Amanda Owen, 47, and her family have been staples on Channel 5 since 2018 when their show Our Yorkshire Farm began. However, in a new interview Amanda has revealed that she did not always want to be a shepherdess and was actually told she was not "bright" enough for her chosen career choice.Amanda is not from a farming background, growing up in Huddersfield.She has revealed it was the books of James Herriot and a book of photographs of Hill Shepherd that ignited her passion for farming.Nonetheless, Amanda shared in a new interview that she wanted to be a vet when she was younger.Speaking to The Yorkshire Post, Amanda said: "I was told I wasn’t bright enough to be a vet but I was fascinated by Hill Shepherd and the incredible photographs."It.
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