Kelly Brook calls Italy farm life 'a nightmare' as she loses control of chickens

The Celebrity Race Across the World star has been trying out life at husband Jeremy Parisi's family farm - but it has proved tougher than expected.

Watch: Kelly Brook calls farming 'a nightmare' as she loses control of chickens

Kelly Brook has described life on husband Jeremy Parisi's family farm as "a nightmare" after a chaotic day where two dogs got into the chicken pen on her watch.

Model and TV star Brook had been tasked with feeding the chickens but said she felt sick after losing control of the chicken pen and admitted, "I'm Jeremy's worst nightmare in times like this."

The couple spoke about their plans to move to the Italian countryside during their time on Celebrity Race Across the World, but in a new series on This Morning that sees them try out rural life, it proved harder than expected for Brook.

Kelly Brook called her experience of chicken farming 'a nightmare'. (ITV screengrab)
Kelly Brook called her experience of chicken farming 'a nightmare'. (ITV screengrab)

Brook might have been expecting a more peaceful life in the countryside when she agreed to try living at husband Parisi's family farm, but in chaotic scenes on This Morning she described it as "a nightmare".

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The Celebrity Race Across the World star was given the job of feeding the chickens, but found it far from relaxing when two dogs got into the pen while she was in charge.

Brook admitted that she was her husband's "worst nightmare" as she flew into a panic over the chickens in their new This Morning series from Parisi's family farm in Italy.

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As the couple looked out over the hilltop farm, Parisi said: "This is paradise. It's my dream. Having a peaceful life."

Brook added: "We think, could we live here? And I think it is something that is definitely in our future plans."

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But things quickly descended into chaos as Brook paid a visit to the chicken pen, saying: "It's no surprise that I'm a lover of the great outdoors, I love gardening. But being a rural farmer with actual animals is a very different kind of situation.

"I was given the job of feeding the chickens. I thought how hard can that be? I'm not quite sure what happened to be completely honest. Somehow, two dogs had got into the chicken pen, next thing you know all hell broke loose."

Brook was shown frantically chasing the dogs around the chicken pen, shouting: "It's chaos! This is a nightmare! I can't lose a chicken, it's my first day. God, I actually feel sick. That's not how I wanted this day to go."

Jeremy Parisi and Kelly Brook have been spending time in rural Italy. (Getty)
Jeremy Parisi and Kelly Brook have been spending time in rural Italy. (Getty)

Eventually, Parisi's elderly Auntie Blandina managed to sort out the chaos by silently closing a gate and poking a stick through the bars.

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Brook said: "This is Jeremy's one thing, he's like, don't make a fuss, don't be too loud. Literally, I'm Jeremy's worst nightmare in times like this."

She didn't have much more luck in the farm's live groves, as she attempted to help with the yearly family task of autumn olive picking.

Parisi warned her not to step on any olives on the ground as Brook called after him: "How can I not walk on the olives? I'm not in Squid Game!"

However, it doesn't look as though Brook has been completely put off a move to Italy as Parisi took her to a stunning local waterfall where they had visited on one of their first dates, which she called "the most romantic place".

She added: "It takes me back to when we first met...I could definitely consider living here."

Kelly Brook and Jeremy Parisi starred in Celebrity Race Across the World. (BBC)
Kelly Brook and Jeremy Parisi starred in Celebrity Race Across the World. (BBC)

During their time on Celebrity Race Across the World, the couple talked many times about a potential future in Italy.

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Earlier in the year, Brook had talked about filming on the olive farm for ITV, but said she didn't see herself making a version of Clarkson's Farm.

"We really loved farm life but in the UK we don't have the weather for it. If I did it again it would have to be somewhere with a warmer climate for sure," she said.

Brook added: "I don't think I could do a Clarkson's Farm. I had some apple trees but we ended up juicing it all and I was just giving it away. I was a terrible farmer."

This Morning airs on ITV1 at 10am on weekdays.