Amanda Owen has shared a rare insight into her personal life after splitting from ex-husband Clive more than two and a half years ago.
The outspoken mother-of-nine revealed the couple, who became stars thanks to Channel 5 reality show Our Yorkshire Farm in 2018, may “argue” and “argue” but “are fine with each other” and are ‘just keep going.’
Amanda, 50, better known as The Yorkshire Shepherdess, said Sunday weather that Clive, 69, is “not very estranged”, and his ex still does his marital duty of bringing her a cup of tea.
He also said the couple, who were married for 22 years and both remain at Ravenseat Farm in the Yorkshire Dales, were united by “a joint mission” to successfully run the farm and raise their children, aged nine to 23.
Amanda explained: ‘We’re moving on. We argue. We argue. There is no romance. But we are fine with each other. And that is a blessing.”
Reflecting on their shared priorities, he added: ‘We are here and we have a joint mission. It’s about securing the future of the farm and the children.’
However, fans who were hoping that Amanda and Clive, who met when Amanda was just 21, could reconcile, are sure to be disappointed.
She commented: ‘If you’ve been through a breakup, there’s a reason you broke up. And it’s usually because you don’t get along. Who wants that?
Amanda and Clive Owen (pictured) married in 2000 and had nine children before separating in June 2022.
Amanda and Clive pictured with their children at Ravenseat Farm (left): Miles, Clive, Edith, Annas, Nancy, Raven, Sidney, Reuben, Violet, Clemmy and Amanda.
Amanda and her ex-husband met in 1996, when Clive worked at Ravenseat and she visited them as a young shepherdess to collect a ram to mate with her sheep.
The couple married four years later and had nine children, one of whom, Reuben, 21, now has his own show on Channel 5 called Reuben: Life in the Dales.
Earlier this month, Amanda shared a health update on Clive in Lorraine after he underwent major surgery.
The Our Yorkshire Farm star gave an exclusive look at the latest episode of his reality show Our Farm Next Door, which saw Clive undergo a hip replacement.
She revealed she had had a “nightmare” looking after the couple’s nine children and that Clive has been a “terrible patient” while she recovers.
In behind-the-scenes footage, Amanda said: ‘There’s a lot going on here. It’s been a nightmare here. I have children who go to school, I have children who study and children who work and then he comes to me and tells me he is bored.
Amanda Owen gave a rare health update on her ex-husband Clive in Lorraine after he underwent major surgery.
The Our Yorkshire Farm star, 50, shared in an exclusive sneak peek of his upcoming series Our Farm Next Door that Clive has had a hip replacement and is doing better.
Clive was seen walking on crutches while helping Amanda with the sheep.
‘He has had a hip replacement and he is a terrible patient. Everyone gets along and things get done, but not the way he would like. But most of the time we don’t care.
Despite their separation, Amanda and Clive have maintained a cordial relationship and are currently working together renovating a dilapidated farm for their new show, which has faced setbacks due to adverse weather and various complications.
Amanda explained: ‘This actually belongs to us, while Ravenseat is a leased farm. This has an incredible history and no one has lived here for over 100 years.
Clive added: “There’s no path to it.” She reflected: ‘It was never going to be simple. Ask me anything about sheep and I’ll tell you what I think about them. Ask me anything about mountain farming, no problem.
Ask me anything about home renovations, no idea. All this has to do with the future. “It’s a great company.”
‘I can see a real change, a lot has happened. I’ve seen a lot of things destroyed and things coming back. But now everything is moving forward.”
And he added: “Putting it back together gives more hope than breaking it down.”
The family’s original plan for the house was to simply convert the right side into a dwelling.
Despite their split, Amanda and Clive have maintained a cordial relationship and are currently working together renovating a rundown farmhouse for their new show.
Elsewhere, Amanda admitted she was “glad to have survived” a “bad winter” earlier this year as she spoke openly about the struggles of farming.
She said: ‘Lambing time is always a difficult time of year. It has been hard on the flock and it has been hard on the pockets.
Elsewhere, Amanda admitted she was “glad to have survived” a “bad winter” earlier this year and opened up about the struggles of farming.
She said: ‘Lambing time is always a difficult time of year. It has been hard on the flock and on the pockets.
“We’ve literally had to shovel food onto the animals because up to now the grass takes a while to grow and I guess if anything it makes you aware of how difficult it must have been in times past.
‘You know, a couple of hundred years ago, I don’t know how they managed. I don’t know how they coped with a bad winter.