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Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Amanda Owen 'suffering sleepless nights' after facing 'daunting and difficult' decisions in new reality show Our Farm Next Door with ex husband Clive Owen
Amanda Owen has said she is 'suffering sleepless nights' after facing 'daunting and difficult decisions' in her new reality show Our Farm Next Door with ex husband Clive Owen. The shepherdess, 50, her farmer ex-husband, 69, and their nine children returned to our screens for the first episode of the new edition of Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive And Kids on Tuesday night. A spin-off from beloved farm life documentary series Our Yorkshire Farm, it sees the family renovate an abandoned farmhouse with the help of their children - Raven, 23, Reuben, 21, Miles, 18, Edith, 16, Violet, 14, Sidney, 13, Annas, 11, Clemmy, nine, and Nancy, eight. But it has not been easy - the roof of the derelict property had no slates on it at all, leaving the Owen family starting from scratch to make sure it was warm and dry. Their builder Richard needed Amanda to decide which slates she wanted, asking, '15 or 16 inch wide?' - and pointing to one , saying: 'What we are thinking is this but we need a decision.' She appeared completely overwhelmed by indecision, replying: 'Oh no, is it up to me?' Explaining her decision-making paralysis, she said: 'Trying to get everything all joined up is so difficult. I never realised there was so much planning going into this. 'Richard is brilliant but Richard still has questions that need answering and it's trying to keep everyone happy. 'It's still quite daunting and it still gives me quite a few sleepless nights.' The builder admitted it was 'quite hard' to put the 'big, heavy slates' on the precarious farmhouse, known as Anty John's and near the Owen family's Ravenseat Farm. He explained the sheer scale of the project: 'If you're working on a roof where the slates are already there, it's a matter of taking them off and pushing them straight back on again. 'But in this case there was nothing on it, they're all new slates. But it does look lovely when it is done.' Meanwhile, Clive was facing his second hip operation - and appeared nervous both to have the surgery itself and to be out of action on the farm. Clive, who split from ex-wife Amanda in 2022 after 22 years of marriage but still co-parents with her, said at one point: 'Tomorrow, I've got to be in the hospital at 7.30 in the morning, got a new hip. 'So, yeah, I wouldn't say I'm really looking forward to it but that's what's going to happen and so this is my last day for a little while. 'And then, I'll be back and I'll just have to tell them what to do and drive them all mad. 'Yeah, I mean, you're bound to be nervous, but no, no, I'm alright with it. 'I'll do exactly what they tell me and, next thing, you know, you wake up and it's [done]. 'I've had one, you see, so I know the procedure, but no, like it or not, that's what's happening tomorrow.' After he had his surgery, Amanda muttered he was a 'terrible patient' - he insisted on going out and about on his crutches to make sure his children were looking after the sheep well enough in his absence. The couple's frank admissions about how they were feeling came in the same episode as a very cheeky joke Amanda made about her ex Clive's difficulties 'getting his leg over'. It was in reference to the second hip replacement he was about to undergo and how the pain he was in was making it difficult for him to ride a quad bike around their 2000 acre farm. It was in reference to the second hip replacement he was about to undergo and how the pain he was in was making it difficult for him to ride a quad bike around their 2000 acre farm And concerned fans pointed out on social media 'you can see he's in pain' as he prepared for the procedure in the episode, filmed in September last year. Amanda said: 'It's getting ever so close now to Clive going for his hip operation. So yeah, he's a bit nervous. I can tell, I know he's a bit nervous, but he needs doing. 'Because basically, I don't think I can say... he can't get his leg over, but yeah, he can't. 'He's having to sit sideways on the quad bike at the moment. So yeah, it's giving him some jip. 'And trying to persuade him to do anything that's gonna take him out of action is quite a hard sell, really.' It comes as fans' concerns for Amanda grow - once dubbed the UK's most 'authentic' star, her dream life on the farm seems to have derailed in recent years. She appeared to have the perfect rural life when she shot to fame seven years ago when starring on the Channel 5 show Our Yorkshire Farm alongside ex-husband Clive and their children. During the pandemic, the show grew ever more popular with viewers captivated by watching her lambing, battling the elements, parenting nine kids and somehow looking naturally beautiful through it all. Amanda met her husband in 1996 when he was already divorced with two children, after she arrived at his farm as a 21-year-old trainee shepherdess. They quickly fell in love despite the age gap and had nine children together, with their life on the farm capturing legions of fans. Springwatch presenter Kate Humble summed up the feelings of fans, by praising Amanda for being 'absolutely authentic' and showing the real life of a 'hard-working woman', who gave up her career as a model for farming life. But for the Yorkshire Shepherdess, 50, the last few years have been anything but smooth. From the breakdown of her marriage, a five-year love affair with her married web designer being exposed and her older children fleeing the nest to go to university, the TV star has faced a slew of personal trials and tribulations. And now, as the second series of the Owen family's new show, Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids, hits screens, fans are growing concerned and claiming 'something doesn't seem right' after she acted erratically during an appearance on Lorraine this week. Appearing on the talk show on Tuesday, Amanda opened up about family life now as she continues to co-parent with Clive, which left worried viewers questioning whether she was okay. Speaking about her relationship with her ex-husband, Amanda said: 'It's about moving forward. We've got plenty to amuse ourselves. There's space. Appearing on the talk show on Tuesday (pictured), Amanda opened up about family life now as she continues to co-parent with Clive, which left worried viewers questioning whether she was okay 'There's room to get away from each other, if we're being absolutely brutally honest here. 'If we got on like a house on fire we wouldn't be separate would we? But the fact of the matter is, we've got nine children, I think people think we lose track of the fact we do reality, reality comes with its ups and downs.' Some watching at home took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their concerns. They wrote: 'Is Amanda ok? Something doesn't seem right #Lorraine' and 'Wow, Amanda is not looking well at all #lorraine.' Others quipped: 'She doesn't look well' and 'She does not look well & yet Lorraine totally oblivious … or ignoring it.' The first series of Our Farm Next Door aired in October last year, coming to an emotional end in November.
