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Glasgow Times
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Emmerdale star breaks silence after being axed from the show
Amy Walsh, who has played the role of Tracy Robinson on and off since 2014, opened up about her exit and the effect this had on her life. In February, her character was killed off after the limousine she was riding plunged into an icy lake. The crash killed three different characters, including Suzy Merton, Amy Wyatt and Leyla Harding. Emmerdale star Amy Walsh breaks silence after being axed from the show Speaking with The Sun newspaper, the Emmerdale star said: "It was the best experience I've had on the show. I've never been involved in a big stunt. "We were doing night shoots for weeks. It was with all my closest friends in the show. "I loved all the emotional content. It was heartbreaking, but great to be involved with." Coming close to tears, she added: "It was hard. It was really emotional. On a personal level, I found it really hard. I'm really, really close to Roxy and Natalie Ann. "They were pretending to be dead, and I couldn't quite cope. I had to step away at one point. "It was just a sad sad time, but you know, it's the nature of the beast." Who is the Emmerdale actress Amy Walsh after her exit from the ITV show? Amy Walsh has played the role of Tracy Robinson on the ITV show for the best part of a decade. According to IMDb, the actress was born on March 27, 1987, in Bradford in West Yorkshire. Recommended Reading: She joined Emmerdale in July 2014 before taking a break from the show in September that same year after her character ran out of money and was forced to leave The Dales. She rejoined the programme numerous times, including in 2015, 2017 and 2019. Beyond her time on the ITV soap, she has also starred in a number of other shows and podcasts like Hollyoaks Later, Violet's Shadow and Finding Calm.
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.
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!'
