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Sara Cox unveils plan to help 'lonely' farmers in their quest to find romance as she gears up for debut of her rural dating show Love In The Countryside

Published: 15:49 EDT, 18 April 2018 | Updated: 16:11 EDT, 18 April 2018

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She spent her formative years living on her family's farm in Little Lever, near Bolton, before pursuing a broadcasting career in the bright lights of London.

So Sara Cox may well be seen as the perfect choice to host the upcoming reality dating show Love In The Countryside, a six-part BBC Two series which sees eight rural dwellers enlist the famous farmer's daughter's help in their quest for love.

And the 43-year-old, who has been married to Ben Cyzer for five years, has admitted that she's thrilled at the prospect of helping the hopefuls find romance, particularly as their isolated existence often prevents them from meeting potential suitors.

Host: Sara Cox is set to host the upcoming BBC Two rural dating show Love In The Countryside

'It’s definitely tough living and working as a farmer,' said the mother-of-three said in an interview with the BBC. 'You have to work such long hours on the farm and if you are in the middle of nowhere, it doesn’t leave much time to go out looking for love.

'Obviously whomever you do find has to realise that farming is a vocation, you’ve got to love it and love the land. It’s a big responsibility, it’s hard work and you’ve got a lot of animals or crops to look after. Love In The Countryside is such a brilliant idea...'

And behind the helping hand that has led the men and women to their potential soulmates has proved to be a heartwarming experience for Sarah, who admitted: 'I am quite soppy and I feel really blessed that I have a lovely husband. It’s so exciting.

Looking for love: The show will follow eight rural dwellers - (L-R) Paul, Richard, Christine, Mark, Wendy, Ed, Heather and Peter as they seek out their soulmate with Sara's help

Ads: The contestants have posted ads online, in the hopes of meeting someone looking to quit the 9-5 rat race and move to the countryside. Women are pictured waiting to meet Ed

'You live vicariously through your single friends, as it’s always fun to hear about their adventures in singleton life! It appealed to me to help people find love but also the countryside dynamic to this show is so interesting. It’s a completely new angle. The thought of helping lovely farming people is really appealing.'

The self-confessed romantic added: 'I think it would be so fantastic to help the singletons featured on this show find ‘the one’. I envisage future children being called Sara! I am joking, but it would be lovely to get really nice stories out of this.'

Love In The Countryside will get to meet a variety of romance seekers, including 25-year-old Ed, a dairy farmer from Lancashire, 28-year-old equine vet Heather from Yorkshire, 32-year-old Christine and 39 year old Richard, both cattle and sheep farmers from Dumfries and Galloway, among others.

Chickening out: Heather, 28, is an equine vet based in Yorkshire, who has said that she's ready to meet someone to settle down with, after 'running around like a headless chicken'

On the lookout: Christine, left, is a 32-year-old cattle and sheep farmer from Dumfries and Galloway, while Wendy, right, is a 59-year-old pig farmer from Herefordshire

Living the single life: Farmer Wendy is a mother-of-four who has been single for seven years

All eight contestants have posted dating profiles online in a bid to catch the eye of singles looking to quit the 9-5 rat race and up sticks to the countryside for love.

And while viewers will get to watch as the men and women on the show interact with their potential spouses, Sara insists that the show will not be mean-spirited.

'The contributors were very brave to go on camera and talk about being single,' she said. 'I reassured them that this isn’t going to be the sort of show where we’ll take the mickey out of them; it’s going to be a ‘feel good’ show.

'It will be sweet, endearing but it’s not going to be cruel. We genuinely want to find love for them and follow their adventures.'

Smoking hot: Mark, 52, is a farrier from Norfolk who has been single for 15 months and is hoping to meet a non-smoking woman as he quit the habit quite some time ago

Could they find The One? Ed, left, is a 25-year-old dairy and arable farmer from Lancashire, while Paul, right, is a 33-year-old farmhand hailing from Worcestershire

Daddy cool: Peter, a 52-year-old dairy, cattle and arable farmer based in Yorkshire, has been single for seven years and is the father of two children in their late teens

Single for much longer? Richard is a 39-year-old sheep and cattle farmer from Dumfries and Galloway who has been single for four years and is hoping to meet a 'fun' and 'outgoing' man

Away from the show, Sara also revealed that she was indirectly responsible for a love connection on Twitter, after two of her followers started interacting with each other.

She revealed: 'I’ve had quite a big success with a couple called Ross and Amy. It was years ago. Ross followed me on Twitter and he really made me laugh. Then this girl called Amy who followed me started to notice I was chatting with Ross.

'She started to follow Ross and they started talking independently and they’ve just had their second baby! How good is that? They are married and they’ve had their second boy. It’s so lovely. In the Twitter world, I’ve managed to do it.'

Love In The Countryside is set to launch on May 2nd, at 9pm on BBC Two.

Prviding a helping hand: Sara, who has been married to Ben Cyzer for five years, has admitted that she's thrilled at the prospect of helping the hopefuls find romance

Branching out: The rural dwellers have admitted that their demanding schedules and often isolated existence has made it difficult for them to have romantic dates