JAMIE Oliver and wife Jools shared pictures of their plush £8.9million mansion on Instagram — before their restaurant business collapsed.
Around 1,300 employees of Jamie's Italian are at risk of losing their jobs while Oliver, 43, pocketed £240million over 20 years as a famous chef.
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Jamie Oliver and wife Jools showed off their £8.9million mansion on Instagram before the collapse of their restaurant empireCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
The vast house boasts a wide gravel entrance and abundant plant life all around the property in Hampstead Heath, north LondonCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
One of the seven bedrooms has a giant king-sized bed with luxurious velvet headboardsCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
Before the restaurant chain went into administration, the couple uploaded family snaps of their Grade-II listed house in Hampstead Heath which boasts seven bedrooms, a massive garden and open-plan kitchen.
One member of staff, who did not wish to be named, said: "I'm really angry because Jamie won't be the one looking for a job and struggling to pay his bills, it'll be poor saps like us who worked for him.
"He and his management team got greedy.
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"They believed their own hype and thought they'd make billions without investing in the business."
Just three restaurants will now stay open in the short term after 22 were confirmed as closed — two Jamie's Italian restaurants and Jamie Oliver's Diner all based at Gatwick Airport.
In snaps shared online, Oliver's house shows a luxurious lifestyle in a sprawling family home.
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The couple enjoy their beautiful home with their kids — Poppy, 17, Daisy, 16, Petal, 10, Buddy Bear, eight, and River, two.
A free-standing bathtub sits in the middle of a plush tiled bathroomCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
The house also has a grand piano where the Oliver kids can learn to play musicCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
Chic furnishings are fitted all over the house, displayed in posts on Jools' Instagram accountCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
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A living room in the mansion has a stocked bookshelf and stone flags on the floorCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
Star Wars figurines adorn the windows in one room - Jamie is said to be a big fan of the sci-fi seriesCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
Jools shared this snap of two of the Oliver children cuddling on the wooden flooring of the houseCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
Daisy brushing up on some GCSE revision in home's gorgeous gardenCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
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An indoor treehouse-themed bed in one of the kids' bedroomsCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
The massive house has lots of space for play areas - the children have a room specifically for them to play in which is complete with a train set and a drawing tableCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
The garden also has a scenic outdoor seating area, perfect for picnics and family mealsCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
Little River seen sleeping between two piles of pillows on one of the house's comfy bedsCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
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Poppy, River, Daisy, Petal and Buddy celebrating the New Year in 2016 at a large tableCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
Lots of family photos have been put up by Jamie and Jools around the homeCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
Jamie in the kitted out kitchen which offers everything that a professional chef could ever needCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
The kitchen has lots of storage space to stock up on food and drinkCredit: Instagram/Jools Oliver
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Jamie Oliver’s restaurant empire collapses into administration putting 1,300 jobs at risk
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