HayPigs!® to feature on Jimmy and Shivi's Farmhouse Breakfast on ITV
Rik and Helen Cridland, the husband and wife team behind award-winning small animal brand, HayPigs!®, are excited to announce that they will be joining Jimmy Doherty on Jimmy and Shivi's Farmhouse Breakfast this weekend to talk all things guinea pig!
The ITV show, featuring hosts Jimmy Doherty and Shivi Ramoutar, is set in the beautiful Suffolk countryside at Jimmy's Suffolk farm and is a delicious mix of tasty food, celebrity guests, clever craft and cocktails and lots of amazing animals!
As creators and sponsors of the Guinea Pig Village at Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park, the HayPigs!® duo will be joining Jimmy to discuss guinea pig enrichment and wellbeing, as they re-install the village for a new season.
Filming was great fun, as Rik explains:
“We filmed this just before Easter and were thrilled that the sun came out for us on the day, it really made all the colours in the village pop! But what was even more rewarding (apart from the opportunity to talk about guinea pigs of course!) was that the resident piggies were so excited for the return of their village! As soon as we put it down, they immediately ran out of their indoor enclosure to explore it - I think we got some wonderful footage for the show!
Media opportunities like this are a great way for us to raise awareness of the welfare and enrichment needs of guinea pig, so we are extremely grateful to Jimmy and the team for giving us this opportunity! We hope you enjoy the show!”
This week, Jimmy and Shivi are joined by an absolute icon in the form of singer, actress, presenter (and rabbit lover), Toyah Willcox. Animal enthusiast, Toyah, has recently become a bunny mum to Fripp and Eno, a pair of gorgeous house rabbits. Needless to say, this weekends episode will be a fun and fur-filled hour!
Jimmy and Shivi's Farmhouse Breakfast, Series 2, Episode 8, is on ITV this Saturday (7th June 2025) at 8.25am. It will also be available on ITVX.
A little bit about Helen & Rik, co-founders of HayPigs!®
Rik and Helen Cridland are the Essex-based husband and wife team behind multi-award-winning small animal enrichment brand, HayPigs!®.
As seasoned guinea pig fanatics, they live and breathe all things small and furry and are best known for creating a range of circus themed enrichment toys and treats, designing the Guinea Pig Village at Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park and also appearing on BBC Dragons’ Den.
If you'd like to visit the new Guinea Pig Village at Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park, book you ticket now from their website: jimmysfarm.com