Daily Mirror
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen takes drastic action as goat eats quadbike keys
Amanda Owen fears the worst when her goat eats her quad bike keys. Luckily one of her nine children has a bright idea to save the day, and it works! Amanda Owen is back with another bunch of unfortunate mishaps in her new series of Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive And Kids - and one involves a goat. The glamorous farmer, also known as the Yorkshire Shepherdess, struggles to stop her goats eating everything they find. However, when one swallows her quad bike keys. 'We've got these three goats that go everywhere and literally no rules apply,' sighs Amanda. 'They go through the house, on the roof, in the trailer, in the car… it's access all areas with the goats. They've got a real liking for chewing things and they have an addiction to key fobs, one of them actually ate the quad bike keys!' However, the moment of horror actually turned to one of triumph as young Sidney - aged 13 - came to the rescue. 'It became a great learning curve,' says Amanda. 'Sidney replaced the whole ignition barrel on the quad bike. I'm so proud of him.' Amanda and Clive first shot to fame when they appeared in the 2011 ITV documentary The Dales. More TV appearances followed and they debuted their own show Our Yorkshire Farm on Channel 5 in 2018. In 2022, the pair shockingly announced the end of their 22-year marriage. Despite the divorce, Amanda and Clive, 69, continue to make TV shows together and co-parent their children Raven, 24, Reuben, 20, Miles, 18, Edith, 16, Violet, 14, Sidney, 13, Annas, 11, and nine-year-olds Clemmie and Nancy. Watching the show, viewers will be struck by Amanda and Clive's positive working relationship after their divorce. However, Amanda admits they did nearly fall out while filming the new series. 'Clive starts trying to tell me how to use the internet,' says Amanda. 'That was definitely tear-jerking in a painful manner, in that mansplaining way. I definitely felt the tears coming – then the red mist!' Luckily, Amanda can saddle up her horse and gallop off along the windswept moors when it all gets too much. However, she admits it never works out how she hopes. 'I absolutely love going out on my horse,' she says. 'But I go in my wellies with bits of string holding the girth together and everything mismatched and somewhere en route I'll either spot a sheep where it's not supposed to be or a blocked drain and all of a sudden what was possibly a nice, relaxing time becomes stress!' Amanda reckons their latest TV outing is their best yet because it has so many other elements of popular TV series. 'You get to see the rough with the smooth on the farm,' laughs Amanda. 'It's like one of these home renovation projects, but Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen I ain't! It's got a Time Team archaeological element, and a historical Who Do You Think You Are? history element too. It's a bit Countryfile and a bit The Osbournes !' Making a TV show is serious business but with her animals, her children and her ex all playing a role, Amanda admits things never go to plan. 'What makes it all relatable is that things don't always go right,' she says. 'Any sort of itinerary just goes to the wall. No matter how many things you knock off the list, it always gets longer.' The new series sees Amanda and Clive renovating an old cottage called Anty John's. 'We're just getting the essentials like a roof, windows and a door,' explains Amanda. Now the structure is sound, Amanda has realised she doesn't have a vision beyond making it habitable. 'All of a sudden the emphasis changes to actually people asking me things, which is a problem because I don't know,' she admits.
