Clarkson’s Farm newcomer Harriet Cowan has addressed her future on the show and shared her true feelings about its star Jeremy Clarkson.
The nurse and farmer, 24, was a huge hit with viewers when she was drafted in by Clarkson, 65, during the series four premiere of the Prime Video series to help out at his 1,000 acre Diddly Squat Farm while farm manager Kaleb Cooper was away.
Fans praised her down-to-earth nature after she admitted she’d never watched a full episode of Clarkson’s Farm and lauded her for breaking stereotypes about female farmers.
Although Cowan only replaced Cooper temporarily while he was on tour around the UK, viewers have been begging for her to become a permanent addition to the docuseries.
She addressed her popularity during a pre-recorded appearance on BBC Breakfast News on Wednesday, saying: "We've always left it very open. I'm here if he needs me, but no plans at the minute.
“If he needs me, I'm here."
The Derbyshire-born farmhand praised Clarkson, saying: "He's just another farmer for me. A flat peak cap and checked shirt, and all that. Genuinely, that man just wants to achieve something with his farm."
She also revealed she has started getting recognised in the street after her TV show debut.
"I'm shocked because I didn't realise so many people are interested in me and what I do day to day. I've never really thought of it as anything exciting. It's just my little life," she admitted.
"I get up and farm, go to work, come back and farm. Even walking down the street and seeing people, they'll recognise us. It's absolutely crazy."
Cowan added that she hopes to challenge “stereotypes” about farmers.
"Just because I'm a small blonde who likes to curl her hair and wear make-up, and things like that, doesn't mean I can't be a farmer,” she said.
"For me, it's really important. I think, it's just changing that stereotype of being a farmer and what a farmer is. But, I'm definitely still going to farm, you're never getting me off this place!"
During Cowan’s introductory scene in Clarkson’s office, she admitted she’d never actually watched a full episode of the show.
“Well, you know on YouTube you get those 'shorts' where it's like funny moments? I've seen them. I ain't got time to watch all that," she told the stunned former Top Gear host.
Cowan later discussed the moment with Clarkson’s daughter Emily, insisting it wasn’t scripted.
“In the trailer where it's like, 'Have you watched Clarkson's Farm before?' And I'm like, 'No', it looked so fake. But it is so real because we don't watch telly,” she said on Emily’s podcast Should I Delete That?
