By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline
Published: 12:51 BST, 24 June 2019 | Updated: 18:16 BST, 24 June 2019
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Jools Oliver has paid tribute to her 'absolute favourite' Jamie as the couple celebrated 19 years of marriage.
The mother-of-five, 44, took to her Instagram page on Monday morning to post a sweet black and white snap of the pair cosied up in a photo-booth to mark their wedding anniversary.
Alongside the shot, former model Jools wrote: 'Happy 19 years married to my absolute favourite xxx.'
Happy couple: Jools Oliver has paid tribute to her 'absolute favourite' Jamie as the couple celebrated 19 years of marriage on Monday
Jools and Jamie, 43, first began dating when they were teenagers and tied the knot in the chef's home village of Rickling, Essex, on June 24, 2000.
The happy couple now share five children together; Poppy, 17, Daisy, 16, Petal, 10, Buddy Bear, eight, and River, two.
In 2017, Jools offered fans an insight into the early years of her relationship with the TV cook by posting an image of a stack of airmail love letters written to her by Jamie during a three-month work trip she took to Japan at the age of 17.
She wrote: 'When I was 17 I worked in Tokyo for 3 months and every single day Jamie sent me a letter or a fax with out fail! These are only half of them.
Long-lasting romance: The mother-of-five, 44, took to her Instagram page on Monday morning to post a sweet black and white snap of the pair cosied up in a photo-booth