Edinburgh Live
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Amanda Owen's life on the farm is 'very different to glamorous photos she shares'
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen juggles herding nine kids, a flock of expectant ewes, and a trio of mischievous goats amidst an intricate renovation project, all while dealing with unsolicited advice from her former spouse Clive. Amidst the chaos, one goat has munched on her quad bike keys, strands of hay adorn her dishevelled hair, and a spill has reduced her to a crop top – yet, with striking cheekbones and toned abs, she remains effortlessly stylish. "It takes me about five minutes to wash my face and slather some moisturiser," insists Amanda, 50, crediting durable cosmetics as her beauty hack. "Then l put some mascara on, and I will use some irremovable lipstick too. I've discovered that certain brands actually don't come off for about three days even if you have a bath or a shower. Even if I'm only going to see sheep, it makes me feel better." Amanda, clad in just leggings and a crop top in her quaint kitchen, might look gym-ready, but she credits her fit physique to farm life rather than fitness routines. "Definitely no core exercises," Amanda chuckles. (Image: Channel 4) (Image: Channel 4) (Image: Channel 4) "It's called run ragged and shovelling muck. I filled the barrow this morning with horse muck because the kids were wanting to plant things. Wherever you are on the farm, at some point you are going to end up sweating it out, mucking somewhere out, or trying to encourage an animal to go in a direction that it really doesn't want to go in." The TV personality is also excited about her latest project, Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive And Kids, which documents their family life on the farm and their collaborative efforts to restore an ancient stone barn known as Anty Johns. "We're just getting the essentials like a roof, windows and a door," Amanda details, reports the Mirror. "All the things that I suppose you don't really ever think about. They're not optional. So in a way, it is simple. And I'm limited because it's a listed building, so there's no option for any sort of glass ceilings or anything like that." With the barn now structurally secure, Amanda confesses that envisioning its future beyond basic living conditions is challenging. "All of a sudden the emphasis changes to actually people asking me things, which is a problem because I don't know," she reveals. Amanda and Clive Owen, who first captured the nation's heart on ITV's 'The Dales' in 2011, have continued to charm viewers with their Channel 5 hit series 'Our Yorkshire Farm', which premiered in 2018. Despite the bombshell news of their split after 22 years of marriage in 2022, the pair, along with their brood—Raven, 24, Reuben, 20, Miles, 18, Edith, 16, Violet, 14, Sidney, 13, Annas, 11, and nine year old twins Clemmie and Nancy—remain a television staple, co-parenting and collaborating on screen. Amanda is buzzing about their latest television venture, touting it as their best yet, filled with family escapades. She quips, "You get to see the rough with the smooth on the farm," adding, "We aren't The Waltons! You've got the scenery, you've got the children, you've got the animals... it's got so many different elements all rolled into one. It's like one of these home renovation projects, but Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen I ain't! It's got a Time Team archaeological element, and a historical Who Do You Think You Are? history element too. It's a bit Countryfile and a bit The Osbournes!". Creating a TV show might be a serious endeavour, but Amanda acknowledges that with her kids, her animals, and her ex-husband involved, things are bound to veer off script. She admits, "What makes it all relatable is that things don't always go right," explaining that any plans often fall by the wayside. "Any sort of itinerary just goes to the wall. No matter how many things you knock off the list, it always gets longer. Everything escalates." Amanda Owen shares a hilarious mishap involving her goats eating her keys, explaining, "We've got these three goats that go everywhere and literally no rules apply," Amanda laments. "They go through the house, on the roof, in the trailer, in the car... it's access all areas with the goats. "They've got a real liking for chewing things and they have an addiction to key fobs, one of them actually ate the quad bike keys!" But it wasn't just chaos, as her son Sidney heroically stepped up: "It became a great learning curve," Amanda reveals. "Sidney replaced the whole ignition barrel on the quad bike. I'm so proud of him." Despite the perfect image portrayed on screen, Amanda confesses her children are regular kids who love tech: "They love nothing more than getting online," She discusses the pressures of parenting in the public eye: "We live in quite judgmental times where you can't do right for doing wrong. As a parent, it's hard." Amanda also touches on working with her ex-husband Clive after their split, admitting a near fallout during the new series shoot over tech advice: "Clive starts trying to tell me how to use the internet," she says. "That was definitely tear-jerking in a painful manner, in that mansplaining way. I definitely felt the tears coming – then the red mist!". Amanda Abbington, when overwhelmed, often finds solace in horse riding across the windswept moors. However, she confesses it doesn't always go as planned. "I absolutely love going out on my horse," Amanda shares. "I've got all the gear collected over the years, nice things. But do I ever go for a ride wearing nice things with a nice-looking horse? No!". "I go in my wellies with bits of string holding the girth together and everything mismatched and somewhere en route I'll either spot a sheep where it's not supposed to be or a blocked drain and all of a sudden what was possibly a nice, relaxing time becomes stress!".
