Ravenseat, Yorkshire – Amanda Owen, the shepherdess who won hearts on Our Yorkshire Farm, was visibly shaken while filming her latest Channel 4 series, Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids. The 50-year-old mother of nine, separated from her husband Clive since 2022, struggled to keep her composure when Clive’s behavior on set took a turn. The incident, captured during production in late 2024, laid bare the lingering tensions between the former couple, who share a farm, a family, and now a fraught TV partnership.
The clash came when Clive, 71, tried to school Amanda on using the internet—a move she described as a “mansplaining” jab that hit a nerve. “It was like a red mist came down,” Amanda said in an interview on April 26, her voice catching as she recalled the moment. The exchange, raw and unscripted, unfolded while cameras rolled for the series, which follows the pair renovating a derelict farmhouse near their Yorkshire base. Despite their split after 22 years of marriage, Amanda and Clive have kept working together, a decision that’s proving as rocky as the Dales terrain they call home.
The couple’s separation, announced in June 2022, followed years of strain. Clive, who met Amanda when she was 21 and he was 42, has since admitted to battling his own insecurities. In a statement last year, he confessed that his reluctance to share the spotlight—and Amanda’s growing role as the family’s public face—fueled their unraveling. “I didn’t want her leaving the farm,” he said on April 16, 2024, reflecting on the rift that began some five years ago. Now, with cameras capturing their every move, those old wounds are splitting open again.
Filming Our Farm Next Door has forced Amanda and Clive into close quarters, co-parenting their nine kids while tackling a grueling restoration project. The series, which aired its first episodes in early 2025, shows them navigating not just crumbling stone walls but the fragile dynamics of their post-marriage life. Amanda, known for her no-nonsense grit, admitted the internet spat wasn’t just a one-off. “It’s hard, keeping it together sometimes,” she said, her words clipped but heavy with feeling.
The show’s production, overseen by Channel 4, has drawn strong viewership, with 1.8 million tuning in for the premiere on January 14, according to official BARB figures. Yet, behind the pastoral charm, the emotional toll is clear. Amanda’s near-tears moment, coupled with Clive’s blunt attempts to assert control, has given fans a stark glimpse into their new normal.
As of April 27, Channel 4 confirmed the series will continue airing weekly, with no changes to the schedule. Amanda and Clive remain committed to the project, bound by their shared stake in the farm and their children, aged 7 to 23. The farmhouse renovation, funded partly by the show’s budget, is set to wrap by late 2025, per production notes.