Jamie Oliver to become cartoon chef

Jamie Oliver has agreed to be made into a cartoon chef for an animated TV series by the makers of Wallace and Gromit.

The celebrity chef will be shown as a ten-year-old trying to find out the secrets of becoming a good cook and will have a cast of unusual culinary friends.

Little J will be accompanied by a depressed ham and a scientist called Eggs Benedict and will run over 52 episodes, although no broadcasters have yet picked the show up.

Oliver said about the cartoon: "I really want to pass on a little knowledge in a fun way, to really connect to the younger kids. I can't tell you how passionate I am about kids and food"