Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen gives reasons for splitting
Amanda Owen Clive Owen, her husband, has spoken out about the “pressures” that caused their separation.
The Yorkshire Shepherdess The reason for her separation from the farmer, 68 years old, was not unique.
Owen, aged 48, spoke to the Radio Times: “Look, there are two simple facts: if he thought I was brilliant, and I thought he was brilliant, then we wouldn’t have separated.
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“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.”
Owen is skeptical of the term “coparenting”, but Owen and the couple are still living at Ravenseat Farm.
She said: “Call it that if you want, but it’s just a buzzword, really. It’s just that we take turns shouting at the children.
Raven, 21, Reuben 18, Miles 15, Edith 13, Violet, 13, Violet, 13, Sidney, 11, Sidney 10, Annas, 8, Clemmie 6, and Nancy are the parents of Reuben, 18, Miles.
Owen said: “I loved having babies about, but I wasn’t ‘goo-goo, ga-ga’. I couldn’t wait for them to find their own feet and run off.
“Someone once said to me, ‘Oh, my God, you’ll really regret having all these kids when they’re teenagers.’
“And now I’ve probably got about four or five teenagers, and it’s great. It’s a wonderful thing. It keeps me young. It’s fun to see their personalities and the differences they have.”
Clive and Reuben, the eldest son, recently appeared in Channel 5“New” Our Yorkshire Farm spin-off show Beyond The Yorkshire Farm: Reuben & Clive, but Amanda was not a part of that show.
The couple confirmed their separation After 21 years of marriage, I have never been married before. denied rumours their relationship was under strain.
The Yorkshire family became famous in 2011 after their 2,000-acre farm was featured in The Dales, written by Adrian Edmondson.
Since then, they have made guest appearances on This MorningSince 2018, they have been starring in the reality TV show Our Yorkshire Farm on Channel 5.
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Clive and Amanda first met in 1995 at 21. Clive’s first wife – of 13 years – had recently left him and Amanda went to work on his farm as a shepherdess.
Amanda Owen leads her sheep over the Southwark Bridge in London