Oliver 'feared herpes from kisses' (From Hampshire Chronicle)

Oliver 'feared herpes from kisses'

5:04pm Wednesday 8th October 2008

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Jamie Oliver has admitted not kissing his "minging" fans - for fear of contracting herpes.

The TV chef said he refrained from physical contact at book signings to protect himself from the sexually transmitted infection.

Oliver's comments, made on the same day as his latest London book signing, are unlikely to go down well with his fans.

The 33-year-old told Absolute Radio: "In the old days (of book signings) I used to get the knickers and the bras ... It was good. Filth whispered in me ears."

He said: "They're just bored of me now. I'm just that geezer who keeps, you know, doing these worthy things around the country."

Oliver said he once had a word with his security guard about women wanting to kiss him. He recalled: "I said, 'Acer, these girls, they're all asking for a peck, and let's just talk shop a bit. How many of them have got the clap? Herpes, been around a bit?'"

"So I said, 'Look, you know, I'm very loyal to my wife and if I have to keep kissing these birds, right, it's only a numbers game before I get herpes. And once you've got it ... it never goes. And I'll be growing flapjack on me lip'."

Oliver said he asked his security guard to stop women from kissing him.

The chef said: "So what he did, which is what he's always done ... is all the ones that were quite tasty" .... (the security guard told them) 'No sorry darling, no kisses, no kisses' and every time the really minging one with flapjack on her lip, who obviously had a bit of herpes (the security guard said) 'give her a kiss Jamie, go on, give her a kiss'. And he'd make me kiss her."

Oliver, who is expecting his third child with wife Jools, said the conversation with his security guard happened a long time ago when "women found me remotely interesting because I was young".

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