Yorkshire shepherdess Amanda Owen recalled a ‘scary’ moment on the farm this week, as sleet and snow thawing led to dangerous conditions while tending to her flock.
The mother-of-nine, 48, found fame alongside her husband Clive and their children on the hit lockdown programme Our Yorkshire Farm – before the couple decided to go their separate ways.
Yesterday the TV star, currently at Ravenseat Farm in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, took to social media to share photos of her turbulent endeavours from Monday.
These featured a wind-beaten selfie of the influencer resting on a bale of hay, as well as clips showing the effects of flooding in the rural surroundings.
In one video, a helpless sheep can be seen being swept away in the raging waters – before eventually finding safety.
Yesterday the media personality, currently at Ravenseat Farm in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, took to social media to share photos of her turbulent endeavours from Monday
‘Yesterday was horrendous,’ Amanda wrote on Tuesday, sharing the tale with 208.700 followers on Twitter, where she posts as Yorkshire Shepherdess.
‘Sleet & snow thawing made for serious flooding & dangerous situations whilst trying to fodder the sheep.
‘They stayed on low lying ground as gale force winds blew on tops but this was scary.
‘You do your best but we were lucky that there were no casualties.’
Sharing another snap of the frosty, white-covered farm on Tuesday, Amanda revealed it was ‘back to snow’.
It comes as the Yorkshire Shepherdess was last month dealt a ratings blow by estranged husband Clive.
Audience figures revealed that the 48-year-old’s new Channel 4 show attracted less than half the viewers of Clive and son Reuben’s Yorkshire Farm spin-off.
An industry insider described the figures for the first episode of Amanda Owen’s Farming Lives as ‘solid’.
The post featured a wind-beaten selfie from the influencer resting on a bale of hay, as well as daunting clips showing the effects of flooding in the rural surroundings
Amanda Owen recalled a ‘scary’ moment on the farm this week, as sleet and snow thawing this led to dangerous conditions for herself and the sheep she was trying to fodder
Viewing peaked at 610,000, with 329,000 watching the show live on More 4 when it aired on January 25th.
The show topped the ratings for More 4, almost doubling the audience share of the channel’s next most popular airing that week, Grand Designs.
However it was still a long way behind the 1.7m who tuned in to watch Beyond The Yorkshire Farm, starring 68-year-old Clive and Reuben, 19, in December.
A source in the Dales farming community said: ‘This is not what was expected. Amanda is the TV star and Clive is a farmer who somehow ended up on the telly.
‘I don’t think anyone expected his and Reuben’s show to do better of the two, least of all Amanda.’
It comes as the Yorkshire Shepherdess was last month dealt a ratings blow by estranged husband Clive
Amanda and Clive – who were married in 2000 and share nine children – met in 1996 when he was already divorced with two children. Both pictured in 2020
Amanda’s opening show in the series followed the fortunes of two Shetland sisters who overcame adversity to establish their own coastal farm.
Clive and Reuben’s was based around the teen’s new contract digging business and was a surprise ratings hit for Channel 5.
Amanda and Clive – who were married in 2000 and share nine children – met in 1996 when he was already divorced with two children, after she arrived at his farm as a 21-year-old trainee shepherdess.
After first appearing on ITV’s The Dales, the couple shot to fame in 2018 when they bagged their own series Our Yorkshire Farm on Channel 5.
Amanda’s opening show in the series followed the fortunes of two Shetland sisters who overcame adversity to establish their own coastal farm. The star pictured in January
The show – which ran for four seasons – followed the family-of-11 in their day-to-day running of the remote farm.
In June last year, the couple left fans of the hit series stunned when they announced their split.
Amanda moved out into a holiday let close by, while Clive stayed at the farm he’s occupied as a tenant for more than 30 years.
The couple have insisted that they are happy with the current state of affairs.
Earlier this year, Amanda told MailOnline she is happily single and no-one else was involved in the end of their marriage.
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