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Matt Baker has revealed one of the reasons he left The One Show - to spend more time with his family after his mother had an accident on their farm.
Matt's mum Janice broke down in tears while filming Our Farm In The Dales for Channel 4.
She revealed that she suffered from a fall while tending to the farm's herd of sheep, which saw them knock her to the ground.
Life changes: Matt Baker has revealed one of the reasons he left The One Show - to spend more time with his family after his mother had an accident on their farm
Matt then admitted he felt he needed to be back home more, so he can be there to help out his family.
Matt moved back to the Dales in Yorkshire to help out on the family's 100-acre sheep farm - which is been followed by the TV series.
After Janice's accident, the family were left concerned that they'd have to give up the farm entirely.
Matt, 43, told the series: 'The Hampshire Downs [which are a breed of sheep] that we have bred here for years are big sheep. They are on the large end of the scale as far as sheep are concerned.
Traumatic: Matt's mum Janice broke down in tears while filming Our Farm In The Dales for
