Jamie Oliver gets slammed for cooking while holding his baby

Publish Date
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 2:18PM

Frying some food with one hand while cradling his baby in the other, Jamie Oliver looks like the king of multi-tasking.

But in the eyes of his fans, this is a hazard warning rather than an adorable photo.

The celebrity chef has received massive online backlash for holding his six-month-old son River Rocket while cooking, with many people claiming that the baby is at risk of being scolded by fat.

One worried fan warned the father-of-five: ‘Just what out for those little hands! I once had an awful experience doing just that with my little girl.’

Another said: ‘So adorable. But PLEASE don’t hold your baby near the stove’, while a third branded the chef ‘irresponsible’.

Others offered Jamie some advice, suggesting a different way of holding River or to wait until he is older before introducing him to the kitchen, writing, 'Perhaps put River in a backback!' and 'Keep him away from flames until he is atleast four or five years old....'.

However, many praised him for looking so relaxed, and said that he has experience of raising children and should be free from criticism.

Oliver did not seem worried by the situation, and looked entirely at ease as he rested River on his hip while getting on with the cooking.

He captioned the photograph, which was posted on social media: ‘Gotta start them young!..... bless baby River he’s so fascinated by the cooking.’

Oliver and his wife, Jools, have been married since 2000, have four other children, Poppy Honey, 14, Daisy Boo, 13, Petal, seven, and Buddy, six.

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