Harriet Cowan Addresses ‘Fake’ Clarkson’s Farm Scene

New Diddly Squat farmhand Harriet Cowan has broken her silence on a ‘fake’ Clarkson’s Farm scene as she spoke candidly on a new podcast this week.

The 24-year-old nurse shocked viewers of the hugely popular Prime Video show when she appeared in the trailer for series four after Jeremy’s co-star Kaleb Cooper temporarily left the show.

She has been helping out Jeremy with an array of tasks on the farm and impressing viewers while also challenging stereotypes around women in farming.

This week Harriet appeared on the Should I Delete That podcast with Jeremy’s daughter Emily.

She spoke about one scene in the trailer that she thought seemed ‘fake’ when she watched it back but was in fact completely true.

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New Diddly Squat farmhand Harriet Cowan has broken her silence on a ‘fake’ Clarkson’s Farm scene as she spoke candidly on a new podcast this week

The nurse, 24, shocked viewers of the hugely popular Prime Video show when she appeared in the trailer for series four after Jeremy’s co-star Kaleb Cooper temporarily left the show

They discussed on the podcast how busy farmers are and how Harriet also works a full time nursing job five days a week. 

Emily asked her: ‘Do you ever sit down with your boyfriend and chill together, or eat together? It sounds impossible.’ 

Harriet then said: ‘No! In the trailer where it’s like, ‘Have you watched Clarkson’s Farm before?’ And I’m like, ‘No’, and when I watched it it looked so fake.

‘But it is so real because we don’t watch telly. 

‘Literally, if we watch something, James will sit down, his head will hit the back of the sofa and he’s asleep because the second he can rest, he’ll sleep, because he’s so tired all the time.’

On the podcast Harriet also spoke about breaking stereotypes of women working in farming. 

She said of appearing on the show: ‘I wanted to show that women can do it too, we are there but people can’t see it. Women can do it. 

‘Most people think of just older men wearing checked shirts when it comes to farming. 

She spoke about one scene in the trailer that she thought seemed ‘fake’ when she watched it back but was in fact completely true

In the trailer where it’s like, ‘Have you watched Clarkson’s Farm before?’ And I’m like, ‘No’, and when I watched it it looked so fake. But it is so real because we don’t watch telly’

On the podcast Harriet also spoke about breaking stereotypes of women working in the farming industry

‘I am challenging people’s views of what people think a farmer looks like. People are so shocked when they drive past and I’m in the tractor they just stare.’

The recent Clarkson’s Farm trailer showed Jeremy running into several obstacles on the farm, yet TikTok star Harriet made a good impression as she was quick to help.

Jeremy was left in awe at her work, turning to the camera and gushing: ‘She’s brilliant!’

She wasn’t afraid to get her hands dirty as she put in fences, loaded feed for the animals and even showed her welding skills on Diddly Squat Farm.

Harriet, a full-time nurse and farmer, admitted in the clip that she hadn’t watched Clarkson Farm’s before but she didn’t let that slow her down. 

Jeremy was left in awe at her work, turning to the camera and gushing: ‘She’s brilliant!’

Kaleb – who was on a nationwide tour – later returned to the farm and seemed to be getting along well with his replacement. 

It’s hardly surprising that Harriet was a natural on the farm, having grown up helping her father Eddy tend to his land. 

She revealed on social media that her mother wanted her to become a nurse but her father wanted her to follow in his footsteps – so she opted to do both.  

Harriet has a healthy social media following, boasting 35,000 TikTok followers, while her Instagram bio encourages her fans to ‘come and watch the craziness’.

She also has a brand deal with Country Moos, a sock company dedicated to cow-print designs. 

Harriet is in a relationship with fellow farmer James, with the pair cosying up together for a slew of sweet social media snaps.

In 2020, Harriet made headlines when she and her friends set up a challenge to cheer NHS staff during the pandemic. 

The Belper Young Farmers group put a unique spin on the toilet roll challenge which had gone viral online.

In their clips, the group were filmed passing a loaf of bread between them as they worked on their land.

Speaking to Derbyshire Live about their videos, Harriet, then 19, said: ‘I thought we should do something to get everybody together as our club isn’t meeting because of coronavirus. 

‘We saw the challenge online but we wanted to do something different – everyone else was doing the same thing with toilet rolls.’

Last week Jeremy finally confirmed the future of co-star Kaleb on the Prime Video series.

Viewers were welcomed back to Diddly Squat Farm for the new season on May 23, with two additional episodes released a week later on May 30, followed by the final two on June 6. 

