Yorkshire Shepherdess still works with husband on farm despite split, son reveals
The Yorkshire Shepherdess is still working alongside her estranged husband on their farm, their eldest son has revealed.
Amanda and Clive Owen, the stars of television series Our Yorkshire Farm, announced their separation in 2022 but “nothing has changed” as they continue their day job together.
Reuben Owen, 20, said: “Mum and dad were both there, working away, together, doing summat with the cows.
“That’s how it is. Nothing has changed in that regard. They just get on with it.”
Reuben is one of the couple’s nine children based at the Yorkshire Dales farm that inspired Channel 5’s pastoral hit. The couple say the show contributed to the end of their relationship.
Mr Owen, a farmer who married the 49-year-old former model in 2000, said last year that he had “a massive part to play” in their marriage ending after he “handled it badly” when the show started to take off.
They first met in 1996, when Mrs Owen was working as a contract shepherdess and visited his farm, Ravenseat, to collect a ram. They went on to marry four years later, but grew apart over time.
Their son Reuben, who will now star in his own farming TV show alongside friends Sarah and Tom, made his first screen appearance when he was eight years old.
Speaking to the Daily Mail about his parents, he said: “They are both the same, really.
“They get on with whatever jobs need doing. Great role models, really, brilliant. Farming away, out in the rain and snow. They are really tough, the pair of them.”
‘Great fun’
He described his childhood on the farm as “grand”, saying: “I couldn’t imagine a better place to grow up. It was great fun.”
Reuben: Life In The Dales will show the 20-year-old and his friends navigate his own ground-works business, which includes bulldozers and earthmovers.
He said that he doesn’t see himself “as a TV star” and that he will just “stick to what I know – my diggers and machinery”.
He added: “But it’s nice that people have tuned in over the years, so when they asked if I’d like to do this, I thought, ‘Why not?’.
“It shows people what’s going on. It doesn’t really make a difference to us. We are just doing what we are always doing, but if people watching it on telly means bringing them a bit of happiness.”
The new show is the latest spin-off from the Our Yorkshire Farm programme. One series featuring Reuben and his father was titled Beyond the Yorkshire Farm.
The original show was axed after five seasons after Amanda and Clive announced their separation in 2022.
Since then, the couple have attempted to maintain normal habits for their children, continuing to work together and eating meals as a family.
Reuben’s siblings are Raven, Miles, Edith, Violet, Sidney, Anna, Clemmy, and Nancy.
