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This is what Jools Oliver does to make sure Jamie doesn't cheat.

By LUCY ORMONDE

Jools Oliver knows her celebrity chef husband Jamie will never cheat on her. Or if he does, she’ll be the first to know.

Snooping used to be so difficult. All those expensive private investigators and checking for unexplained items on the credit card statement.

But technology has given us many gifts and one of them is the ability to dig your nose deeply and easily into your partner’s privacy. All you need are a couple of passwords.

This from The Daily Mail:

Mrs Oliver made the touchingly frank admission this week when asked if she felt confident about her husband’s dealings with other women.

‘Yeah, I’ll check his email. I’ll check his Twitter. I’ll check his phone. Everything seems fine,’ she said. ‘He says I’m a jealous girl, but I think I’m fairly laid-back, considering.’

Her confession comes as a particular surprise as she and Oliver have previously spoken about their absolute trust in each other.

In fact, Mrs Oliver was once ridiculed for saying she was certain he would never cheat on her during his long absences filming cookery programmes.

In a 2008 interview, she said: ‘I am very secure. People say “Oh you can’t trust a man 100 per cent,” but I’m afraid I say I can.

Jamie and Jools were childhood sweethearts. They have four children together – Poppy Honey, 10, Daisy Boo, 9, Petal Blossom, 3, and Buddy Bear, 21 months (those names are probably another post all on their own) – and a quick look at Jools’ Instagram account paints a pretty pervy picture of their lives.

Haha the whole family in Jools PJ's ...
The first bit completed thank u Granny and Daisy xxxx
Home xxx
Loving our new table cloth den hours if fun!! Xxx
Little people in cosy Rainbow PJ's don't forget to pick up yours before Christmas #mothercare #littlebird xxxx
Sally and Jamie making the best mince pies xxxx
Sisters so lovely xxx
Home xxx
Night night daddy miss you mum is doing an exceptional job!!!! Xxx
Even mid tantrum!!! Xxx
Jamie whisking his yorkshires in a patriotic fashion!!! Xxx
I did it...I came first in the mums race oh yehhhh baby!!! Xxx
Fixing the Aga....it's a boys job!!!! Xxx
Gymnastics Jubilee day at school!!!! Xxx
Day 2 hat still on after sleeping in it!!! Now with v cool smoothie moustache!! X
Buds rocking the Prada Rocket Heels his obsession transcends fashion!! X
Buds and grandpa having a little moment xxx
Walking back from nursery with my little Rainbow xxx
'just writing in our diary mum' xxx
Morning milk and chat about their day sweeeet xxx
Not sure I have a caption!! Xxxx
Practicing the egg and spoon for sports day tomorrow go team Oliver wohooo xxx
Sigh...Gone are the days when your morning bath was all your own!!! Xx
So very proud love u Jamie xxxx
That summer feeling Yipeee! Xxx
The tea party was in full swing!!! Xxx
Woohooo ready for the Olympic Torch relay go Jamie xxx

We have no way of knowing whether Jools checks Jamie’s accounts with his knowledge or not. Does she lunge for the phone when he walks out of a room and casually drop it down the back of the couch when he walks back in (like Billie in Offspring last week)? Or is checking in his phone for analysis part of the daily routine? Like, “Hi honey, how was your day give me your phone so I can do some CSI Jamie.”

What’s your take? Would you or do you read your partner’s private communications? Is checking your partner’s social media and email accounts is a sign of insecurity? Or does it just show you have a relationship of absolute trust?

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Mrs L 10 years ago

My husband and I read each other's texts and emails every single day. Neither of us is 'checking up' on the other (that I know of! haha). We are just nosy people I think. We have been together since teenagers, so we have all the same friends and acquaintances.
I honestly never knew it wasn't normal, until a friend reacted with horror that my husband might possibly read one of the emails she sends me. (She has never sent anything remotely personal).


amd 12 years ago

if this is true, it's just really sad and pitiful. It wouldn't stop him anyway, just ensures she is stripping herself of her own dignity and pride. If it is true.