OUR Yorkshire Farm’s Amanda Owen has announced her separation from husband Clive.
In a statement, the shepherdess explained “it hasn’t been easy”.
Why have Amanda Owen and Clive Owen split up?
On Thursday, June 9, Amanda shared an Instagram post confirming that she and Clive have split.
She said: “Clive and I have are sad to confirm that we have made the difficult decision to separate.
“This hasn’t been easy, but we both believe it’s the right choice for the future of our family.”
The reason behind their split is still unknown.
Last year the pair released a statement admitting they were experiencing a “rocky patch” in their marriage and asked for privacy.
The statement said: “We’re a normal family and we’ve never said our marriage is perfect.”
“The constant intrusion into our lives from the media has amplified a rocky patch that we’re going through.
“We ask that the media respect our privacy as we work through this.”
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How long were Amanda Owen and Clive Owen married for?
Britain’s most famous farming couple has been married for 22 years.
The pair first met in 1995 in Ravenseat, where Amanda had gone to ask for help.
Back then, Clive was single-handedly running Ravenseat Farm, in North Yorkshire, while Amanda was trying her hand at several odd jobs locally and in farms in Wiltshire and Cumbria.
Amanda said: “I was living in a cottage by myself, shepherding
“I wasn’t looking over my shoulder to what anyone was thinking because there was no one close enough for that.”
Amanda and Clive first set eyes on each other when she came into Ravenseat Farm to ask for help when trying to burrow a male sheep.
Their relationship only grew from then, despite their 21-year age gap, but while Clive was immediately smitten with shepherdess, Amanda admitted it was not love at first sight for her.
She said: “It was a slow burn thing. We kind of got to know each other. We made friends first then went out a little bit together.”
“With us both coming from non-farming backgrounds, we were kind of peas in a pod really but we didn’t know that at the time.”
The pair got married in 2000.
Will season six of Our Yorkshire Farm go ahead?
Both Channel 5 and the Owens themselves have remained tight-lipped about the next season.
As their relationship and children are an integral part of the show, it is not yet fully clear what the split could mean for the future of Our Yorkshire Farm.
In their split announcement, the two stressed that they would continue to work on the farm together and co-parent their kids on the farm going forwards.
It read: “Although we are no longer a couple, we continue to work on the farm and co-parent together, with our number one priority the happiness and well-being of our children.”
While Amanda and Clive are no longer together, Our Yorkshire Farm may come back in some way or another even after the separation.
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In a statement in regards to their split announcement, a Channel 5 spokesperson said: “We respect the privacy of Amanda and Clive Owen at this time.
“They are very much a part of the Channel 5 family and we will continue to work with them in the future.”
