The thing about growing up on a farm is that it must imbue you with a 'plough on' attitude to life. Whatever else befalls you or your family, every morning there are animals to feed, fences to mend, crops to tend.
So it was this morning, says Reuben Owen, the eldest son of the perhaps the most high-profile farming family in Britain. In the yard, nestled in the Yorkshire Dales, the family ethos was very m
nce.
'Mum and dad were both there, working away, together, doing summat with the cows,' he says. 'That's how it is. Nothing has changed in that regard. They just get on with it. They are both the same, really. They get on what whatever jobs need doing. Great role models, really, brilliant. Farming away, out in the rain and snow. They are really tough, th
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Reuben, 20 - pictured with his mother - could deliver a lamb and handle a wrench before he cou
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Reuben's parents, of course, are Amanda and Clive Owen whose tending of their sheep - and their human flock, of nine children - became a viral sensation and
enon
Reuben's parents, of course, are Amanda and Clive Owen whose tending of their sheep - and their human flock, of nine children - became a viral sensation and
non.
Series after series took viewers high into the Yorkshire Dales to follow Amanda and her husband Clive as they navigated life in one of the most remote cor
ain.
Viewers took them to our hearts - the glamorous Amanda (who had once been a model, and it showed), her adoring other-half Clive, and their free-range brood, who grew up in fr
yes.
This was reality TV with heartwarming content and viewers couldn't get enough of this sometimes brutal, but often bucolic, slice of ru
ife.
Reuben, 20, who could deliver a lamb and handle a wrench before he could read or write, made his first screen appearance when he was just eight, and yes, he says today, his upbringing was as perfect as the ca
ted.
'It was a grand childhood. I couldn't imagine a better place to grow up. It was great fun,' he says, recalling all the swimming in waterfalls, striding out to the pub six miles away for a packet of peanuts, or riding a Shetland pony through the house (his mother once said that she wanted her children to grow up in the sort of home 'where they could answer a do
e').
It still is that sort of home. He tells me his younger siblings got bicycles for Christmas, and the novelty hasn't yet worn off. 'It's still chaotic. They are all riding round in circles in the yard,
r />
Amanda and Clive Owen with their children Annas, Clemmy, Raven, Sidney, Nancy, Miles, Edith, Violet and Reuben outsid
r />
Reuben, Sarah and Tommy. 'When I'm driving the Land Rover, my knees are wrapped around the steering wheel', say
uben
I remember meeting Reuben when he was 15, during an interview and photoshoot at the farm. He is even taller now. 'About 6ft 7in, or somewhere there,' he says. 'I don't actually measure myself that often!'. Is this a help or hindrance on the farm? 'When I'm driving the Land Rover, my knees are wrapped around the steering wheel, and sometimes on my smaller diggers I look a bit of a clown, but other than that I like it. It's better th
ll.'
Most teenagers are either taciturn or stroppy. He was, even then, an old head on young shoulders, and a vital cog in the family wheel. He was the one cajoling the younger ones into position and helping his dad move furniture for t
her.
While the eldest child Raven was the academic of the family (and is now at university. 'I don't really understand what she's doing. Something clever about biomedicine,' he says), Reuben was the hands-on practical one, always taking a piece of machinery apart to se
ked.
His mum proudly described how Reuben had made her a welly-boot puller for Christmas, fashioned out of old oak boards
ing.
She - just as practical, in her way - had once bought him an unexploded WW2 bomb as a gift, reasoning that he would like it more than a Nintendo, or a history book. The bomb had deacti
ill.
'It's still there, sitting on the mantelpiece,' he laughs. 'It was a great present. I was never bothered with Nintendos or anything like that. I was happiest out on the tractor, or
ay.'
And now the little boy we watched grow up has inherited something more tricky than the family farm. The family's fame, and popularity with viewers, seems to be resting o
ers.
There have been several spin-off shows from the original Our Yorkshire Farm series, one featuring Reuben and his dad, but now he has landed his very own TV show - Reuben: Life In The Dales will have him firmly in the driving seat, accompanied by friend
Tom.
This series showcases rural life in slightly different way, mostly away from the farm, highlighting Reuben's effort to establish his own ground works business. Will viewers be as captivated by a TV series where the supporting stars of the show are not sheep or chickens, but bulldozers and earthmovers? That one remains to be seen, but Reuben is taking the idea of cameras following his every move in his stride, even if he doesn't entirely
eal.
