She’s said before that her secret to keeping an enviable body after having children is simply ‘never getting the chance to sit down’.
And Jools Oliver was certainly living by her own rule book when she was spotted on a power walk with her one-year-old son River Rocket, who she shares with celebrity chef husband Jamie Oliver, in London on Wednesday.
The mother-of-five, 42, had a healthy flush to her cheeks as she marched make-up free down the pavement with River Rocket happily strapped into a papoose on her front.
Fit and healthy mum: Jools Oliver was spotted on a power walk with her and celebrity chef husband Jamie Oliver’s youngest child, one-year-old River Rocket, in London on Wednesday
She tucked her brunette hair inside her jumper in a practical bid to keep it out of River’s face as he gazed intently ahead at the wide world around him while chewing his lip thoughtfully.
River Rocket clutched his mother’s hand as he rocked a bright yellow mac over the top of a grey knitted hoodie.
The pair looked adorably in sync as they both sported dark trainers with light socks pulled up.
Former model Jools looked understated yet confident in her navy sports leggings and tracksuit top.
Marching pair: The mother-of-five, 42, had a healthy flush to her cheeks as she walked down the pavement with River Rocket happily strapped into a papoose on her front
Baby on board! Jamie Oliver’s wife Jools was also spotted in her mum-on-the-go garb earlier this week as she carried her cute one-year-old through Primrose Hill
Low-key: She went make-up free, showing off her naturally pretty features, and wore her brunette locks loosely about her face
The brunette beauty and restaurateur Jamie, who married in 2000, have five children: Poppy Honey, 15, Daisy Boo, 14, Petal Blossom, eight, Buddy Bear, six, as well as River Rocket.
The couple were last spotted together with Rocket at the The Big Feastival two weeks ago, held at Alex James’ farm in the Cotswold, Oxfordshire.
Jamie, 42, cuddled up to his his teenage sweetheart Jools.
Looking happy and relaxed the couple beamed radiantly holding the angelic River Rocket, who turned one last month.
Jools clutched her baby in her arms while the family posed happily for pictures.
According to Jamie, the secret to his success was not his skill in the kitchen or his love of cooking – but his dyslexia.
Happy family: Jools and Jamie have five children, River Rocket being their most recent
He said last week that he believes the learning difficulty, which makes it difficult to read, write and spell, was the driving force behind the success of his multi-million pound business.
Speaking about how his first book, The Naked Chef, sold 2 million copies, he said: ‘I was 24 years old. I was a special needs kid from Newport Grammar in Essex – it wasn’t a grammar school, it was a free grammar, a comp – how do you explain that?’
He added: ‘If I’m in a meeting I just see the problems differently and I obsess about things differently.
‘Some bits of work need to be sweated over and cried over and crafted. Because I’m dyslexic, sometimes, when it requires a load of stuff to be done, I just do it. It’s like I’m a massive ten-tonne boulder rolling down the hill.’
Jamie, whose 20th book Five Ingredients: Quick and Easy Food was released last month, told the Radio Times that dyslexia should be celebrated rather than seen as a handicap.
He said: ‘I genuinely think that when someone says to you, ‘Johnny’s got dyslexia’, you should get down on your knees, shake the child’s hand and say, ‘Well done, you lucky, lucky boy.’
‘[Long-term success is] about finding something that you’re good at. Because ultimately, what do we all need? We need to be fed, hugged, shown a bit of love, and to be safe. Everything else on top of that is gravy, really.’
Jamie Oliver, who released his 20th book last month, says dyslexia became the driving force behind his multi-million pound empire