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Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen has opened up about the last time she was brought to tears as she confessed to causing an awkward family moment

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Channel 5’s Our Yorkshire Farm favourite Amanda Owen has offered a candid insight into her family life, revealing an awkward blunder that reduced her to “tears”.

Speaking on the Walking the Dog with Emily Dean podcast recently, the presenter questioned Amanda about whether there are occasions when she finds it difficult to suppress her emotions.

The 51-year-old responded frankly, revealing that her most recent bout of “tears” actually came from fits of giggles following a mortifying mix-up at a family celebration: “When did I last cry? I can’t (remember) I probably cry with laughter actually.

” It was probably sometime around about Violet’s birthday, when I got her a birthday card that said, ‘ Happy Birthday, now you’re a teenager’. And she (Violet) said, ‘ that was last year’. “

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However, beyond her rather amusing family episode with daughter Violet, Amanda also reflected on the darker periods she has endured in her personal life.

She recalled when her father tragically died when she was just 18-years-old and how it helped her understand that she” wished I’d listened more to what people had to say”.

Amanda and her brood initially appeared on television in 2011 through ITV’s documentary programme, The Dales.

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The series featured the shepherdess alongside her family of five youngsters, at the time, and ex-spouse Clive, documenting their experiences managing a farm in the Yorkshire Dales.

While they had a number of other roles, it was in 2018 that the family catapulted to stardom with their own series, Our Yorkshire Farm, on Channel 5.

Over a period of four years, the programme became one of the channel’s most-watched, showcasing Amanda and Clive’s attempts to balance raising their nine children while managing their 2, 000-acre sheep farm.

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Despite the show wrapping up in 2021, the family’s brief absence from our telly screens ended last year when their new programme, Our Farm Next Door, started airing last October.

Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen has opened up about the last time she was brought to tears as she confessed to causing an awkward family moment

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Channel 5’s Our Yorkshire Farm favourite Amanda Owen has offered a candid insight into her family life, revealing an awkward blunder that reduced her to “tears”.

Speaking on the Walking the Dog with Emily Dean podcast recently, the presenter questioned Amanda about whether there are occasions when she finds it difficult to suppress her emotions.

The 51-year-old responded frankly, revealing that her most recent bout of “tears” actually came from fits of giggles following a mortifying mix-up at a family celebration: “When did I last cry? I can’t (remember) I probably cry with laughter actually.

” It was probably sometime around about Violet’s birthday, when I got her a birthday card that said, ‘ Happy Birthday, now you’re a teenager’. And she (Violet) said, ‘ that was last year’. “

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However, beyond her rather amusing family episode with daughter Violet, Amanda also reflected on the darker periods she has endured in her personal life.

She recalled when her father tragically died when she was just 18-years-old and how it helped her understand that she” wished I’d listened more to what people had to say”.

Amanda and her brood initially appeared on television in 2011 through ITV’s documentary programme, The Dales.

View 4 Images

The series featured the shepherdess alongside her family of five youngsters, at the time, and ex-spouse Clive, documenting their experiences managing a farm in the Yorkshire Dales.

While they had a number of other roles, it was in 2018 that the family catapulted to stardom with their own series, Our Yorkshire Farm, on Channel 5.

Over a period of four years, the programme became one of the channel’s most-watched, showcasing Amanda and Clive’s attempts to balance raising their nine children while managing their 2, 000-acre sheep farm.

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Despite the show wrapping up in 2021, the family’s brief absence from our telly screens ended last year when their new programme, Our Farm Next Door, started airing last October.

On her Just As Well, The Women’s Health podcast, Gemma Atkinson recently revealed that her daughter was losing awareness and binge-out.

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Gemma Atkinson has shared further details on her daughter Mia’s ‘scary’ epilepsy diagnosis after she started suffering from absence seizures. The TV presenter and former actress has two children with Strictly Come Dancing pro Gorka Marquez. Mia is their eldest, and has a younger brother called Thiago.