'I'm used to it,' he says. 'I don't see myself as a TV star. I just stick to what I know - my diggers and machinery. But it's nice that people have tuned in over the years, so when they asked if I'd like to do this, I thought 'why not?'. It shows people what's going on. It doesn't really make a difference to us. We are just doing what we are always doing, but if people watching it on telly means bringing them a bi
ss…'
Over the weeks, the series shows Reuben, Sarah and Tom take on a variety of projects, shifting tons of earth, clearing debris. Reuben, at the helm, is shown in entrepreneur mode. His 'flock' is a growing stable of hire-
ery.
'I've got four 360 diggers now,' he says, proudly. 'A 14-tonner, an eight-tonner, a three-tonner and a one-tonner. There are two bulldozers, a couple of youthful tractors and a shed full of vintage ones, but they are more of a hobby really than a part
The series shows Reuben, Sarah and Tom take on a variety of projects, shifting
What's Reuben's attitude to social media? His mum was an early embracer of it. He's posted these bike pic
Series after series took viewers high into the Yorkshire Dales to follow the Amanda and her husband Clive, and family, as they navigated life in one of the most remote
ritain
Will viewers care about big farmyard machines? The interesting thing is that they care about Reuben. When he posted a video on Instagram of him attempting to crank an old tractor into life, he was flooded with fans telling hi
ful.
'It went mad,' he laughs. 'People were saying 'don't do it like that, you will break your thumb', but I was doing it in the way I'd been shown, and it wa
safe.'
What's his attitude to social media? His mum was an early embracer of it, and clearly knew and embraced the power of 'brand'. He has grown up with it, and has 76,000 followers on Instagram, but genuinely seems never to have thought of him
and.
'I've had it (social media) for years, since I were at school. All my mates had it. If people want to follow along that's kind, and they caught do, but there is naught that is interesting there! It's just what I'm up to. If they think that is interesting, they are more than welcome
long.'
While the show is very much set in the Yorkshire Dales, the scope is wider. One episode sees Reuben, Sarah and Tom travel south to a digger contest. In another they go even further afield - to France. It was the first foreign holiday Reuben had ever been on. In fact, before France, he had never left the country,
sport.
New directions all round then. Viewers hoping to see the rest of the Owen family in this series may be disappointed, though. While Reuben's brothers Miles and Sidney appear in the series, helping out, the rest of the clan are noticeably absent, although Reuben assures me his mum and dad are 'always around, and really supportive. They help drive diggers too, from time to time. They are
good.'
What isn't addressed in the series is the bombshell that did actually explode in 2022, when it was announced Amanda and Clive had separated. Viewers were left reeling, and the whole family's TV future was immed
ubt.
What was the fallout within the family, though? Reuben is fiercely loyal to both parents, but admits they did sit down and explain to the children that they were splitting up. He - and the others, he suggests - accepted it as just on
hings.
'Yeah, they spoke about it, but it's not really a big deal between any of us. It's quite simple really. Everyone gets along great. It's not really changed for any of u
t me.'
This is because your parents have been pragmatic, and ensured that nothing changed, for the family? 'Yes, they decided and that was that. They are happy as they are.' And the kids? Surely there must have been upset? 'They are not fussed,' he says. 'They go to whichever house they want. Everyone makes it work. Beyond that, it's not my business. All I want is for them to be happy. That is all that matters. They are happy, and that's
unts.'
Clive and Amanda have been more open about what went on - to a point. When they gave a joint interview last year, fans were surprised when he seemed to blame himself for 스핀카지노 t
e issues.
'When all this went on, I was ranting and raving and drinking and carrying on. It was taking her away I think, and it wasn't. She was committed and we were all committed but it seemed to eat away at me and I handled it badly and beha
wards her.'
It has never been clarified what he meant by this, and no answers are forthcoming today, but as Amanda once pointed out - in typical down-to-earth fashion - 'Look, there are two simple facts: if he thought I was brilliant and I thought he was brilliant, then we wouldn't have separated. It's a fact, isn't it? But you know what, that's not unique. It's just how things are, pressures, all the rest of it. But we have nine kids, with associated friends, girlfriends, and we just h
br />
Now grown up, the kids are 'not fussed,' by their parents' split, R
br />
Will viewers care about big farmyard machines? The interesting thing is that the
Reuben
When asked if she and Clive were now 'co-parenting' she said she regarded the term as a 'buzzword, which just means we take it in turns
the kids'.
Quite how the whole clan has adapted will be further explored, no doubt, when Amanda and Clive return to the screens for another spin-off called The Farm Next Door. In this show (which also features Reuben) they will be filmed pulling together to do up a
rty nearby.
What Reuben's own series illustrates, however, is that the spotlight is now firmly on the next generation, who have grown up knowing nothing else. The show - like the rural life it
will go on.
