Who gave Choi Hwa-jung the homemade olive oil from Italy?

Song Joong-ki gave Choi Hwa-jung olive oil made from olives that he and his wife, Katy Louise Saunders, harvested together in Italy.

When did Song Joong-ki and Katy Louise Saunders harvest the olives used for the oil?

The oil came from the couple’s first olive harvest in Italy. The body does not provide a specific date for when they harvested the olives.

Why did Choi Hwa-jung treasure Song Joong-ki’s olive oil gift?

Choi valued the gift because Song and Saunders had harvested the olives themselves, and she liked the bottle’s carefully decorated packaging with illustrations of two children. She normally saved the oil for drinking on an empty stomach.

Song Joong-ki, wife Katy harvest olives in Italy, gift homemade oil to friend

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Summary

Song Joong-ki and his wife, Katy Louise Saunders, harvested olives together in Italy, with their first-harvest oil reaching Choi Hwa-jung. Choi revealed the gift during a YouTube video about Greek yogurt dishes and said she treasured its decorated packaging. She also praised the oil’s distinctive aroma after using it in a dish. Song and Saunders married in 2023 and have two children.

Key Facts

Choi Hwa-jung displayed the olive oil while preparing one of five Greek yogurt dishes for her YouTube video.
The bottle’s packaging featured illustrations of two children, which Choi described as adorable and precious.
Choi said she usually reserved the oil for consuming on an empty stomach.
Choi said the olive oil’s fragrance was different after adding it to her dish.
Song Joong-ki and Katy Louise Saunders welcomed a son in 2023 and a daughter in 2024.

By Xportsnews

Published Oct 16, 2026 7:58 pm KST

Song Joong-ki, left, and Katy Louise Saunders / Xportsnews

Song Joong-ki and his wife, Katy Louise Saunders, have apparently added olive harvesting to their family life in Italy, with a bottle of oil made from their first harvest making its way to one of the actor's celebrity friends.

TV personality Choi Hwa-jung revealed that Song had given her olive oil produced from olives the couple harvested together in Italy.

The gift appeared in a video uploaded to Choi's YouTube channel Thursday, in which she shared five dishes made with Greek yogurt while discussing her usual diet and wellness routine.

While preparing one of the dishes, Choi pulled out a bottle of olive oil and revealed its celebrity connection.

"This is something Joong-ki gave me. Song Joong-ki," she said.

Choi Hwa-jung / Captured from Choi's YouTube channel

"He said this was the olive oil from their first harvest in Italy," Choi said. "The two of them harvested the olives themselves. Isn't it so precious?"

Choi also drew attention to the carefully decorated packaging, which featured illustrations of two children.

Choi Hwa-jung shows olive oil gifted to her by actor Song Joong-ki. Captured from Choi's YouTube channel

She said she treasured the gift so much that she normally reserved the oil for consuming on an empty stomach.

"It's so adorable that I only have this when I take olive oil on an empty stomach," Choi said. "But today, especially, I'm going to use it here."

After adding the oil to her dish, she immediately reacted to its aroma.

"Oh, the fragrance is different," she said before continuing with the recipe.

Song married Saunders, a British former actor, in 2023. The couple welcomed a son that year and a daughter in 2024.

This article from Xportsnews was adapted by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.

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