Clive appeared on ITV's Lorraine on Thursday

Clive Owen has broken his silence about his split with his ex-wife Amanda Owen. The Our Yorkshire Farm star, who separated from the shepherdess last year, appeared on ITV's Lorraine to set the record straight amid recent speculation about their marriage and Amanda's new romance.

Joining Christine Lampard on the show, Clive opened up about his marital breakdown and admitted that he had a "massive part to play" in his relationship with Amanda coming to an end. 

"It's a tough time for Amanda now and so I thought it was only right, I don't do social media or any of that so I sort of disappear," he explained. 

"One of the things that I hear is people saying 'poor Clive' and I feel that isn't right. We filmed Our Yorkshire Farm, people loved it and the plan, Amanda's plan was we don't own the farm but this is security.

"We had this opportunity to make us more secure as a family so that's what drove her, it was amazing and successful."

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The 68-year-old admitted: "I handled it very badly, it was such a change in our life and I sadly made a right mess of things and I had a massive part to play in our relationship ending, a massive part to play.

"When all this went on, I was ranting and raving and drinking and carrying on. It was taking her away I think, and it wasn't. She was committed and we were all committed but it seemed to eat away at me and I handled it badly and behaved badly towards her.

"I should have been supportive and I was doing the absolute opposite."

He went on to say that the online abuse towards Amanda is "really upsetting", before adding: "She's a remarkable woman. I made a complete mess of it."

"If I had supported her and looked after her, things would have been much different," he said. 

Clive's appearance on comes amid rumours that Amanda is dating web designer Robert Davies, whom she is reported to have known for several years. 

Clive and Amanda announced their split in June last year. Opening up about the decision, Amanda told MailOnline: "There was nobody involved in the break-up with Clive and I don't understand why this is being suggested."

She went on to add: "We are co-parenting and the whole family is very happy… I was just with Clive this morning… There's absolutely no problem between us."

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