Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper has made an emotional admission about growing up.
The farmer from Chipping Norton became a household name after starring in Jeremy Clarkson’s farming documentary on Prime Video.
Hailing from Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds, Mr Cooper’s no-nonsense style quickly captivated audiences.
Now with four seasons of the show under his belt and three young children, the 27-year-old has made an emotional admission about growing up too quickly.
Speaking to PA, he said: “I grew up way too quickly in a way, and maybe that was because my mum and dad got divorced and I decided that I would be there to help her pay the bills.”
This comes after he and his fiancée, Taya, had their third child, Ashton, back in August.
Mr Cooper was harvesting a field when she went into labour, but managed to complete it in time to get back for the birth.
He said: “Because it was baby number three, Taya was so relaxed, and she rings me about one o’clock, telling me, ‘Kaleb, I’m in labour, I’ll let you know when I’m close’.
“I said, ‘Well, I’ve just got this one field’, and Taya understands this. We’ve been together 10 years. I think, to go forward in life to get where you want to be, you don’t need someone nagging at you and saying, ‘Don’t do that, don’t do this’. They’ve got to be supportive all the time.
“She’s been out there on the combine (harvester) with me when we’ve had to finish the field, because of the weather or whatever.”
He got back in time to witness the birth, as he did with his two other children.
“I get into proper calving mode and I’m treating Taya like a cow, then she’s giving me the side eye and I have to manage that,” the farming maestro said.
The Chipping Norton celebrity finally went abroad for the first time this year to Bruges in Belgium, but is still reluctant to stray far from his home town in the Cotswolds and is keen to promote farming as a career for young people.
He launched a bursary two years ago at the Royal Agricultural University, contributing £3,000 to successful applicants from non-farming backgrounds who want to pursue a career in agriculture, and gives talks in schools to educate children in farming.
“I firmly believe we should be teaching kids farming in schools. Food is the most important thing in the world,” he stated.
