And while it wasn't love at first sight, despite the 21-year age gap, Amanda, who went on to give birth on the roadside six times and once by the fire in the living room with only their dog for company, and Clive became friends before they started developing feelings for each other. Amanda was seen teaching the kids about the history of the property while husband Clive went on to explain the decision in more depth.

Meanwhile she also opened up in an interview with the Sunday Times Magazine about her experiences of being famous and said that she had found it 'invasive'. The Owens bought High Smithy Holme, a stone's throw from Ravenseat Farm, a couple of years ago. The 18th-century barn, which was made a Grade II listed building in 1986, has been sitting empty for the past 60s years.Mr and Mrs Owen also rent out a shepherd's hut on their land, which is near the farmyard on their land.

Amanda Owen (born September 1974) [2] is an English shepherdess, writer and presenter. [3] Biography [ edit ] Ravenseat Farm in Swaledale, home of Amanda Owen and family She is broken but in one piece': Emily Hand's father vows to throw 'biggest party ever' to mark the ninth birthday the Irish girl spent as a Hamas hostage - as he reveals he was scared to hug her too tightly after her captivity hell When asked if she and her husband are romantic, the shepherdess told OK! magazine: 'I don't think either of us are! I don't think it's in our make-up.'The family appeared in an episode of New Lives In The Wild UK with Ben Fogle, a Channel 5 programme The insider said Mr Owen wanted his wife to stay for Christmas but added the decision was 'very much in Amanda's hands'. SARAH VINE: Royal biographer Omid Scobie may be a leech... but the treachery of Harry was so much worse She added her nine children, aged 20 to five, have not been affected by fame and have not receive any negative comment. Meanwhile she released two further books Tales From the Farm and Celebrating The Seasons, both of which she spent time heavily promoting.

A vote for Nigel Farage's lot would put Starmer in No 10, warns Rishi Sunak... but he admits he's 'too busy' to watch the former UKIP leader on I'm A Celeb In 2017, she released a further tome A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess, appearing on BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity. Amanda is now enjoying life as a single "independent woman" who's concentrating on raising her nine children without a new man in her life. Speaking to the MailOnline about her relationship status, she said: "I'm just getting on with my life as an independent woman, looking after the kids and my sheep." Owen and her family first appeared as regulars on Adrian Edmondson's 2011 ITV documentary series The Dales (repeated on Together TV in 2021), [15] [16] [17] alongside the Reverend Ann Chapman, the vicar of four small churches, and a number of other people living in the Yorkshire Dales. At that point, the Owen family consisted of Amanda, Clive and their five young children.The mother-of-nine, 47, made her first TV appearance alongside her husband, 66, in 2011 on ITV's The Dales, before they landed their own Channel 5 show Our Yorkshire Farm in 2018. We revealed Banksy's name 15 years ago - so why was the arty set still insisting last week that it's a mystery? Is it because it would be harder for a privately educated chap called Robin Gunningham to flog his graffiti for millions? Everything we do is interchangeable,' she said. 'Clive will serve afternoon tea and change nappies, I'll shear sheep and shovel s**t. It doesn't matter who does what, we're all on the same side.' Amanda has been living in their holiday let, a cottage just under a mile away from Ravenseat and Clive has been staying at the farm where he's always been.' However at the time, she said: 'Some people talked about Hollywood. 'But I'm happy just getting on with my life. Ravenseat is where I want to be. It's where I belong.'