‘If I put in £10, I don’t make any money’: Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper says he ‘pays himself 50p an hour’ as he highlights farming difficulties
Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper said he “pays himself 50p an hour” while highlighting difficulties within farming on Friday.
The farmer, 24, who rose to fame on the TV show with Jeremy Clarkson, Since then, he has embarked on his own business and has purchased eight calves.
Speaking in a recent interview, he explained the costs of feeding the animals and that he must accept a low wage to eventually make a profit from them.
Kaleb said Mirror: ‘When I’m working for myself, when I’m feeding my calves, I bought eight calves, it’s a new business idea that I’m doing.
“And then you feed them milk, which costs me about £200 per calf, and then you sell them at nine months, trying to make a profit, trying to see if it will work.”
Hard at work: Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper said he ‘pays himself 50p an hour’ as he highlighted difficulties within farming on Friday
He added: ‘But, I calculated the other day how much my hourly rate is. I pay myself 50 pence an hour so I can earn money. But if I get to £10 an hour I don’t make money, I lose money on my calves.’
Kaleb plays one half of the unlikely double act that has been a big part of why Clarkson’s Farm has been such a huge hit on Amazon Prime Video.
The show, which follows Jeremy’s attempts to manage his own 1,000-acre parcel after his previous farmer retired, recently broke viewing records.
The season 2 premiere of the farm show was watched by 4.3 million viewers according to Tonguethe official hearing research group.
The numbers made it Amazon’s highest-rated show since the company began reporting viewership figures in November 2021, surpassing the blockbuster The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which launched on the platform last year. with 3.2 million viewers.
The numbers made it Amazon’s highest-rated show since the company began reporting viewership figures in November 2021, surpassing the blockbuster The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which launched on the platform last year. with 3.2 million viewers.
The show also beat out TV heavyweights last week with a larger audience than Love Island and the BRIT Awards.
Earlier this week, Kaleb shared a sweet post of himself hugging his son Oscar as they watched the Amazon show together.
On screen: The farmer who rose to fame on the TV show with Jeremy Clarkson has since embarked on his own business, buying eight calves.
Farming: Kaleb told The Mirror: “When I’m working for myself, when I’m feeding my calves, I bought eight calves, it’s a little new business idea that I’m doing.”
Cider in hand, the father and son duo looked cozy as they sat under a dinosaur blanket in their living room.
Beneath the photo, Kaleb wrote: ‘Clarkson farm s2 on ✅ now it’s time to relax after a busy day.
‘Oscar loves the Clarkson farm, that’s all he wants. Thank you all so much for the lovely messages ❤️. She cider in hand to cool down, of course.
Returning to Diddly Squat after the first series in June 2021, Jeremy, his no-nonsense girlfriend Lisa and their lovable sidekick Kaleb face a host of challenges, including Brexit delays, council fights, enemy badgers and a plan to open a restaurant.
‘Now is the time to unwind after a busy day’ Earlier this week, Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper shared a sweet post of himself hugging his son Oscar as they watched the Amazon show together.