Amanda Owen, the Shepherdess and star of Our Yorkshire Farm, has spoken about the current state of her relationship with ex-husband Clive after their shock split. The couple separated in June 2022 after 22 years of marriage, but they remain deeply involved in each other's lives as they co-parent their nine children and continue to work on the family farm and related TV projects.
Despite living in separate houses on the same farm, Owen says their lives are still intertwined, and it sometimes feels as if they are still a couple. I'm surrounded by people and obviously, one of them is Clive who I'm separated from, but sometimes it feels like I'm not, she told The Mirror. She described the day-to-day bustle of family life, joking about an early-morning moment: Like this morning, when I thought, why are your socks on the floor?
The Owens share Raven, Reuben, Miles, Edith, Violet, Sidney, Annas, Clemmy and Nancy, a nine-strong brood that anchors the couple’s life on the Cambridgeshire-like moors of Yorkshire. Owen notes that the home is spacious and there are a lot of fields between them, which she says helps keep tensions manageable even as their lives remain tightly bound through work and parenting responsibilities.
On screen and in interviews, Owen has acknowledged the realities of working with her ex in front of cameras. She recalled a moment during filming when Clive started trying to tell her how to use the internet, a scene she described as tear-jerking and painful, reflecting the pressure blended families can face when the cameras roll. The dynamic is part of a broader narrative about life on a farm where everyday chaos sits alongside affection and cooperation.
The couple’s ongoing projects include Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids, which follows their attempt to renovate a derelict farmhouse while balancing animal care, schooling for their children and the logistics of rural life. Owen has described the program as a cross between Countryfile and The Osbournes, noting that it captures both the beauty of the landscape and the unpredictability of family life. There are elements of humor, frustration and perseverance, all rolled into one project that aims to show viewers the realities behind the scenes of a working farm.
What makes the public-facing life relatable, Owen says, is the sense that life on the farm comes with both triumphs and setbacks. Nothing goes exactly to plan; even the most carefully laid itinerary can unravel, and that unpredictability is part of the appeal of the show. It’s a reminder that rural life, with its scenery, children and animals, is simultaneously rewarding and challenging, and not the neat, problem-free idyll some television narratives might imply.
The dynamic between Amanda and Clive remains central to the family narrative. Owen has stressed that, despite their separation, their home is spacious and there are fields between them, a physical distance that helps maintain a workable separation while still allowing collaboration on farm duties and child-rearing. The two have continued to co-parent from different households on the same property, and friends say they have been living apart for months before the June 2022 public announcement.
The broader conversation around their separation has often touched on how the couple manages fame and private life. The Owens rose to prominence through Their reality show, Our Yorkshire Farm, which cast a vivid light on rural life in one of England’s most isolated regions. The new projects and the ongoing family dynamic promise to give audiences a continued look at how love, work and family life intersect when two adults choose to redefine their relationship while raising a large clan and running a working farm.
Beyond the cameras, Owen has spoken about the values she hopes to pass on to her children. In an interview with Yorkshire Life magazine, she described life on the farm as cultivating a can-do mindset, practical intelligence and a strong work ethic. The emphasis is on resilience and a willingness to adapt in the face of danger or difficulty, rather than avoidance of risk. The experience of growing up on the farm, she said, teaches children how to tackle new tasks, manage uncertainty and persist even when results aren’t immediate. For the Owens, that philosophy is inseparable from the daily realities of farm life and family.
As the family continues to navigate a blended dynamic amid ongoing television work, the public can expect a candid look at how two parents manage partnership, parenting and property in a setting where the landscape itself can be both teacher and taskmaster. The story of Amanda and Clive is not a tale of separation alone but a follow-through on a long, collaborative life that has, by design, adapted to new circumstances while preserving the core of what drew audiences to their world in the first place.