Reuben: Life In The Dales starts on Thursday, April 25, at 8pm on Channel 5
>
Read more:
My5
So it was this morning, says Reuben Owen, the eldest son of the perhaps the most high-profile farming family in Britain. In the yard, nestled in the Yorkshire Dales, the family ethos was very mnce.
'Mum and dad were both there, working away, together, doing summat with the cows,' he says. 'That's how it is. Nothing has changed in that regard. They just get on with it. They are both the same, really. They get on what whatever jobs need doing. Great role models, really, brilliant. Farming away, out in the rain and snow. They are really tough, th
r />
Reuben, 20 - pictured with his mother - could deliver a lamb and handle a wrench before he cou
r />
Reuben's parents, of course, are Amanda and Clive Owen whose tending of their sheep - and their human flock, of nine children - became a viral sensation and
enon
Reuben's parents, of course, are Amanda and Clive Owen whose tending of their sheep - and their human flock, of nine children - became a viral sensation and
non.
Series after series took viewers high into the Yorkshire Dales to follow Amanda and her husband Clive as they navigated life in one of the most remote cor
ain.
Viewers took them to our hearts - the glamorous Amanda (who had once been a model, and it showed), her adoring other-half Clive, and their free-range brood, who grew up in fr
yes.
This was reality TV with heartwarming content and viewers couldn't get enough of this sometimes brutal, but often bucolic, slice of ru
ife.
Reuben, 20, who could deliver a lamb and handle a wrench before he could read or write, made his first screen appearance when he was just eight, and yes, he says today, his upbringing was as perfect as the ca
ted.
'It was a grand childhood. I couldn't imagine a better place to grow up. It was great fun,' he says, recalling all the swimming in waterfalls, striding out to the pub six miles away for a packet of peanuts, or riding a Shetland pony through the house (his mother once said that she wanted her children to grow up in the sort of home 'where they could answer a do
e').
It still is that sort of home. He tells me his younger siblings got bicycles for Christmas, and the novelty hasn't yet worn off. 'It's still chaotic. They are all riding round in circles in the yard,
r />
Amanda and Clive Owen with their children Annas, Clemmy, Raven, Sidney, Nancy, Miles, Edith, Violet and Reuben outsid
r />
Reuben, Sarah and Tommy. 'When I'm driving the Land Rover, my knees are wrapped around the steering wheel', say
uben
I remember meeting Reuben when he was 15, during an interview and photoshoot at the farm. He is even taller now. 'About 6ft 7in, or somewhere there,' he says. 'I don't actually measure myself that often!'. Is this a help or hindrance on the farm? 'When I'm driving the Land Rover, my knees are wrapped around the steering wheel, and sometimes on my smaller diggers I look a bit of a clown, but other than that I like it. It's better th
ll.'
Most teenagers are either taciturn or stroppy. He was, even then, an old head on young shoulders, and a vital cog in the family wheel. He was the one cajoling the younger ones into position and helping his dad move furniture for t
her.
While the eldest child Raven was the academic of the family (and is now at university. 'I don't really understand what she's doing. Something clever about biomedicine,' he says), Reuben was the hands-on practical one, always taking a piece of machinery apart to se
ked.
His mum proudly described how Reuben had made her a welly-boot puller for Christmas, fashioned out of old oak boards
ing.
She - just as practical, in her way - had once bought him an unexploded WW2 bomb as a gift, reasoning that he would like it more than a Nintendo, or a history book. The bomb had deacti
ill.
'It's still there, sitting on the mantelpiece,' he laughs. 'It was a great present. I was never bothered with Nintendos or anything like that. I was happiest out on the tractor, or
ay.'
And now the little boy we watched grow up has inherited something more tricky than the family farm. The family's fame, and popularity with viewers, seems to be resting o
ers.
There have been several spin-off shows from the original Our Yorkshire Farm series, one featuring Reuben and his dad, but now he has landed his very own TV show - Reuben: Life In The Dales will have him firmly in the driving seat, accompanied by friend
Tom.
This series showcases rural life in slightly different way, mostly away from the farm, highlighting Reuben's effort to establish his own ground works business. Will viewers be as captivated by a TV series where the supporting stars of the show are not sheep or chickens, but bulldozers and earthmovers? That one remains to be seen, but Reuben is taking the idea of cameras following his every move in his stride, even if he doesn't entirely
eal.
'I'm used to it,' he says. 'I don't see myself as a TV star. I just stick to what I know - my diggers and machinery. But it's nice that people have tuned in over the years, so when they asked if I'd like to do this, I thought 'why not?'. It shows people what's going on. It doesn't really make a difference to us. We are just doing what we are always doing, but if people watching it on telly means bringing them a bi
ss…'
Over the weeks, the series shows Reuben, Sarah and Tom take on a variety of projects, shifting tons of earth, clearing debris. Reuben, at the helm, is shown in entrepreneur mode. His 'flock' is a growing stable of hire-
ery.
