Jamie Oliver breaks his silence on daughter Poppy's engagement and says it's 'a lovely thing'

Jamie Oliver quipped his daughter's engagement has made him feel old as he broke his silence on the happy news that Poppy is tying the knot.The family announced their eldest daughter's engagement on Instagram on after the 24-year-old's boyfriend of five years, Ben, popped the question.Addressing her engagement during an appearance on Wednesday's This Morning, Jamie, 51, said it was a 'lovely thing' that Poppy was getting married.Speaking to the camera, host Ben Shephard said: 'So Jamie has just given us some really lovely news as well. Can we share this news?Jamie replied: 'We were just talking about kids and your kids are going off to university and I'm like dude, it's a really mad time. Mine's just got engaged.'He continued: 'Slightly weird because she was pretty much born on TV as well. There were the crew there pretty much as she crested. Crowned. Sorry Jools. Jamie Oliver quipped his daughter's engagement has made him feel old as he broke his silence on the happy news that Poppy is tying the knot The family announced their eldest daughter's engagement on Instagram on after the 24-year-old's boyfriend of five years, Ben, popped the question'It is a lovely thing. It just shows that we are getting a little bit older and the hangovers don't hit like they used to.'The news was first publicly shared by Jamie's wife Jools last month. A delighted Jools wrote: 'Probably one of my favourite reels so far. Our first baby Poppy Honey is getting married. 'We are so excited, proud and happy. Ben we all adore you. Little did I know as we moved Pop in to her second house at university, whilst I was sweating over your shoe rack flat pack you seemed very distracted with the boy who had just moved in next door...'5 years later you had met you soul mate. so excited for the next chapter love you xxx @bennewman___ @katenewman.'Jamie then added on his Story: 'Happy engagement my baby girl Poppy and Ben. I'm so please for you both. What a wonderful moment.'The post showed Ben getting down on one knee during a beautiful sunset on the beach. Addressing her engagement during an appearance on Wednesday's This Morning, Jamie, 51, said it was a 'lovely thing' that Poppy was getting married She shared this image of Ben getting down on one knee at the beach in front of a beautiful sunset Jamie and his wife Jools also share children Daisy Boo, 23, Petal Blossom, 17, Buddy Bear, 15, and River Rocket, nine.Ben and Poppy met at university and then, after graduating, they went travelling around Australia together. Back in 2024, Jamie revealed that Poppy had surprised Jools when she returned from her travels after months away with Ben.Jamie said: '[It was] very emotional. So, she stayed in London, got over jet lag, freshened up, and then we took her home last night, Very emotional. Mum had no idea.' The proposal comes after Jamie marked his 26th wedding anniversary back in June with a slew of sweet throwback snaps, showing sweet moments with Jools. In the trio of images, the couple, both aged 51, looked loved-up and fresh-faced, with two images showing them cosied up and one striking snap of Jools on her own. He added a caption reading: 'Just a little @joolsoliver appreciation post because she has truly been my rock for 26 years !! What would I do without her?' The TV chef married the model, author and designer in 2000.The couple renewed their wedding vows in the Maldives in 2023. They then renewed them again in 2024 in Las Vegas. Jools announced: 'Probably one of my favourite reels so far. Our first baby Poppy Honey is getting married' Poppy posed to show off her stunning engagement ring after the picturesque sunset proposal Jamie added on his Instagram story: 'Happy engagement my baby girl Poppy and Ben. I'm so please for you both. What a wonderful moment' He then shared a sweet family snap with his wife and Poppy as they celebrated together In addition to Poppy, Jamie and Jools have four more children: Daisy Boo, 23, Petal Blossom, 17, Buddy Bear, 15, and River Rocket, nineLast year, the couple reflected on a quarter of a century together and lifted the lid on the secret to a happy marriage. Jamie gushed over his wife as he admitted 'opposites attract' and said he feels 'very blessed' to have been married for so long.Jamie told Good Housekeeping UK: 'I wouldn't be the first to say opposites attract. We get on very well and we genuinely like each other, but we're also very different. 'That can create a certain tension, but it also seems to work, and I feel very blessed to have had 25 years.'It came after Jamie revealed wife Jools was neurodivergent – three months after confirming that some of the couple's five children have also been diagnosed.The chef spoke candidly about his wife to Davina McCall on her podcast Begin Again and admitted Jools' condition can make life 'really challenging'.Jamie told Davina: 'She's quite in the background and she's done that on purpose. She's definitely the rock. She's got incredible instinct...'She's incredibly kind, very funny. I love her to bits. I can't really talk for her but she has neurodiversities that make her life really interesting and really challenging... 'Of course there's positives, but there's loads of things that, you know – she makes us the way that we are. And I'm very grateful for Jools… and an amazing mum.'Neurodivergent is a term that describes people whose brains function differently, encompassing conditions like autism, ADHD, and dyslexia.Speaking about how he met his wife, Jamie said he was just 18 years old. He gushed: 'She was just very beautiful and pure and just, gorgeous and natural, and quite quirky, quite clumsy.Very cute, and she was always like the odd dresser, she wore really cool clothes, like bonkers stuff.'Recalling his dates with the former model, Jamie joked how she would always leave men speechless with her looks.He said: 'I remember going on dates with her and we'd go past building estates with all the geezers up the scaffolding and they'd just look at her and go, 'Oh yeah' – these long legs and these big boobs and all they could say was 'Fashion, fashion!' and I was like, 'Is that the best you can do?'. She just baffled them.'