Jamie Oliver defends decision to let his eldest daughters watch the birth of baby River Rocket: ‘It’s only controversial to really strange people’

Jamie Oliver with Jools and River Rocket [Jamie Oliver/Instagram]

The celebrity chef faced criticism after revealing that his girls were at the birth – but has now defended the decision to let Poppy, 13 and Daisy, 14, watch the little miracle arrive.

Speaking to Good Housekeeping magazine, the chef admitted that all the family came together to make the decision.

He told the magazine: “It was an idea from Mum and the kids, and we gave it lots of …