Kaleb Cooper has revealed the truth about his absence in Clarkson’s Farm series four and explained how ‘brilliant’ stand-in farmhand Harriet Cowan ‘saved the day’.
The TV star, 26, featured on Thursday’s instalment of This Morning over video and chatted with co-hosts Cat Deeley, 48, and Ben Shephard, 50.
Kaleb has been a staple for the Amazon Prime hit since it started in 2021 and often helps former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, 65, with various tasks on Diddly Squat Farm.
Season four of Clarkson’s Farm hit the streaming platform today (May 22) and sees Kaleb disappear halfway through for a nationwide speaking tour.
He is temporarily replaced by Harriet and Kaleb revealed she was ‘brilliant’ and even helped Jeremy ‘trim his eyebrows’.
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Kaleb Cooper (right) has revealed the truth about his absence in Clarkson’s Farm series four and how ‘brilliant’ stand-in farmhand Harriet Cowan ‘saved the day’. Pictured: This Morning hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard
Kaleb has been a staple for the Amazon Prime hit since it started in 2021 and often helps former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, 65, with various tasks on Diddly Squat Farm
However, in season four he is temporarily replaced by Harriet (pictured) and Kaleb revealed she was ‘brilliant’ and even helped Jeremy ‘trim his eyebrows’
The young farmer confirmed he was still very much a part of the show but Harriet ‘saved the day’ with her help while he was away.
‘I’m still involved, there’s lots of rumours going about that I’ve been replaced but I’m still here, Harriet stepped in as I jumped away on tour, I’m very grateful that Harriet came along and saved the day,’ he said.
Ben commented how Harriet had helped Jeremy to tidy his eyebrows and Kaleb quipped back: ‘I know his hair’s terrible but I don’t really notice his eyebrows.’
Kaleb added: ‘He shouldn’t be trusted alone on the farm, he’s getting better but there are loads of things he still can’t do.’
The star reflected on the work he gets stuck in with at Diddly Squat.
He said: ‘Loading pigs is hard work, it was incredibly bad weather last year so the mud was unbelievable. They like to try things, they were biting my wellies.’
‘Jeremy was very relaxed thinking he had done his job, he’d completely forgot about me,’ Kaleb quipped.
It comes after fans were shocked to see Harriet in the series four trailer for Clarkson’s Farm earlier this month.
The trailer showed Jeremy running into several obstacles on the farm, yet Harriet made a good impression as she was quick to help.
The young farmer confirmed he was still very much a part of the show but Harriet ‘saved the day’ with her help while he was away
Ben commented how Harriet had helped Jeremy to tidy his eyebrows and Kaleb quipped back: ‘I know his hair’s terrible but I don’t really notice his eyebrows’
She wasn’t afraid to get her hands dirty as she put in fences, loaded feed for the animals and even showed her welding skills on Diddly Squat Farm.
Harriet, a full-time nurse and farmer, admitted in the clip that she hadn’t watched Clarkson Farm’s before but she didn’t let that slow her down.
Jeremy was left in awe at her work, turning to the camera and gushing: ‘She’s brilliant!’
While Jeremy confirmed Kaleb was still working at the farm and his replacement was only temporary.
In a video posted on his Instagram earlier this month, he clarified: ‘There has been lots of reports that Kaleb has been ‘replaced’ – well, no he hasn’t.’
He added: ‘What happened is this, he went away on his speaking tour, for a couple of months because he imagined that after four years, I’d be able to manage on my own.
‘And I didn’t – I made a complete mess of everything and had to bring in a young farmer called Harriet.
‘Harriet is brilliant and looked after the fort until he got back. That is it – that’s the story!’
Harriet, a full-time nurse and farmer, admitted previously that she hadn’t watched Clarkson Farm’s before but she didn’t let that slow her down
In a video posted on his Instagram earlier this month, Jeremy clarified: ‘There has been lots of reports that Kaleb has been ‘replaced’ – well, no he hasn’t.’
It’s hardly surprising that Harriet was a natural on the farm, having grown up helping her father Eddy tend to his land.
She revealed on social media that her mother wanted her to become a nurse but her father wanted her to follow in his footsteps – so she opted to do both.
Harriet has a healthy social media following, boasting 35,000 TikTok followers, while her Instagram bio encourages her fans to ‘come and watch the craziness’.
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