Amanda Owen Defends Bikini Horseback Video, Says Turning 50 Left Her 'Reinvigorated' and Open to Posing Nude trucc
Amanda Owen has defiantly defended herself after she posted a video wearing a bikini while on horseback.
Appearing on Loose Women on Wednesday, the farmer insisted she feels 'reinvigorated' since turning 50 and even considered posing naked.
The TV personality shot to fame after starring in the reality series Our Yorkshire Farm, which chronicled her life with her now ex-husband Clive and their nine children.
In a recent update to Instagram she stripped down to a bikini and jumped on a horse and vowed to 'ride out the storm' of negative comments.
Speaking to Jane Moore on the ITV talk show, Amanda said: 'Since becoming 50 I have had a reawakening, and having teenagers helps.
'I feel invigorated and like I have reinvested myself. It's something that I have missed.'
Amanda Owen has defiantly defended herself after she posted a video wearing a bikini while on horseback
Appearing on Loose Women on Wednesday, the farmer insisted she feels 'reinvigorated' since turning 50 and even considered posing naked
She added: 'The internet got off lightly because I could have gone full Lady Godiva. I was having one of those days where I was feeling really strong.
'I put it out there not expecting it to get the reaction it did, but you can't please everyone.'
In the clip as she rode horseback against a dazzling backdrop of the Yorkshire Dales, Amanda said: 'One day, in the not too distant future, I will be far too old to ride a horse, far too old to wear a bikini and definitely far too old to ride a horse and wear a bikini.
'So, for now, that's what I'm going to do, if the weather lets me.'
The farmer captioned her post: 'Determined to ride out the storm of any negativity or concerns for my health.
'Being happy and confident is easier on the most perfect evening and in good company.
'A bonus is not being blighted by insects whose stings and bites hurt far, far more than any derisory comments.'
Huddersfield-born Amanda also included a quote from Greek philosopher Epictetus that read: 'Don't explain your philosophy, embody it.'
Speaking to Jane Moore on the ITV talk show, Amanda said: 'Since becoming 50 I have had a reawakening, and having teenagers helps'
She added: 'The internet got off lightly because I could have gone full Lady Godiva. I was having one of those days where I was feeling really strong'
The TV personality shot to fame after starring in the reality series Our Yorkshire Farm , which chronicled her life with her now ex-husband Clive and their nine children
The shepherdess regularly updates fans about her wild and busy life at Ravenseat Farm in North Yorkshire.
Since their TV debut, Amanda, Clive, 69, split with in 2022 after 22 years of marriage.
The pair and their nine children have starred in fives series, as well as two series of Our Farm Next Door.
At the time, the couple announced that while their marriage had ended, they remained committed to co-parenting their large family and continuing the day-to-day running of the farm.
They both still live on the farm, but in separate houses.
The Bachelor’s Litia Garr Reacts to Ex Grant Ellis’ Celibacy Journey: ‘Good Luck on That’ tram
Former Bachelor contestant Litia Garr is weighing in on ex Grant Ellis’ celibacy journey.
When asked on the Wednesday, October 29, episode of iHeartRadio’s “Almost Famous” podcast whether she heard that Grant, 31, is now abstaining from sex, Litia, also 31, replied, “I did. I heard that. Yeah, good for him.”
“Power to him,” Litia continued. “Good luck on that.”
Grant, who ended season 29 of The Bachelor engaged to Juliana Pasquarosa after calling it quits with runner-up Litia, confirmed via social media on October 12 that he is celibate. (Grant and Juliana announced their split in June.)
“Me being the most recent Bachelor, I feel like I have a little authority in the dating space being that the show is about dating,” he explained. “I think finding something serious — finding something that’s worth pursuing — is really hard, especially out here in L.A. and major cities like New York.”
Grant noted that being celibate can be “hard,” but he believes it’s the right decision for him.
“I’m a man. I definitely have my urges, my desires, and I’m just being fully transparent. I have messed up in the past,” he said before explaining that he is inspired by his religion on this journey. “Mainly it’s because of my faith. … God knows the desires of your heart and he knows what makes you happy. The same God that knows how to make you happy, He would know how to give you a partner without having to test drive things.”
Weeks later, Grant explained that he’s been in two relationships in his life — which he said he put his “all into.”
“I want it to be meaningful and I want it to last, so I’m trying the best I can to withhold until I find my right person,” Grant shared on the Friday, October 24, episode of PodcastOne’s “When Reality Hits” podcast. “I’m doing my best, and I want my next relationship to be the one. If you’re not it, I’m just not gonna.”
“When we do have sex, it will be great,” he continued with a laugh. “I’m very good, but I’m waiting.”
Litia, for her part, opened up on The Bachelor about her religion — which she later exclusively told Us Weekly that there are “so many” misconceptions about dating someone in the Mormon faith.
“One misconception was, ‘Litia wants to have kids because she’s been conditioned and she’s been this, this and this.’ I’m like, if I was subscribing to every stereotype that exists about my religion, I would’ve been married at 20, I’d have four kids. I never would’ve done so many other things,” she explained in May. “They just kind of assume that I’m not capable of critical thinking because I subscribe to organized religion and ’cause I’m a Christian and all of that.”
Litia shared that there is a lot of “speculation about specific choices people make in their sex lives” or how to navigate topics that aren’t “in line with our religion.”
“I can only speak for myself and my own experience, but church is for people who want peace,” she said. “Religion is for people who are seeking a greater purpose and who want to feel connected to a community and who wanna feel supported. And that is especially for people that made mistakes or that made choices that they regretted, they absolutely need peace. It’s not for perfect people.”
