{"id":11104,"date":"2025-07-20T18:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T18:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/11104\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T18:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T18:51:09","slug":"clarksons-farm-breakout-star-harriet-cowan-makes-jeremy-clarkson-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/11104\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarkson\u2019s Farm breakout star Harriet Cowan makes Jeremy Clarkson admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n<p>Harriet Cowan, one of the breakout stars of Clarkson&#8217;s Farm, has admitted she wasn\u2019t aware of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/jeremy-clarkson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremy Clarkson<\/a>\u2018s work before signing up for the hit show.<\/p>\n<p>Cowan, who <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/harriet-cowan-clarksons-farm-kaleb-cooper-b2763286.html\">temporarily replaced farm manager Kaleb Cooper<\/a> in the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/reviews\/clarksons-farm-review-jeremy-kaleb-amazon-season-4-b2756464.html\">latest series<\/a>, said she didn\u2019t know much about Clarkson\u2019s past TV work as she \u201cwasn\u2019t really into the cars thing growing up\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing Clarkson\u2019s efforts as a farm owner, she told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/life-style\/celebrity\/article\/harriet-cowan-interview-jeremy-clarksons-farm-26kt9k8tc\">The Times<\/a> that the former Top Gear host is \u201cvery much like every other farmer I\u2019ve ever met\u201d and \u201cvery much willing to learn\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wanted to do well by the farm,\u201d she said, adding, \u201che\u2019s still very much grounded and he doesn\u2019t let the fame and all the publicity get to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson, 65, hosted the motoring series Top Gear from 2002 until he was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/clarkson-hammond-may-top-gear-controversies-b2610288.html\">dropped by the BBC<\/a> in 2015, following which he moved to Amazon for The Grand Tour, with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/jeremy-clarkson-farm-grand-tour-richard-hammond-b2606824.html\">co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He created Clarkson\u2019s Farm after taking over the now-famous, 1,000-acre <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/travel\/uk\/england\/cotswolds\/diddly-squat-clarksons-farm-visit-cotswolds-location-b2541429.html\">Diddly Squat farm and accompanying shop<\/a>, and the show documents his efforts at farm life.<\/p>\n<p>Cowan, a 24-year-old full-time nurse, secured her role on the series thanks to her popular farm-themed TikTok videos.<\/p>\n<p>Cowan won over audiences with her <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/features\/jeremy-clarksons-farm-harriet-cowan-b2756553.html\">witty asides and impressive farming knowledge<\/a>, and Clarkson has hailed her a \u201cstar\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Harriet-Cowan-Kaleb-Cooper.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Harriet Cowan temporarily replaced Kaleb Cooper on \u2018Clarkson\u2019s Farm\u2019\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Harriet Cowan temporarily replaced Kaleb Cooper on \u2018Clarkson\u2019s Farm\u2019 (Prime Video)<\/p>\n<p>Since the latest series was released in June 2025, viewers have expressed hope that Cowan will become a permanent team member.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always said I\u2019ll be very open if Jeremy needs me again,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve sort of left it like that. If he needs me, I\u2019m here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cowan graduated from the University of Derby, where she studied nursing. She was named her town\u2019s Young Farmers spokesperson and continues to use social media to highlight the realities of working on a farm.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/features\/jeremy-clarkson-farm-amazon-b2536329.html\">Clarkson\u2019s Farm<\/a> has become one of Prime Video\u2019s most-streamed TV shows and in July 2024, Clarkson extended his business empire by taking over <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/jeremy-clarkson-pub-clarksons-farm-farmers-dog-b2758382.html\">rural country pub<\/a> The Windmill in Asthall \u2013 a \u201cvillage boozer\u201d on five acres of countryside near <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/travel\/uk\/england\/cotswolds\/bull-burford-cotswolds-hotel-review-b2458862.html\">Burford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/newFile.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jeremy Clarkson on \u2018Clarkson\u2019s Farm\u2019\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Clarkson on \u2018Clarkson\u2019s Farm\u2019 (Prime Video)<\/p>\n<p>The purchase of his pub, which is called The Farmer\u2019s Dog, featured in the latest series of Clarkson\u2019s Farm. But Clarkson recently ruled out any similar ventures in the future, telling The Times he is \u201cdone with business\u201d as he \u201cdoesn\u2019t understand it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not motivated by money. I just want a good craic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-11104","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}