Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper reveals exciting new showbiz gig worlds away from the doc that shot him to fame
JEREMY Clarkson’s right-hand man Kaleb Cooper has landed himself a glity new showbiz job that is worlds away from Diddly Squat Farm.
Kaleb, 25, rose to fame for his role in the Amazon Prime documentary series but he could never have predicted that it would lead him to his new career route.
As part of a charity mission, the star will be putting his best singing voice forward as he releases his debut track.
A tongue-in-cheek track about his infamous dislike for sheep, I Can’t Stand Sheep! is a rap song set to raise funds for RABI – the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution.
The charity supports people within the farming community who are dealing with isolation, mental health problems and connects them with various organisations and specialist partners in order to offer up their support.
Agricultural entrepreneur Kaleb has been keen to use his platform for good since his rise to fame and has even launched a bursary to offer more opportunities for young people to break into the farming industry.
Speaking about his career switch, Kaleb admitted that he was keen for people to hear the message in his song as well as finding some light relief in its humorous tone.
He said: “Never did I think I’d be saying these words that I’m releasing a record! When you listen to it, you’ll realise why I didn’t ever think it was possible – my singing voice isn’t a match for my farming skills by any stretch.
“I had a lot of fun recording it and I hope that people like it – but there is also a serious side to it.
“As a community, farmers are only too aware of how pressurised the industry has become – the farming way of life can feel lonely at times.”
Kaleb continued: “I wanted to make sure that if people are struggling they have somewhere to reach out to. The RABI offers incredible support to the farming community in a range of different ways and this felt like the perfect solution to get that message out – make the helpline number part of the lyrics!
“All profits will go towards helping fund the valuable work they do – so please download the single now and help contribute!”
