Clarkson's Farm star's life off-screen from long-term boyfriend to family feud

Daily Mirror

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Glamorous farmhand Harriet Cowan has said goodbye to Jeremy Clarkson and the Diddly Squat farm after stepping in to provide much-needed cover - but she quickly became a fan favourite
New farmhand Harriet Cowan, 24, has said her goodbyes to the Diddly Squat farm after stepping in to provide some help to Jeremy Clarkson in series four - and a little dash of glamour.
The TikTok star was brought in as cover for manager Kaleb Cooper, 26, whilst he went on tour with his one-man show across the country, but on his return to the Chipping Norton farm, Harriet returned to her normal day-to-day life. In the sweet moment, she said goodbye to Jeremy Clarkson, the former Top Gear presenter, and said she had been a lifesaver.
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"You saved my life. So, if we get stuck again, can we give you a call?" He asked the trained nurse. However, as it stands, there are "no plans" that she will appear again in this series of Clarkson's Farm, or any potential future ones - sources close to the show have previously revealed.
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Whilst Harriet has left the show for now, the social media star quickly became a fan favourite - and boasts over 448,700 followers on her TikTok account and 159,000 on Instagram - with many calling for her to be brought back to the show.
Harriet comes from a farming family and grew up on her grandad's livestock farm, which her dad has now taken over. Most of the content centres around life in agriculture and her unbelievably sweet brown collie dog, Sky. The Mirror takes a look at just what Harriet gets up to off-screen.
Girls' holiday and nights out
Since finishing her time on Clarkson's Farm, Harriet has jetted off with her friends to Spain to enjoy a break in the sunshine. She ditched the wellies, grabbed a bucket hat and a blue bikini, and spent some much-needed time away from the farm relaxing poolside - and shared a few snaps from her time away.
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Harriet was seen getting dolled up for a night out with the girls and shared a picture of her hard at work blowing up a pink lido so they could lounge in the pool. She's also reported to have tried on a few accessories at a local store.
Whilst Harriet spends a lot of her time hard at work on the farm and nursing - as well as reportedly working as an advocate for the mental health of farmers - she also likes to let her hair down, and often posts snaps on her socials of glamorous nights out with her pals and partner James Booth.
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Boyfriend James
Harriet has been with her boyfriend James - who is also reported to be a third-generation farmer - for "some time," according to one of her step sisters. The Clarkson's Farm star regularly posts pictures and sweet videos with her partner, who she seems to have met at the Young Farmers Club (YFC), writing over one video post of the couple: "The 'butterfly effect' is crazy because if I didn't join young farmers we'd of never of met."
The pair obviously have a lot in common with their farming backgrounds, with Harriet writing in one joking post last year: "Your bf brings you presents to unwrap ... Mine brings me bales to unwrap. We're not the same."
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She joked in another post about lambing season, which saw her holding a seriously cute lamb "I've been covered head to toe in bodily fluids. But at the end of it all I expect my bf to take the bins out cause it's gross".
Nursing career
Whilst Harriet seems to be pretty busy helping out with the cows and sheep on the farm - she also has a full-time job as a nurse. She graduated from the University of Derby in 2023 and is now fully qualified, working for the NHS, so needless to say she has a pretty packed schedule.
In one post she joked about her packed calendar and the financial difficulties that can come with farming, writing over one video on her TikTok: "Thinking I could quit my job and farm full time... but then I remember I have a mortgage to pay." She captioned the lighthearted post, "Suppose I would miss nursing a bit too".
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Family feud
Unfortunately, Harriet seems to be embroiled in some family tensions - with her stepsister speaking out about her publicly since her rise to fame on Clarkson's Farm. Elina Clifford, a professional chiropodist, opened up about her feelings on her estranged step-sister Harriet, and she certainly didn't hold back when it came to diving into the subject.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Elina dubbed her step-sister "fake" and "self-absorbed", adding, "She loves to be the centre of attention, often at others' expense".
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She also issued a blunt warning to Clarkson's Farm: "She is fake in the way she behaves, so Jeremy Clarkson, beware!". According to The Express, Elina and her elder sister Maddie - a teacher - blame the origins of the "family feud" on Harriet's behaviour towards their mother Vicky, who is in a relationship with Harriet's dad Eddy.
The sisters claim that Harriet isn't nice to their mother, which has caused serious tension. "We don't have a good relationship with her. Our mum is with her dad now, and there was a lot of drama a couple of years ago. There is a family feud, and Harriet was not being very nice to mum, and it was very upsetting," said Maddie.
The siblings went as far as to say that Harriet was only taking part in Clarkson's Farm in an attempt to grow her already massive social media following - calling it "sad and desperate" and claiming the TV star is "obsessed with herself".