Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen's quick romance with ex husband's pal after split

Amanda Owen has overcome heartache following her sudden split from her ex-husband Clive and is now back on screens alongside him for their Our Yorkshire Farm renovation

Amanda and Clive Owen are exploring a fresh working dynamic after putting aside their differences to star in a spin-off show together.

The former married couple and stars of Our Yorkshire Farm returned to screens with More4's Our Farm Next Door, which documents the Shepherdess and her family putting life back into a derelict farmhouse. Describing her new reality being on-screen with her ex-husband, Amanda chuckled: "I do his head in and he does my head in. But we are basically on the same side."

Amanda and Clive share a whopping nine children and continue to co-parent following their shock split in 2022. The mum-of-nine, 50, revealed she sadly never got her 'happy ending' after all. Announcing their divorce, she wrote on Instagram: "Clive and I are sad to confirm that we have made the difficult decision to separate. This hasn't been easy, but we both believe it's the right choice for the future of our family."

Amid the huge transition from a quiet life on the farm to the pressures of appearing on TV, cheating rumours swirled as a cause of their separation, however Clive has denied there was anyone else involved.

The 69-year-old previously spoke of a "wedge" that came between the couple, which signalled the end of their marriage. He told Lorraine Kelly: "We were under pressure, it was crazy." He also blamed himself for their relationship downfall in an interview with the Express, saying he handled their newfound stardom "very badly."

"It was such a change in our life and I sadly made a right mess of things and I had a massive part to play in our relationship ending, a massive part to play," he said. Clive also clarified that there was no cheating, and it was their fighting that tore them apart.

He told The Sun: "I'd like people to know that what caused the split between us wasn't anyone else – it was the constant fighting. My anger drove Amanda away. Looking back on it, I can see now that Amanda needed someone to talk to, someone she could trust, and at that stage, I wasn't that person."

Amanda managed to move on with one of Clive's friends - web designer Robert Davies, who is 22-years her senior. Robert had helped the pair set up their website to promote the farm, and they even had the approval from Clive to start dating. However their romance didn't last long, and abruptly ended with them no longer on speaking terms.

She told the Daily Mail: "I never set out looking for another relationship... Clive knew about it from the very ­beginning – he actually suggested Rob and I would be a good match." She continued: "At that point, a few years ago now, Clive was also seeing someone else and was openly dating.

"It wasn't a secret, everyone roundabout knew, even the children. But the impact of my and Rob's relationship was far-reaching for everyone involved." Despite their sad split, Amanda and Clive are back on screen with their children to reinstate the farm next door to its former glory.

She still looks after her husband, who recently underwent major surgery. Speaking to ITV's Lorraine, Amanda described Clive as a challenging patient, saying: "He has had a hip replacement and he's a terrible patient. Everybody's just getting on and stuff's getting done but just not how he would like it. But most of the time we don't care."

Speaking candidly about the new show and its setup, with viewers watching them as a united family, Amanda confessed: "You know, you don't always get the happy ending that you want and things go wrong but that's life isn't it and that's what it's all about. It's how you get through it, it's how you negotiate it. So I'm hoping people enjoy a taste of the countryside and watching us and the kids."