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Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen talks about 'tough' marriage breakup

Mother-of-nine Amanda Owen who stars in hit TV series Our Yorkshire Farm has spoken about the break up of her marriage. The Channel 5 show is based at her family home in Ravenseat, Swaledale, in the Yorkshire Dales, but sadly Amanda and her partner Clive revealed they were separating last year.

In an interview with the Radio Times, Amanda, 48, described the split as ‘tough’ but suggested that there had been problems between the pair. She explained: “Look, there are two simple facts: if he thought I was brilliant, and I thought he was brilliant, then we wouldn’t have separated. It’s a fact, isn’t it?

“But, you know what, that’s not unique, it’s just how things are, pressures, all the rest of it. But we have nine kids, with associated friends, girlfriends, and we just have to get on with it.”

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Following their split after 22 years of marriage, the Yorkshire Shepherdess began filming a new More4 documentary, titled Amanda Owen’s Farming Lives, her first solo series without Clive. She explained that due to her huge family everything had to be planned carefully and it had to be done in small sections.

She said: “We go for the three-day rule: three days is the maximum number of sandwich boxes and stuff that we can get prepared and the maximum amount of carnage that I can cope with on my return.”

The new series sees her visiting other working farms across the UK, exploring their innovative methods and the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis. She said: “If you’re in farming and agriculture, it’s very easy to feel like you’re unsupported, even vilified.

"There are so many people pointing fingers. So it was actually really heartening to see how different people were making it work and how diverse modern farming is.”

The full interview is available now in Radio Times.

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