Our Yorkshire Farm star Clive Owen’s heart-breaking words about first night with Amanda in footage before couple split
OUR Yorkshire Farm’s Amanda Owen has looked back on the loving memories she shared with ex husband Clive, including the first night she met Clive in scenes filmed before the pair split.
Our Yorkshire Farm stars Amanda and Clive reminisced about the first night they first met, and Amanda teased that he shouldn’t have “opened the door” to her.
The Channel 4 pair met in 1997 when Amanda was just 21, and working as a trainee shepherdess.
Amanda said Clive was 42 years old and Amanda approached him, asking if she could borrow a ram.
Fans were left stunned when the couple announced that they were calling it quits earlier this year.
In an episode of their Channel 4 show that was filmed before the split – the pair spoke fondly about their relationship.
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Amanda said: “This first time you and I met you it was a very dark evening.”
Clive said: “I do remember. This six-foot-something woman knocked at my door.”
“He shouldn’t have answered it, should he?” Amanda joked.
Clive agreed, amused and said: “But I was very taken with her, you couldn’t not be.”
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Clive was newly divorced when Amanda met him, and she said the pair didn’t get on well when they first met.
The couple operate a 2,000-acre hill farm in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, where they look after roughly 1,000 sheep.
The pair announced their split in a shared statement on Instagram saying: “Clive and I have are sad to confirm that we have made the difficult decision to separate.
“This hasn’t been an easy, but we both believe it’s the right choice for the future of our family.”
“Although we are no longer a couple, we continue to work on the farm and co-parent together with our number one priority the happiness and well-being of our children.”
Amanda and Clive thanked everyone for their support and asked for privacy during this “difficult time.”
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The Yorkshire Shepherdess and ex husband Clive share nine children together.
Although the pair have split up the farmer said they plan to co-parent and work on the farm together.