Daily Mirror
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen admits seeing 'red mist' over ex-husband's latest move
Amanda Owen lifts the lid on the painful reality of working with her ex-husband Clive and the moment she 'felt the tears coming' while they filmed their latest series Amanda Owen is shepherding nine children, a herd of pregnant ewes and three unruly goats, all while overseeing a complex renovation and being mansplained to by her ex-husband Clive. On top of that, one of the goats has eaten her quad bike keys, there are several stalks of hay in her tousled brunette bun and she's down to her crop top because of a spillage. However, with her sharp cheekbones and washboard abs, the Yorkshire Shepherdess still looks impossibly glam. 'It takes me about five minutes to wash my face and slather some moisturiser,' protests Amanda, 50, who says long-lasting make-up is her secret. 'Then l put some mascara on, and I will use some irremovable lipstick too. I've discovered that certain brands actually don't come off for about three days even if you have a bath or a shower. Even if I'm only going to see sheep, it makes me feel better.' Standing in her rustic kitchen wearing just leggings and a tiny crop top, Amanda looks like she's headed to the gym, however, there are no deadlifts or bicycle crunches for her. Instead, she puts her toned figure down to 'shovelling muck' and 'stress'. 'Definitely no core exercises,' laughs Amanda. 'It's called run ragged and shovelling muck. I filled the barrow this morning with horse muck because the kids were wanting to plant things. Wherever you are on the farm, at some point you are going to end up sweating it out, mucking somewhere out, or trying to encourage an animal to go in a direction that it really doesn't want to go in.' Amanda has filmed a new series of Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive And Kids, which follows farm life and the family's joint efforts to renovate a derelict centuries-old stone barn called Anty Johns. 'We're just getting the essentials like a roof, windows and a door,' explains Amanda. 'All the things that I suppose you don't really ever think about. They're not optional. So in a way, it is simple. And I'm limited because it's a listed building, so there's no option for any sort of glass ceilings or anything like that.' Now the structure is sound, Amanda has realised she doesn't have a vision beyond making the new house habitable. 'All of a sudden the emphasis changes to actually people asking me things, which is a problem because I don't know,' she admits. Amanda and Clive first shot to fame when they appeared in the 2011 ITV documentary The Dales . More TV appearances followed and they debuted their own show Our Yorkshire Farm on Channel 5 in 2018. In 2022, the Amanda and Clive shockingly announced the end of their 22-year marriage. Despite the divorce, Amanda and Clive, 69, continue to make TV shows together and co-parent their children Raven, 24, Reuben, 20, Miles, 18, Edith, 16, Violet, 14, Sidney, 13, Annas, 11, and nine-year-olds Clemmie and Nancy. Amanda reckons their latest TV outing is their best one yet, with lots of different adventures for the whole family. 'You get to see the rough with the smooth on the farm,' laughs Amanda. 'We aren't The Waltons! You've got the scenery, you've got the children, you've got the animals… it's got so many different elements all rolled into one. It's like one of these home renovation projects, but Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen I ain't! It's got a Time Team archaeological element, and a historical Who Do You Think You Are? history element too. It's a bit Countryfile and a bit The Osbournes!' Making a TV show is serious business but with her animals, her children and her ex all playing a role, Amanda admits things never go to plan. 'What makes it all relatable is that things don't always go right,' she says. 'Any sort of itinerary just goes to the wall. No matter how many things you knock off the list, it always gets longer. Everything escalates.' Goats eating her keys was one such situation. 'We've got these three goats that go everywhere and literally no rules apply,' sighs Amanda. 'They go through the house, on the roof, in the trailer, in the car… it's access all areas with the goats. They've got a real liking for chewing things and they have an addiction to key fobs, one of them actually ate the quad bike keys!' However, the moment of horror actually turned to one of triumph as young Sidney came to the rescue. 'It became a great learning curve,' says Amanda. 'Sidney replaced the whole ignition barrel on the quad bike. I'm so proud of him.' On camera, Amanda's life looks idyllic and her children are frequently seen wholesomely enjoying the outdoors and helping on the farm. However, she insists her kids are no different to any others. 'They love nothing more than getting online,' says Amanda. 'We live in quite judgmental times where you can't do right for doing wrong. As a parent, it's hard.' Watching the show, viewers will be struck by Amanda and Clive's positive working relationship after their divorce. However, Amanda admits they did nearly fall out while filming the new series. 'Clive starts trying to tell me how to use the internet,' says Amanda. 'That was definitely tear-jerking in a painful manner, in that mansplaining way. I definitely felt the tears coming – then the red mist!' Luckily, Amanda can saddle up her horse and gallop off along the windswept moors when it all gets too much. However, she admits it never works out how she hopes. 'I absolutely love going out on my horse,' says Amanda. 'I've got all the gear collected over the years, nice things. But do I ever go for a ride wearing nice things with a nice-looking horse? No! 'I go in my wellies with bits of string holding the girth together and everything mismatched and somewhere en route I'll either spot a sheep where it's not supposed to be or a blocked drain and all of a sudden what was possibly a nice, relaxing time becomes stress!'
