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"Chunky" Jamie Oliver hires personal trainer after criticism from fans

Jamie Oliver has hired a personal trainer to lose weight after criticism from fans during his campaign for new methods to tackle childhood obesity rates.

Nine Honey reports the celebrity chef has decided to shift the focus on himself and has reportedly made tremendous strides with the help of celebrity trainer, Jamie Sawyer.

“I will get rid of it in the next couple of months. I was always active as a kid and in pretty good nick until maybe the beginning of my 30's. And then I started to get a little bit too chunky,” he said.

Last week, Oliver sent a 13-point plan to UK Prime Minister Theresa May, outlining some ideas he had to help reduce the amount of childhood obesity in the country.

Interestingly though, his efforts have been faced with a backlash from some fans on Twitter, who labelled him the “fun police” and saw his views somewhat patronising.

But as other users noted, it’s a complicated issue.

“I think it goes back to when the British industrial revolution happened- in comparison to the rest of Europe,” Oliver argued.

“At the heart of that is really an observation of, in my opinion, how women have been let down over the last 40 years, as women have gone to work, as the pot of tax has got bigger, because they’re working. It’s really important, that love and care, especially for children, and how to modern-day, busy, contemporary parents… how do we make their lives easier?”

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health, weight, body, Jamie Oliver, Personal Trainer, Childhood obesity