'I've got four 360 diggers now,' he says, proudly. 'A 14-tonner, an eight-tonner, a three-tonner and a one-tonner. There are two bulldozers, a couple of youthful tractors and a shed full of vintage ones, but they are more of a hobby really than a part
The series shows Reuben, Sarah and Tom take on a variety of projects, shifting
What's Reuben's attitude to social media? His mum was an early embracer of it. He's posted these bike pic
Series after series took viewers high into the Yorkshire Dales to follow the Amanda and her husband Clive, and family, as they navigated life in one of the most remote
ritain
Will viewers care about big farmyard machines? The interesting thing is that they care about Reuben. When he posted a video on Instagram of him attempting to crank an old tractor into life, he was flooded with fans telling hi
ful.
'It went mad,' he laughs. 'People were saying 'don't do it like that, you will break your thumb', but I was doing it in the way I'd been shown, and it wa
safe.'
What's his attitude to social media? His mum was an early embracer of it, and clearly knew and embraced the power of 'brand'. He has grown up with it, and has 76,000 followers on Instagram, but genuinely seems never to have thought of him
and.
'I've had it (social media) for years, since I were at school. All my mates had it. If people want to follow along that's kind, and they caught do, but there is naught that is interesting there! It's just what I'm up to. If they think that is interesting, they are more than welcome
long.'
While the show is very much set in the Yorkshire Dales, the scope is wider. One episode sees Reuben, Sarah and Tom travel south to a digger contest. In another they go even further afield - to France. It was the first foreign holiday Reuben had ever been on. In fact, before France, he had never left the country,
sport.
New directions all round then. Viewers hoping to see the rest of the Owen family in this series may be disappointed, though. While Reuben's brothers Miles and Sidney appear in the series, helping out, the rest of the clan are noticeably absent, although Reuben assures me his mum and dad are 'always around, and really supportive. They help drive diggers too, from time to time. They are
good.'
What isn't addressed in the series is the bombshell that did actually explode in 2022, when it was announced Amanda and Clive had separated. Viewers were left reeling, and the whole family's TV future was immed
ubt.
What was the fallout within the family, though? Reuben is fiercely loyal to both parents, but admits they did sit down and explain to the children that they were splitting up. He - and the others, he suggests - accepted it as just on
hings.
'Yeah, they spoke about it, but it's not really a big deal between any of us. It's quite simple really. Everyone gets along great. It's not really changed for any of u
t me.'
This is because your parents have been pragmatic, and ensured that nothing changed, for the family? 'Yes, they decided and that was that. They are happy as they are.' And the kids? Surely there must have been upset? 'They are not fussed,' he says. 'They go to whichever house they want. Everyone makes it work. Beyond that, it's not my business. All I want is for them to be happy. That is all that matters. They are happy, and that's
unts.'
Clive and Amanda have been more open about what went on - to a point. When they gave a joint interview last year, fans were surprised when he seemed to blame himself for 스핀카지노 t
e issues.
'When all this went on, I was ranting and raving and drinking and carrying on. It was taking her away I think, and it wasn't. She was committed and we were all committed but it seemed to eat away at me and I handled it badly and beha
wards her.'
It has never been clarified what he meant by this, and no answers are forthcoming today, but as Amanda once pointed out - in typical down-to-earth fashion - 'Look, there are two simple facts: if he thought I was brilliant and I thought he was brilliant, then we wouldn't have separated. It's a fact, isn't it? But you know what, that's not unique. It's just how things are, pressures, all the rest of it. But we have nine kids, with associated friends, girlfriends, and we just h
br />
Now grown up, the kids are 'not fussed,' by their parents' split, R
br />
Will viewers care about big farmyard machines? The interesting thing is that the
Reuben
When asked if she and Clive were now 'co-parenting' she said she regarded the term as a 'buzzword, which just means we take it in turns
the kids'.
Quite how the whole clan has adapted will be further explored, no doubt, when Amanda and Clive return to the screens for another spin-off called The Farm Next Door. In this show (which also features Reuben) they will be filmed pulling together to do up a
rty nearby.
What Reuben's own series illustrates, however, is that the spotlight is now firmly on the next generation, who have grown up knowing nothing else. The show - like the rural life it
will go on.
Reuben: Life In The Dales starts on Thursday, April 25, at 8pm on Channel 5
>
Read more:
My5
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