Amanda Owen shocked viewers of ITV's Lorraine with a foul-mouthed swipe at her ex-husband Clive during a chaotic interview about her supersized family. The 50-year-old shepherdess, who shares nine children with Clive, appeared on the show to discuss her life at Ravenseat Farm in North Yorkshire and her new Channel 4 series, Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive, 70, and Kids.
Standing next to her derelict farmhouse, Amanda asked herself: 'Why have I got nine children?' She explained: 'Because I never set out to have nine children. It was never a big dream to have a big family, that didn't come from anywhere. Believe me, there was never a sit down moment where we said "Let's try and repopulate Swaledale".' She added that her children 'keep me positive, keep me amused, keep me busy, run me ragged, drive me mad.'
Later, Amanda told the camera: 'I haven't got anything to complain about. Well I have, obviously, Clive for a start.' She then dropped an F-bomb, saying: 'Yeah you can tell Lorraine we're in perfect f***ing harmony.' The camera panned out to show Clive driving a tractor in the background. Amanda continued: 'I complain about him. I complain about the state of the houses. Complain about the kids throwing things everywhere.'
The former couple split in 2022 after 22 years of marriage. They have nine children: Raven, 23, Reuben, 21, Miles, 18, Edith, 16, Violet, 14, Sidney, 13, Annas, 11, Clemmy, nine, and Nancy, eight. Amanda recently opened up about raising her 'feral' children, telling Yorkshire Life magazine: 'Life here prepares you for life anywhere. It gives you a can-do mindset, common sense, and a work ethic.'
Last week, Amanda hit back at critics who made cruel swipes about her looks. While applying make-up in her tractor mirror on Lorraine, she said: 'If anyone wants to say "aw you know you've got some mascara on you can't be a shepherd" - tough, because I am. I take great joy and happiness in what I do, so therefore I keep doing that.'
