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He announced the closure of his chain of Jamie's Italian on Tuesday, with 1,300 workers set to lose their jobs after 22 stores closed. 

Jamie Oliver, 43, netted £240 million during 20 years in the public eye, and his wife Jools has previously shown off their wealthy lifestyle, by giving a glimpse into their £8.9 million Grade II-listed mansion on Instagram.

In snaps taken and shared prior to news of Jamie's restaurant chain going into administration, the couple showed off their glorious Hampstead Heath home which has seven bedrooms, an open-plan kitchen and a huge garden.  

Home: Jamie Oliver and wife Jools showed off their wealthy lifestyle with a glimpse at their £8.9 million mansion in snaps posted on Instagram, before the shock collapse of his restaurant chain

The sprawling property has an open, welcoming entrance to invite guests into their home, which has a gravel entrance and luscious plant-life.

Inside, the chef has a well-fitted kitchen for all his culinary needs, and the room features a separate dining table for the family to sit and enjoy their meal in a more low-key setting.

It also doubled up as the perfect spot for Jamie's children Poppy, 17, Daisy, 16, Petal, 10, Buddy Bear, eight and River, who is three in August, as they rang in the New Year as Jools shared an image of them excitedly welcoming in 2016.

Come in: The sprawling property has an open, welcoming entrance to invite guests into their home, which has a gravel entrance and luscious plant-life

Chic: Inside, the chef has a well-fitted kitchen for all his culinary needs, and the room features a separate dining table for the family to sit and enjoy their meal in a more low-key setting

Perfect for parties: It also doubled up as the perfect spot for Jamie's children Poppy, River, Daisy, Petal and Buddy to celebrate the New Year

Spacious: While their back garden boasts plenty of space for the whole family to enjoy, as one image saw Jools having a picnic surrounded by her little ones on a stone patio

Relaxing: The home and large garden served as the perfect spot for some quiet relaxation, as Daisy sat on a quirky sun lounger in the garden as she studied for her GCSEs

While their back garden boasts plenty of space for the whole family to enjoy, as one image saw Jools having a picnic surrounded by her little ones on a stone patio.

It also served as a good spot for some quiet relaxation, as Daisy sat on a quirky sun lounger in the garden as she studied for her GCSEs.

The spacious abode also features plenty of room to have fun, as the children had a room specially for them to play in complete with a train set and drawing table.

And Jamie also has the chance to revel in his love of Star Wars, as one of their bathrooms is decorated with figurines of characters from the space opera franchise.

Well equipped: Jamie's kitchen had plenty of space for his food items to be stored

Separate space: The spacious abode also features plenty of room to have fun, as the children had a room specially for them to play in complete with a train set and drawing table

Personal touch: And Jamie also has the chance to revel in his love of Star Wars, as one of their bathrooms is decorated with figurines of characters from the space opera franchise

A home within a home: In their bedrooms the children have adorable treehouse-themed sleeping areas

Fun: Their living room has bookshelves with plenty of books and toys to entertain the little ones

Grand piano: There is also a room in which Jamie and Jools' children can perfect their piano playing

This comes as the chef announced yesterday the struggling eateries would close, with 1,300 workers set to lose their jobs. 

The decision to put the business into administration triggered the closure of 22 restaurants, including 20 branches of Jamie's Italian.

The latest accounts for the celebrity chef's main restaurant business, Jamie’s Italian Limited, show the company made a loss of more than £29million on a turnover of £100million in 2017.

But in all its seven years in the black (2009 to 2015) the firm netted only £24million.

In fact, despite turning over more than three quarters of a billion pounds between 2008 and 2017, Jamie's Italian made a net loss of £15million over the period.

Modern flair: Another room has wooden panel flooring and plenty of book space and Jools showed off this sweet picture of her children hugging

Comfy: Another bedroom had a large king-size bed, complete with lavish velvet headboards

Time for a nap: Little River was also seen sleeping peacefully in a comfy double bed

Stylish fittings: Their home boasts chic furniture and bright, open spaces

Sophisticated: A grand, free-standing bath sits at the centre of a chic bathroom as their youngest child enjoys a soak 

Sweet: Jools and Jamie have decorated their home with plenty of family snaps showing that home is clearly where the heart is