‘This is how parenting should be’: Mother-of-nine who shunned a career in modelling to be a shepherdess is hailed by viewers for her ‘dream life’ and ‘well-mannered children’ in Our Yorkshire Farm anniversary special

Viewers fell in love all over again with Channel 5’s Our Yorkshire Farm as the show aired a retrospective episode last night.  The series, which has been airing since 2015, follows the life of shepherds Amanda, 45, and Clive Owen, 66, and their brood of nine on their farm in Upper Swaledale, North Yorkshire. The couple run the 2,000-acre tenant farm where they manage their flock of around 1,000 sheep and run a B&B while raising their ‘free-range’ children – ranging from three-year-old Nancy, to Raven, 19.  At 6ft 2in Amanda was encouraged to follow the same career path as her model mother, but hated the clothes and make-up that she had to wear, and became entranced with the idea of farming after spotting a book on shepherding.  She’s since created her ‘dream life’, and last night’s show looked back on how the Owen family has evolved since the programme aired five years ago, with viewers praising Amanda and Clive for the way they’ve raised their family.   The family back in 2015 when they featured on Ben Fogle’s New Lives In The Wild. At the time, their eldest was 14-year-old Raven and Clemmie was just five-weeks-old. They’ve since had their ninth… Read full this story

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