baffled me for ages, I almost felt she had a part of her life missing, then I thought, it's sweet and quite refreshing, especially in London."
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