There is no rivalry in the kitchen, say Delia and Jamie

Devoted Norwich City supporter and television stalwart, Delia Smith, met relative new boy from Essex, Jamie Oliver, a lifelong Cambridge United fan.

The two were at Delia's restaurant at Norwich City Football Club's Carrow Road ground for a sell-out dinner.

But though the pair support different teams, both were quick to dismiss suggestions of any rivalry in the kitchen.

"We are very much mutual admirers and I think Jamie is quite an extraordinary young man," Delia said.

The newcomer said he had grown up watching Delia on television.

"I think we all love her. I somehow ended up up the telly and now we've got to meet. It's marvellous.

"I've been doing it for five years now so I think I know it a little bit, but she's the boss," he said.

But as a football fan, Jamie was clearly in a lower league.

He confessed that he had not managed to get to a Cambridge match for at least 10 years, blaming the cooking industry.

Delia, on the other hand, is a regular on the terraces at Norwich City's home and away games.