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Countryfile star Adam Henson has admitted he will go back to farming full-time if the BBC ever "drops" him.

When he is not busy filming for his various TV shows, Adam runs his dad's farm in the Cotswolds. However, speaking in a recent interview, Adam said he was being pulled away from farming a bit more due to his TV commitments.

"I grew up on a farm and still love it," Adam told the BBC from his farm.

"The telly world has taken me slightly away from that, though I do get to tour the country meeting farmers and picking up ideas. If one day my face doesn't fit and the BBC drops me, I'll go back to being a proper farmer."

Despite taking over the running of the farm from his dad, Joe, Adam and his wife will never own it.

"I'd love to [own it], but I'll never be rich enough to buy it," he added.

In another interview earlier this year, the Countryfile star opened up about leaving the farm one day because his children have no interest in taking over.

"My dad was ahead of his time by opening a farm for people to come and visit, bottle-feed a lamb or hold a chick," he shared in an interview with the Daily Express newspaper.

"While I was pulling on my wellies and chasing my dad out of the door to join him on the farm, my own children aren't interested in a career in farming.

"Sure, they can lamb a sheep and drive a tractor, but my daughter lives in Perth as an events organiser and my son is a financial advisor in Leeds."

He added: "So when the tenancy runs out in 12 years' time, Charlie and I are moving to a bungalow close by in Winchcombe, where we have a few acres and will keep a few sheep and the dogs.

"It will be the end of an era, but I will still be able to enjoy the lovely countryside."