‘He does my head in’ Amanda Owen opens up about ex-husband Clive after marriage breakdown as they reunite on new TV show
TV STAR Amanda Owen has opened up about ex-husband Clive after marriage breakdown as they reunite on new TV show.
Our Yorkshire Farm stars Amanda, 50, and Clive, 69, are getting back together for a new docuseries which reveals their new working relationship post split. Although it wont be a romantic reunion.
Since their TV debut in 2011, we’ve watched Amanda and Clive Owen run their Yorkshire farm in Swaledale, while their brood grew to nine children before the couple split, after 22 years of marriage, in 2022.
Yet they’ve carried on farming Ravenseat together, and they’ve taken on a mammoth project – rebuilding the neighbouring stone barn, known locally as Anty John’s, to be a new family base, as they are currently tenant farmers.
“When Anty John’s was put up for sale, it was a dream come true,” says Amanda, 50. “This is for the future, because with all these children, they need to have a place that they can call home.”
However, the derelict building is listed, so there are strict rules about materials that can be used, there’s no proper road leading to the property and it has no roof. This would be a challenge for anyone – let alone a separated couple.
“I do his head in and he does my head in,” laughs Amanda. “But we are basically on the same side.”
The house got its nickname from Anthony John Clarkson, a mapmaker and diarist who lived there in the 1800s and whose writings have been a revelation.
“It’s the description of the parties, who was philandering, the arguments and gossip, reading about the fairs he visited and children being naughty,” says Amanda. “The core message I suppose is that, socially, not much has changed.”
The five episodes will follow the Owens through the first year of the project and they’re all getting involved, as much as they can.
“I’m viewing it as a labour of love, a complete nightmare and very expensive,” admits Amanda. “I’m Yorkshire through and through, so if I can cut a corner and save myself a bit of money, of course I will. But we’re a family and we have to make ends meet. We’re all going to wade in.”
Amanda admits there is already heated debate about which family members get to live there when the work’s finished.
“My preference would be someone who can at least tidy up after themselves,” she reveals. “It could be someone who thinks nothing of dismantling a carburetor on the kitchen table, or someone who watches television with a goat on their lap, or even someone who has a pony that likes to be groomed in their bedroom! Welcome to the countryside and Our Farm Next Door.”
When the pair parted in 2021 – it spelled the end for their hit Channel 5 series about Ravenseat Farm.
They both went on to do other tv work, Amanda becoming the Yorkshire Shepherdess. They also pursued other relationships.
She said that the fame they got from Our Yorkshire Farm put pressure on the marriage.
Amanda Owen's relationship timeline
The Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen has lived most of her life in the public eye as her Channel 5 series Our Yorkshire Farm shined a spotlight on her rural life with ex-husband Clive and their nine children. Sadly, Amanda's relationship with Clive hit the rocks and in 2022 the couple announced their split. Let's take a closer look at the timeline of their relationship, plus Amanda's other notable romance...
Amanda married Yorkshire farmer Clive Owen, who is 19 years her senior, in 2002.
The couple welcomed nine children together over the course of their marriage.
Their nine children, in descending order of age, are Raven, Reuben, Miles, Edith, Violet, Sidney, Annas, Clemmie, and Nancy.
There is a large age gap between some, with the oldest, Raven, now 23 and the youngest, Nancy, only 8.
Clive and Amanda appeared to be very much in love as they documented their home and working life together at Ravenseat in their Channel 5 series.
However, they shocked their fans on Thursday, June 9, 2022, when Amanda shared an Instagram post confirming that she and Clive had 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.”
Clive has since opened up about his part in their split, admitting his “anger drove her away.”
Following their split the Sun revealed that Amanda had been having a relationship with web designer Robert Davies, who is 22-years her senior.
He was a “good friend” to them, Clive said as he confirmed that Amanda’s new relationship began after they had separated.
However, in 2024, Amanda revealed that her relationship with Robert had ended and that they were no-longer on speaking terms.
Meanwhile, Amanda and Clive have become good friends and continue to co-parent their children and work together on the farm.
They will reunite for a new Channel 4 documentary series that will see them attempt to restore an neglected property on their land.
At the time she revealed: “We both saw other people. I knew about Clive’s girlfriend and we would tease each other.” she said.
“There were never any secrets. We’ve been open and honest with the children too.”
Amanda went on to have a relationship with Robert Davies.
One of the reasons they agreed to the series is to build a legacy for their nine children Raven, Reuben, Miles, Edith, Violet, Sidney, Annas, Clementine and Nancy. .
Their son Reuben landed his own spin off series Life in the Dales, with Channel 5.
The cameras have come back into the Owen’s lives.
The Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and kids. is coming soon to More4.