After much speculation, Jeremy, 65, has confirmed Kaleb is back on the farm as usual after Harriet ‘held the fort’ until he returned.

In a video posted on his Instagram last Tuesday, he clarified: ‘There has been lots of reports that Kaleb has been ‘replaced’ – well, no he hasn’t.’

He added: ‘What happened is this, he went away on his speaking tour, for a couple of months because he imagined that after four years, I’d be able to manage on my own. 

‘And I didn’t – I made a complete mess of everything and had to bring in a young farmer called Harriet.

‘Harriet is brilliant and looked after the fort until he got back. That is it – that’s the story!’

Clarkson’s Farm has become one of the most watched series in the UK on Prime Video, and has been praised for raising the profile of British farming  

Clarkson’s Farm has become one of the most watched series in the UK on Prime Video, and has been praised for raising the profile of British farming.

It has also launched Kaleb’s career. He was already working on the land when Clarkson bought it, and has now written three books.

It seems that Harriet, too, may well follow suit.

In the new eight-part series of Clarkson’s Farm, Jeremy and his team will battle with mother nature as it makes one of the toughest years ever for British farmers. 

The Mail’s Richard Eden previously revealed that Jeremy’s popular sidekick Kaleb pocketed £910,000 profit at Kaleb Cooper Productions, the company into which he channels his earnings from the series. 

Accounts report £960,000 in assets before bills, including £400,000 in cash. Meanwhile, his takings, in the year to June 2024, include a £666,000 profit for the year. 

He set up his TV company in 2021 and runs it alongside farming businesses K Cooper Contracting and K Cooper Holdings. 

Profits made there amount to £100,000 combined, meaning Kaleb made his first million at 26. 

The Chipping Norton native has long spoken about his dream of owning his own farm – something that now seems more achievable due to his newfound fame. 

Kaleb had previously mentioned paying himself just 50p an hour due to the volatile nature of farming costs and profit margins, especially when experimenting with new business ventures.

In 2022, he shared: ‘When I’m working for myself when I’m feeding my calves in the morning – I bought eight calves,

‘It’s like a little bit of a new business idea that I’m doing, buying calves in and then feed them on milk, which costs me about £200 a calf, then selling them at nine months.’

He added: ‘I’m trying to get a profit and see if it will work. I worked it out the other day, do you know how much my hourly rate is, how much I pay myself? 50p an hour.’

His hourly rate was a stark contrast to his hard work, as Jeremy, who has praised Kaleb as ‘the hardest working person I know’, pointed out that he works 18 hours a day, with no days off.

Kaleb, who shares two children with fiancée Taya, has consistently said that his ‘one goal in life’ is to own his own farm, something he wants ‘more than anything.’

Jeremy previously announced that a fifth season of Clarkson’s Farm had confirmed, before the fourth was even announced, back in November.

In a fun clip, a huge number five firework lit up the sky as Jeremy told his followers: ‘Over the years bright lights in the sky have been used to make many important announcements.

‘The birth of baby Jesus for example, but tonight they’re being used to make an announcement that’s even bigger than that.

‘Season 5 of Clarkson’s Farm is coming,’ Jeremy finished, before pointing towards the gold number five.

He captioned the post: ‘It’s the 5th November… this just felt right, Clarkson’s Farm S5 is officially in production.’

Jeremy’s announcement sparked delight from many of his followers, who quickly shared their excitement in the comments. 

Harriet has a healthy social media following, boasting 35,000 TikTok followers, while her Instagram bio encourages her fans to ‘come and watch the craziness’

As well as working on the farm, Harriet is a nurse – having gained her qualification at the University of Derby

Such is the success of Jeremy’s hit show that it’s been credited with inspiring a new generation of young farmers. 

Data from university and college admissions body UCAS last year revealed that applications from 18-year-olds to agriculture, food and related degrees had risen from around 7,900 in 2019 to more than 9,400 this summer – an increase of nearly 20 per cent.

The number of applicants accepted on to agricultural courses was up 8 per cent compared to last year.

That was on the back of an 18 per cent rise in 2021 – when Amazon Prime first broadcast Clarkson’s Farm – and a 13 per cent rise in 2022. 

Its third season broke Amazon Prime’s UK ratings record, with the May premiere streamed by 5.1million in its first week.

Clarkson’s Farm series one to three are available to stream exclusively on Prime Video. 

Series four will air from May 23, with two additional episodes released a week later on May 30, followed by the final two on June 6.