Clarkson’s Farm's Harriet Cowan addresses 'frosty' relationship with co-star Kaleb Cooper

Harriet Cowan has addressed her on-screen tension with Clarkson’s Farm co-star Kaleb Cooper, stating that the farmhand was “frosty” with her.The 25-year-old joined the team at Diddly Squat farm for season four of the popular Amazon Prime show.The Derbyshire-based young farmer was brought on as a replacement for Cooper, who was absent for several episodes as he embarked on a book tour.She joined the Diddly Squat farm for season four of the popular Amazon Prime show, helping Clarkson as his farmhandGettyCowan, who was also a nurse, departed the Oxfordshire farm halfway through the series when she was no longer needed, but quickly became a fan favourite.However, Cooper did not seem too impressed with Cowan’s presence on the farm, “inspecting” her work as soon as he returned and questioning whether she had been properly fertilising the field."Right, now that's Harriet. Now, be nice, behave,” Clarkson warned Cooper.Speaking to The Telegraph, the 25-year-old confirmed that Cooper did in fact welcome with a “frosty” reception, stating that he seemed “p***** off”.Cooper was absent for several episodes as he embarked on a book tourPrime “But it wasn’t because of me as a person, or me as a woman. It was because he’d been away for so long on a tour bus,” she clarified.“He’s like me, he’s a homebody. Eight weeks driving around, not with family, or being on a tractor. Then you come home and find out someone else has been doing your job? I’d be p***** off.”Cowan said that the pair have since “cleared the air” and are now on great terms.She reasoned that Cooper just needed to get back to farming after being away for so long, and said that the pair have since regularly worked together.Cowan, right, at the National Television Awards 2025GettyCowan also added that despite her success on the show, she has no plans on returning following a brief cameo in series five, citing the distance from her own farm in Derbyshire. “It’s just a long way away to drive,” she explained.Whilst he said the cancer was aggressive, it had been caught at a “really early” stage.Providing an update on the 66-year-old, she said: “Yeah, he’s all right now. He’s happy, he’s farming, he’s back on a tractor.”