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Countryfile's Matt Baker breaks silence on claims he left family farm for life in showbiz


Former Blue Peter presenter Matt Baker has opened up about his farming background and his new Channel 4 show, Our Dream Farm, which sees people competing for tenancy on a farm

Countryfile's much-loved Matt Baker has quieted frantic fans who speculated that he turned his back on his farming roots for the glitz and glamour of the TV world. Still donning his farmer overalls, Matt expressed his desire to shine a light on the tenant-farming system through the show, to inspire those enamoured with farming life yet lack the funds to buy their own piece of countryside haven. Matt has revealed that he's "only ever lived six months of my life without a flock of sheep" (Image: BBC Studios/Pete Dadds)There was a video showing the duo attending to a sprained leg of a young lamb, with Janice being seen attaching a yellow bandage to the little creature.

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