Jamie Oliver recounted a shocking live television blunder during a cooking demonstration at the BFI Southbank on Friday, celebrating 20 years since his TV debut. The 43-year-old chef shared the story when asked about the biggest failure of his career, revealing he accidentally served part of his fingertip to presenters on a Japanese morning show.
Oliver explained that while preparing a mushroom dish live on air, he used a Japanese knife gifted to him, which differed from European knives. 'I lobbed off a lump of my finger,' he said, noting it was the only time he had cut himself on live TV. He quickly wrapped his finger in a tea towel, but a piece of his finger ended up in the dish.
Deciding to continue the segment, Oliver served the dish to the presenters, who finished it entirely. After the segment, during what he thought was a commercial break, he screamed in pain, unaware that a live advertisement was being broadcast nearby. 'In the background there was me screaming,' he recalled, adding that his finger eventually healed fine.
