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'Never meet your heroes' Jamie Oliver admits he and chef Marco Pierre White 'don't get on'

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Channel 4 series The Great Cookbook Challenge, TV chef Jamie Oliver, 46, reflected on his heroes and inspirations in the culinary world, paying homage to those who helped pave his way to worldwide fame.

But there's one individual who he credits them dearly for motivating his own talents in the kitchen, but admitted meeting them was a mistake.

His name? Marco Pierre White.It's been over two decades since Jamie first burst onto our screens, with the former Naked Chef boasting an MBE, a BAFTA and an Emmy.He's even become the biggest-selling non-fiction writer in UK history, with a string of cookbooks that have sold over 47 million copies across the globe.A huge asset to the culinary industry for sure, but he had some very wise words for anyone wanting to meet their heroes in their chosen field of expertise.Looking back on the various cookbooks from other chefs that helped spear-head his career, Jamie told Radio Times: "The first one I remember buying was a pasta book by Antonio Carluccio, where he had taken the top off a parmesan and was tossing some pasta in it."I later worked for him and for Gennaro Contaldo, his sidekick, and he became my mentor. "When I was 14 years old and becoming more cheffy, there was Raymond Blanc’s Recipes from Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons."He went on: "Marco Pierre White was this extraordinary talent and the youngest two-star Michelin chef on the planet.

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