Chef Jamie Oliver says ‘hero’ Marco Pierre White ‘still doesn’t like me at all’

Pierre White previously described Oliver as “a fat chef with a drum kit” during a 2007 interview
Chef Jamie Oliver says ‘hero’ Marco Pierre White ‘still doesn’t like me at all’

Jamie Oliver was speaking on The Louis Theroux Podcast. Picture: The Louis Theroux Podcast/PA

TV chef Jamie Oliver has said his “hero” Marco Pierre White “still doesn’t like me at all” after he “destroyed” him when the pair first met.

The 49-year-old said his Michelin-starred rival was important for the restaurant industry, despite Pierre White previously describing Oliver as “a fat chef with a drum kit” during a 2007 interview with The Sun.

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