Clarkson's Farm star Harriet branded 'inspiration' as she gives fans insight into work

Harriet Cowan, the newest star to join Clarkson's Farm, has been praised by fans after posting a captivating farmland video.

The 24-year-old nurse turned farmhand joined the latest series of the Amazon Prime Video series to assist Jeremy Clarkson at Diddly Squat Farm while Kaleb Cooper, the show's beloved regular, embarked on a UK tour. People online have shared their admiration for Harriet's passion for rural life and her determination to demonstrate that 'girly girls' can handle tractors and livestock just as well as men.

Although Harriet's stint was short-lived due to Kaleb's return, she quickly became popular with viewers who continue to follow her daily adventures through her online videos. On Thursday, June 26, Harriet uploaded a TikTok clip showcasing a tractor tedding across hay, captioned: "A bit of tedding on the 110."

Tedding, as explained by Tractor Tools Direct, involves aerating and spreading cut crops, like hay, to speed up drying by increasing exposure to air and sunlight. The post has attracted numerous comments, with one TikTok user remarking: "Sneezing just watching. Don't know how you cope when it's warm."

Another praised: "Harriet, in the clumsiest of times you're a breath of fresh air" while a third encouraged: "Keep doing what you do...you're an inspiration for many."

A fourth admirer expressed: "Love ya girlie." Despite graduating from the University of Derby in 2023 with a nursing degree, Harriet has since taken a very different career path.

In another recent TikTok video the farm worker shared her astonishment at the surge in her followers following the broadcast of Clarkson's Farm.

Having garnered a staggering 700,000 followers and racking up 2.7 million likes on TikTok, Harriet has described the escalation of her online popularity as "insane" and openly expressed her gratitude, saying she couldn't "thank people enough" for the keen interest in her farming exploits. Amidst her rising fame, Harriet teased the prospect of launching a YouTube channel with her partner James to showcase her day-to-day life on the farm.

The young farmer asked her fans if they would be interested in this project and shared that both she and James are third-generation farmers, highlighting that farming is deeply rooted in their heritage. Having become somewhat of an agricultural influencer, Harriet aims to shed light on mental health issues within the farming community as she did in a conversation with BBC Derby that she promoted on her Instagram.

Speaking frankly, she revealed: "It's lonely, although you have all these animals around you, you don't have anyone to talk to. If I can do anything, I'm gonna use the platform to sort of promote the mental health aspect in farming and if I can save one life, it's something."