Jamie Oliver ‘set himself on fire’ with absinthe

Jamie Oliver has recalled accidentally setting himself on fire during a wild night drinking absinthe.

Jamie Oliver once accidentally “set himself on fire” with absinthe.

The ‘Naked Chef’ star was reflected on wild nights in the 1990s partying with Zoe Ball, whose flat at the time backed onto Noel Gallagher’s house.

Speaking to Zoe on her BBC Breakfast Radio 2 show, he said: “Do you remember I set myself on fire with some drink? What was it some drink?”

She added: “I will never go near absinthe again.

“We used to lie in bed and go, ‘Oh hang on a minute, [Noel’s] having a row’.

“He used to be shut out quite a lot. It was very funny. They were the days.”

Zoe – who was married to Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) from 1999 to 2010 – can still remember her ex-husband often “disappeared” to hang out with the Oasis guitarist.

She said: “Those two would go disappearing together, I’m like ‘Where’s Norm?’

“‘He’s in a field with Noel Gallagher’. I’m like, ‘Oh not again!’ “

She also reminded Jamie of a time Noel’s brother and bandmate Liam woke him up by “shouting outside [his] house asking for a bacon sandwich”.

The ‘Wonderwall’ singer would drink in a pub opposite the chef’s house, and he’d take the chance to ask for a late night snack.

Jamie recalled: “He did. He said, ‘Give us a bacon sarnie’ though the letterbox.

“I leant out and said, ‘Dude’ – Poppy and Daisy were just born. I said, ‘The kids are trying to sleep – please!’ “

Liam previously recounted his version of events, which match up perfectly with Jamie’s recollection.

He told ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’: “On the way home, we’d be going, ‘He’s got some scran in there’.

“He’d come to his window and be going, ‘Liam Stop f****** about, I’m getting the kids to bed’, and we’re going, ‘Just chuck us down a couple of bacon sarnies.’

“He’s moved. The funny thing is he’s moved to where I live now as well.”