{"id":27414,"date":"2026-08-04T14:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27414"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:59:29","slug":"clarksons-farms-harriet-cowan-now-from-quitting-job-to-feeling-bad-about-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27414","title":{"rendered":"Clarkson&#8217;s Farm&#8217;s Harriet Cowan now from quitting job to &#8216;feeling bad&#8217; about fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_5c0bc2\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Harriet Cowan has opened up about how her stint on Clarkson&#8217;s Farm changed her life.<\/h2>\n<p><button xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37183702\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Harriet Cowan on Clarkson's Farm\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37183702.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Harriet-Cowan-on-Clarksons-Farm.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37183702.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Harriet-Cowan-on-Clarksons-Farm.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37183702.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Harriet-Cowan-on-Clarksons-Farm.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37183702.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Harriet-Cowan-on-Clarksons-Farm.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Clarkson's Farm star Harriet Cowan admitted finding fame was hard \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Clarkson&#8217;s Farm star Harriet Cowan admitted finding fame was hard <cite aria-label=\"Image: Pixel8000\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Pixel8000)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Harriet Cowan continues to be a Clarkson&#8217;s Farm favourite after her season 5 cameo, but she has had to give up a lot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/clarksons-farm\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Clarkson&#8217;s Farm<\/a> fans are eagerly awaiting season six of Jeremy Clarkson&#8217;s hit Prime Video series, following<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/clarksons-farm-season-5-more-37215883\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> season five&#8217;s emotional rollercoaster.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There are many fan-favourites on the show, including <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/harriet-cowans-epic-double-life-37219860\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">farmer Harriet Cowan, <\/a>who put Clarkson in his place when she first joined the series in season four.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She returned for a <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/clarksons-farm-star-harriet-cowan-37246188\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">brief stint in the latest outing,<\/a> which was a pleasant surprise for fans of the 25-year-old from Derbyshire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Clarkson himself had nothing but kind words to say about his young co-star, he previously told The Sun: &#8220;I loved Harriet to bits and I wish her all the very best. She was fantastic to have around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;But the truth is, we\u2019ve got Kaleb, and he might go off and do Celebrity <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/love-island\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Love Island<\/a> or something, and if I can\u2019t manage, I\u2019ll call Harriet in a heartbeat.&#8221; Here is all you need to know about where the star is now.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_c7322d\">Harriet Cowan quit her nursing job<\/h3>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36722044\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36722044\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:0.75\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman smiles as she sits in a car\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36722044.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Clarksons-Farm-star-Harriet-Cowan-is-rushed-to-hospital-as-she-reveals-she-has-chopped-her-finger-o.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36722044.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Clarksons-Farm-star-Harriet-Cowan-is-rushed-to-hospital-as-she-reveals-she-has-chopped-her-finger-o.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36722044.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Clarksons-Farm-star-Harriet-Cowan-is-rushed-to-hospital-as-she-reveals-she-has-chopped-her-finger-o.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36722044.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Clarksons-Farm-star-Harriet-Cowan-is-rushed-to-hospital-as-she-reveals-she-has-chopped-her-finger-o.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Clarkson's Farm star Harriet Cowan found fame overnight\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Clarkson&#8217;s Farm star Harriet Cowan found fame overnight<cite aria-label=\"Image: Instagram\/ @harrietcowan_x\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Instagram\/ @harrietcowan_x)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Following her initial appearance on Clarkson&#8217;s Farm, Cowan found overnight fame and saw her social media follower count skyrocket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Before the show, she had worked full-time as a nurse in Derbyshire, visiting patients at their homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In an<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/film\/900547\/harriet-cowan-great-british-farm-fest\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> interview earlier in 2026 with Hello!,<\/a> she said she had to give up her nursing career as she did not want to turn down life-changing opportunities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She said: &#8220;I was being recognised by patients, and you&#8217;ve got to be professional [as a] nurse. You could be [at someone&#8217;s house] for a really serious reason, and someone says &#8216;I saw you on the telly&#8217;, making it hard to be professional.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I was starting to get deals coming in. I couldn&#8217;t take any more annual leave and I was turning down crazy, big opportunities. I was like, this isn&#8217;t working anymore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_c7322d\">Harriet Cowan on &#8216;feeling bad&#8217; about fame<\/h3>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37372852\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37372852\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.6853932584269662\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman drives a tractor in a field\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37372852.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_harriet-cowan-.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37372852.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_harriet-cowan-.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37372852.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_harriet-cowan-.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37372852.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_harriet-cowan-.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Harriet Cowan was a fan-favourite on Clarkson's Farm \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Harriet Cowan was a fan-favourite on Clarkson&#8217;s Farm <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking on the<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_xBjbdiNDJ4\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> Fed By Farmers podcast<\/a>, Cowan opened up about how her overnight fame felt &#8220;insane&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She admitted: &#8220;I turned my phone off for three days when it came out. I think I had, like, 8k on <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/instagram\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Instagram<\/a> to 500,000 overnight. And TikTok I&#8217;d had, like, 40k and that went to 800,000 overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It was just insane, and I just feel bad for my friends more than anything, because I want to just be that girl in Young Farmers that nobody knows and I&#8217;m never that, I&#8217;m never going to be that again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On how she started her social media phenomenon, she said: &#8220;I would nurse in the day, I was in the community, and I did a lot of country areas and looked after people in their homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;One of my friends from Young Farmers, he was at this farm and it was summer, I had pulled into the drive to look after the bloke who owned the farm and I saw my friend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;He was like, &#8216;We are really rushed off our feet&#8217;.&#8221; Her friend later asked her to do some contracting for his grandad, and she would film social videos about tractors, which &#8220;just blew up&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_c7322d\">Harriet Cowan has written a book<\/h3>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37253337\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37253337\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:0.7839080459770115\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman smiles on a farm \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37253337.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_JS374238031.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37253337.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_JS374238031.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37253337.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_JS374238031.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37253337.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_JS374238031.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Harriet Cowan has published a book about farming life\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Harriet Cowan has published a book about farming life<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The young star has written a book, Life on the Farm, which is hitting shelves on September 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Taking to Instagram to share the news, she said: &#8220;This is such a personal project for me. Inside, I share what the farming way of life truly means, the values I live by, and of course what a typical day on the farm really looks like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I also wanted to open up about the challenges and realities Britain\u2019s farmers are facing today, and why buying local isn\u2019t just a slogan &#8211; it\u2019s a way of life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Farming has been passed down from my grandparents to my parents, and now to me. It\u2019s so much more than putting food on the table &#8211; it\u2019s community, love, resilience, and hard work every single day. 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