She recently revealed that her daughter was zoning out and losing awareness on her Just As Well, The Women’s Health Podcast. She is now receiving epilepsy treatment as a result. Your brain is affected and having seizures, according to epilepsy. Although it is incurable, a course of treatment is available to manage it.

An absence seizure, in which you lose sight of what is happening around you, is one type of seizure.

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In a new Instagram Story, Gemma revealed the timeline of her daughter’s health problems. She said: “Morning everyone, Just jumping on to address the recent headlines regarding Mia.

“Last month as I was recording an episode of my podcast, I mentioned her health while talking about a subject.

“Mia’s diagnosis was something we handled privately almost 18 months ago,” to put it in perspective. She’s not recently, but I’m happy to report that she’s doing just fine. She is flourishing and accomplishing all of her goals in life.

She continued, “I’ve received a lot of support and kind messages from people, but I don’t want to mislead people into thinking this is our current situation. I fully understand how you feel and any other families who have gone through or are currently going through similar things 18 months ago.

However, “There is hope at the other end of the tunnel.” Stay positive, as many children can develop seizures without having them, just like Mia has. Thank you once more for your kind words.

It comes after Gemma claimed on the podcast that Mia had “absence seizures,” which have since improved significantly.

Gemma continued, “When she learned the diagnosis, she went down a research rabbit hole.” When I was told, “Um, I need to research, research, research,” I went down the rabbit hole.

Mia’s doctor suggested trying a ketogenic diet. Epilepsy patients were specifically given the keto diet because it rewires their brains, Gemma said. The doctor advised me that putting her on a ketogenic diet might improve brain function.

“The improvement that we’ve had, I mean, we’re constantly monitoring, but she’s had nothing for the past six months,” she said.

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Gemma Atkinson recently revealed on her Just As Well, The Women’s Health Podcast that her daughter was experiencing loss of awareness and zoning out

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Gemma Atkinson has shared further details on her daughter Mia’s ‘scary’ epilepsy diagnosis after she started suffering from absence seizures. The TV presenter and former actress has two children with Strictly Come Dancing pro Gorka Marquez. Mia is their eldest, and has a younger brother called Thiago.

She recently revealed on her Just As Well, The Women’s Health Podcast that her daughter was experiencing loss of awareness and zoning out. As a result she is now receiving treatment for epilepsy. Epilepsy is a condition where your brain is affected and causes seizures. It is incurable but treatment is offered to help manage it.

One type of seizure is an absence seizure, where you lose awareness of what’s going on around you.

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In a new Instagram Story, Gemma revealed the timeline of her daughter’s health problems. She said: “Morning everyone, Just jumping on to address the recent headlines regarding Mia.

“I was recording an episode of my podcast last month and in a relaxed environment with mates i mentioned her health during a topic we were discussing.

“To put this into context, Mia’s diagnosis was something we dealt with privately almost 18 months ago. This isn’t recent and I’m pleased to say she’s now absolutely fine. She’s thriving and doing everything in life she wants to do.”

She added: “The amount of support and kind messages I’ve received from people has been really lovely, but I don’t want to mislead people into thinking this is our current situation. 18 months ago it was a scary time and to any other families who have been through or are currently going through similar I truly understand how you feel.

“There is light at the end of the tunnel though. Many children grow out of absence seizures, just like Mia has & they can live a very normal life, so stay positive, thanks again for your kind words.”

It comes after Gemma said on the podcast that Mia had ‘absence seizures’ which have ‘gotten so much better’ after a year.

Gemma added that she went down a research “rabbit hole” when she heard the diagnosis. “When I was told that I was like, ‘right I need to research, research, research’ and I went down a rabbit hole.”

A doctor recommended putting Mia on a keto diet. Gemma explained: “The keto diet was designed for patients with epilepsy because it re-wires their brain function. The doctor told me, ‘If you can get her on a keto diet, it could help with brain function’.

“The improvement that we’ve had, I mean we’re constantly monitoring but the last six months she’s had none, touch wood.”

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