Amanda Owen's emotional admission on reuniting with ex Clive after split

Amanda Owen shared an open and honest update about working with her ex-husband, Clive Owen. The Yorkshire Shepherdess, 50, reunited with Clive, 69, in their new Channel 4 series, Our Farm Next Door.

The upcoming show documents the Owens' attempts to restore a derelict farmhouse to its former glory. Amanda and Clive are joined by their nine children to help renovate the property, which the former couple invested in before their split in 2022.

Despite their breakup after 22 years of marriage, the TV duo have found a way to keep things civilised for their children as they continue working at Ravenseat Farm. Minutes into their new show, Amanda opened up about how difficult the last year has been for her.

Speaking to the camera, she said: "Me and Clive, although we're still husband and wife, we are separate. This last year has been incredibly hard in so many respects. But we've got through it."

Clive added: "Me and Mandy, we've had a strange few years. But we're now at a place where, although we're not actually together, we're still in business together, we still have kids together, which is a crazy situation but it's the most sensible thing for everybody to do."

Amanda admitted the breakdown of their marriage was due to "pressures and stresses", adding: "But now we're kind of pulling back together again, because we need to, because we've got a house to do up." 

It comes after Amanda made a heartbreaking admission as she reflected on her marriage coming to an end. "You know, you don't always get the happy ending that you want and things go wrong but that's life, isn't it?" she told Lorraine Kelly.

Amanda went on to confess: "We've got a lot of room and we've got a lot of distractions, there's just so much going on.

"I mean first and foremost, we're farming trying to keep everything going and in a way, it's another diversification, we have fingers in so many different pies that it's just unbelievable."

Our Farm Next Door marks Amanda and Clive's first TV return since their Channel 5 show, Our Yorkshire Farm, was cancelled. The series saw huge success and critical acclaim, becoming the channel’s highest-rated factual series at the time of its cancellation.

A total of 15 million viewers tuned in across the five seasons to see the honest portrayal of family life in the country. Our Yorkshire Farm was cancelled shortly after Amanda and Clive announced their separation.