Amanda Owen, a celebrity farmer best known for her appearances on such shows as Channel 5’s Our Yorkshire Farm, recently shared an amusing anecdote about her daughter, Annas
Matthew Davies and Matt Davies
09:55, 01 Nov 2025
Amanda is best known for her appearances on shows such as Channel 5’s Our Yorkshire Farm(Image: PA)
Amanda Owen has disclosed how she playfully threatened her daughter with “adoption” after being dismissed regarding one of her writing endeavours.
Amanda, a renowned farming personality celebrated for her roles on programmes including Channel 5’s Our Yorkshire Farm, lives at the isolated 2,000-acre Ravenseat Farm in Swaledale, Yorkshire.
Amanda, whose widely-followed @yorkshireshepherdess Instagram profile attracts over 500,000 followers, is mother to nine children – Raven, Reuben, Miles, Edith, Violet, Sidney, Annas, Clementine, and Nancy – with former spouse Clive.
During a conversation with James Fisher on the Country Life podcast, Amanda recently discussed her authoring journey, encompassing The Yorkshire Shepherdess trilogy and her latest venture into children’s literature, Christmas Tales from the Farm.
This led her to recount a tale concerning her daughter, Annas, and her witty reaction when questioned about reading her mother’s publication, though it appears that’s precisely how Amanda prefers “it to be”, reports the Mirror.
Amanda’s writing career includes The Yorkshire Shepherdess trilogy and a foray into children’s books(Image: INSTAGRAM)
Amanda remarked: “You know, people say, ‘Well, your kids must love the fact that you’ve written a book’. As I said to Annas yesterday, I said, ‘Have you read the book?’, and she went, ‘Nah’.
“And I said, ‘Why?’, and she went, ‘Well, I’m in it; I kinda know it’. And that’s how it is, and that’s how I want it to be. All I said was, ‘If you fail on any questions in the quiz at the back, then I’m putting you up for adoption’.”
In related news, Amanda confessed in August that she harbours concerns for her children as she divulged details about a certain “extreme” activity they partake in at their expansive countryside residence.
She disclosed that some of them had adopted what they termed as “extreme hide and seek”. Indeed, she elaborated on how their home also encompasses climbing spots, and they’ve “even got a cave”.
Amanda Owen has revealed how she jokingly threatened her daughter with “adoption”(Image: @yorkshireshepherdess/Instagram)
Amanda expressed it’s an “absolute joy” to afford her children “that freedom”, highlighting that their family is “blessed” with ample space to relish, but naturally, she still frets over them.
Speaking to the Darlington and Stockton Times, she said: “Yeah, course I do. You want to keep your child safe, of course. But danger comes in many forms, whether it’s vehicles, fast-flowing rivers, things with teeth and hooves, or even through a small screen.
“Who knows where the danger’s coming from, but you can’t live your life being risk-averse, and I wouldn’t teach that or champion it. Just learn how to live your life and have a sense of practicality as well.”
Amanda further stated that to “some degree”, we must be “fearless” in life and continued to say that we should be someone who takes “steps forward”, rather than someone who “shies away”.
