Scarborough's Stepney Hill Farm - how did they keep 10 celebrities a secret ?

Scarborough's Stepney Hill Farm is the location for series three of reality TV show Celebs on the Farm, currently being aired weeknights on MTV at 9pm.
Ashley with his family.Ashley with his family.
Ashley with his family.

And the farm's owners have revealed to The Scarborough News details of the filming, and how they managed to keep it secret.

The farm is home to Ashley Tyson and his family, who were delighted when they were selected to host the series last year.

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Ashley said: "At the end of July, we received an email to ask if we were interested in hosting the show. There were numerous farms that had been considered for the show.

"When they came to look around our farm, they admired the barn, the views, and the concept of the business.

"Within seven days of them visiting us they had made their decision that we were going to be the location for series three."

Filming for the show took place in secret, and started at the beginning of October. The film crew had exclusivity of the whole farm, except for the butcher's shop which was open all the time.

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Ashley's wife, Nicola said: "As the crew were so lovely, we wouldn't have wanted to jeopardize the show, so we didn't mind keeping the secret.

"It was very long days but a lot of fun. Ashley and Robert, who is my daughter Kaitlyn's boyfriend, helped set up the challenges while also having to maintain the day to day running of the farm.

"The tearooms team and I worked very long hours to feed all the celebs and crew members."

Ashley, or 'Farmer Ash' as he is known on the show, was involved in working alongside the show's Farmer Chris, helping to teach the celebrities the correct way of handling the livestock.

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Nicola said: My family, the team and I were all involved in some of the filming as you will see while watching.

"All the celebs were so lovely, it was a great experience."

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