Jamie Oliver says being 'thick' led to loss of his restaurant empire

Jamie Oliver has opened up about the loss of his restaurant empire, admitting he got the 'basics' wrong because he is 'conceptually thick'. The celebrity chef, 50, was forced to close 22 of his Jamie's Italian restaurants in May 2019 - causing a loss of 1,000 jobs after profits plunged - with business owing around £83 million when it went bust.