When he was 17 years old, he decided that he wanted to work on the farm and explained that “the reason why I am so passionate is it’s all I’ve known kind of like for my whole life.” Young’s family have been farmers since 1850. You know you’ve got neighbors, you’ve got a road.’” He recalled how “she came to the farm and she kind of looked at me and my family and she was like, ‘You call this country? You know this isn’t country. Wynter is originally from Tasmania, Australia, which is even more rural than where Young lives. “We were like right is this going to work? Is this what we both want? What do we want? Where do we see ourselves?” he recalled. The couple both took a minute to reflect on their decision. Wynter also experienced a culture shock when being introduced to the farm. When he came back from the show, he had to juggle finalizing his book, working 17 hours a day on the farm and helping his girlfriend get used to her new life. He wasn’t used to this type of life, leaving him “on edge a little bit, I was like I should be up, I should be out in the fields, I should be doing something, but no you’re just sitting back, relaxing, obviously.” When he first arrived on the set in a South African villa, he experienced a culture shock “because obviously, I was working all the time, 24/7, you know, and then you just stop, and it’s just a sudden stop.” He explained that he wasn’t sure what to expect after agreeing to go on the show, as he had never seen the dating series before. ![]() He went on to meet Wynter while filming the series. His TikTok account attracted the attention of the producers of Love Island, who cast him on the reality show. He recalled how after he shared his first video it “got such a fantastic response.” He decided to continue with this as he had discovered a “niche” for these types of videos. His TikTok journey began during the Covid-19 lockdown when one of his friends encouraged him to start posting his videos publically after sharing them on Snapchat and WhatsApp. Young wrote a new book, For The Love Of Farming, so that people could have an additional resource to learn about farming. “It’s done a very light-hearted fun way but also it’s got that educational aspect and kind of like the real truths behind farming,” he said. ![]() Young explained to uInterview founder Erik Meers how he started out educating people about farming on TikTok. In a new uInterview, Will Young, the Love Island alum, also known as Farmer Will, spoke about his new book on farming and juggling his work, social events and life with his girlfriend, Jessie Wynter.
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