Clarkson’s Farm’s Harriet says Kaleb Cooper was ‘p***ed off’ with her taking his job – but insists they’ve ended feud

CLARKSON’S Farm newcomer Harriet Cowan has opened up about the frosty reception she received from Kaleb Cooper after winning over viewers in his absence. Harriet temporarily stepped into Kaleb’s wellies during series four after the farm manager left Diddly Squat for an eight-week speaking tour. Harriet Cowan joined Clarkson’s Farm while Kaleb was away on tour Credit: Instagram Harriet quickly won over viewers after arriving at Diddly Squat Credit: Instagram/harrietcowan_x But when Kaleb returned after more than two months away, he appeared less than thrilled to discover someone else had been working on the farm. Jeremy Clarkson even told him to “be nice” and “behave” before introducing the pair, while Kaleb inspected the barley Harriet had drilled and asked whether she had used the correct fertiliser. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! Harriet has now admitted Kaleb really was annoyed by the situation, although she insisted his reaction was nothing personal. Speaking to the Telegraph, she said: “I understand why he was p****d off and I’m not going to lie, he was. 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. Jeremy told Kaleb to ‘be nice’ and ‘behave’ before introducing the pair Credit: Amazon Prime Kaleb appeared frosty after discovering Harriet had taken over his duties Credit: YouTube “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****d off. But me and him are great now.” Harriet, who has said she would happily appear on the show again, revealed the pair have since “cleared the air completely” and become good friends. Kaleb has not publicly confirmed Harriet’s claim that he was annoyed. However, he has since praised her for stepping in, saying he was “very grateful” she had “saved the day” while he was touring. Most read in TV Harriet says half of her daily messages come from hopeful male admirers Credit: Instagram/harrietcowan_x Jeremy called Harriet ‘brilliant’ after she helped keep the farm running Credit: YouTube Harriet, who is in a relationship with fellow farmer James Booth, also opened up about the male attention she has received since appearing on the show. She said: “I must get about a thousand DMs a day and probably 50 per cent are just men being like, ‘I wish I could marry you.’ “But it’s all fun and games. The other 50 per cent are young girls seeing me farming and thinking, ‘I’d like to do what she does.’ And they’re who I do it for.” Clarkson’s Farm is available to stream on Prime Video. Comment now