Sarah Beeny filmed new show New Country Lives 'wearing a wig in between chemo'
ok.co.ukSarah Beeny has had a big year. Not only has the mum-of-four beaten breast cancer, she’s also filmed a whopping 20 episodes of her new Channel 4 daytime series, written a book and made a documentary about life after her diagnosis.
However, Sarah, 51, finds joy and peace in her work – particularly her new show Sarah Beeny’s New Country Lives , which follows people finding different ways of living in the country.
She’s inspired by the brave couples and families who decide to create entirely new homes and businesses away from towns. “I was so lucky to be able to make it,” smiles Sarah, who was undergoing chemotherapy in between filming. “I was diagnosed and then made this daytime series.
I stuck on a wig and went to work, and it was lovely to come back and just go to work.” Filming the show lifted Sarah’s spirits and she believes this bucolic series will be a tonic for viewers too, thanks to the triumphant nature of the families involved. “It’s such a nice show that anyone who isn’t really negative will enjoy,” says Sarah. “It follows people who take the plunge to go and change their lives.” The people featured take on some huge projects, such as renovating dilapidated farmhouses, refurbishing pubs, starting horse livery services and hosting glampers.
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