Jeremy Clarkson’s Oxfordshire TV show has made farming all the rage – could two Love Island stars replicate its success across the border in Bucks?
Will Young and Jessie Wynter met on the popular ITV show last January and have made headlines for their viral videos and jet-setting between Will’s family farm in Grendon Underwood, near Aylesbury, and Jessie’s home in Australia.
After confirming that they will be permanently moving into the Bucks farm, however, the couple’s focus has shifted from beach getaways to mucking out animal pens – and they might just find a way to combine the day-to-day duties with another shot at reality TV fame.
Clarkson’s Farm, Jeremy Clarkson’s documentary series following his mishaps attempting to run Diddly Squat farm in the Cotswolds, has seen huge success since its debut in 2021 – with the former Top Gear presenter named Farming Champion of the Year following its release for being “a vocal champion for the British farming industry”.
It's no surprise, then, that Will and Jessie, 25 and 27 respectively, are thinking about following in his footsteps.
Speaking to The Sun this week, Jessie said there have been “a lot of meetings and discussions” about a potential TV project at the 70-acre farm, which has been looked after by six generations of her partner’s family.
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She added: “To commission a full TV show is a lot of work and planning and something that takes a long time. But yes, we have had the discussion and we’ve had quite a few meetings and whatnot, but nothing is set in stone.”
It wouldn’t be the first time Will had capitalised on the growing demand for farm-related content – pre-Love Island, he made his name by posting videos with animals at the farm on TikTok and he released the book For the Love of Farming: Farmer Will’s Guide to Life in the Fields last autumn.
Speaking to the Free Press after its release, he described himself as a “country boy” who preferred the “beautiful” scenery of rural Buckinghamshire to the glitzy red carpets and bustle of normal influencer life.
He also said the priority of the book was highlighting the “important aspects of farming” for the various livestock at his family homestead which include sheep, alpacas, goats, emus and pigs.
In her interview with The Sun, Jessie spoke about why she didn’t think this year’s Love Island series, which ended yesterday, Monday, July 29, had the same impact as previous seasons.
She said: “The producers when they cast myself and Will, could see how much we both wanted love. We were just so lucky that we (were) both put in there and we put the hard yards in.
“I think this year, we have seen a few cute couples but there’s not been that really beautiful love story. I do think there’s something about the show that’s lost its spark.”
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