Emmerdale’s Kelvin Fletcher and his wife Liz made an appearance on ITV’s Lorraine on Thursday (February 13), giving viewers a glimpse into the lambing process at their family farm in Cheshire.
The former soap star has swapped acting for farming in the Peak District, where he lives with Liz and their four children. However, they admitted that life on the farm isn’t always smooth sailing.
In a pre-recorded video from the farm, Liz confessed that she and Kelvin often end up arguing when trying to herd the sheep, which she described as a stressful task due to the animals’ disobedience.
Kelvin took charge of rounding up the sheep on a quad bike, while Liz explained: “You’ll always have an argument when herding sheep, we’re told you’re not real farmers if you don’t.”
She also revealed that her husband would often tease her about her driving skills whenever she got behind the wheel of the four-wheeler.
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Kelvin Fletcher shares family news (Image: ITV)
Despite Liz’s initial apprehensions with rounding up the troops, everything seemed to go according to plan as they guided their flock to an enclosure for the weighing part of the process to begin.
Those sheep that had gained weight were then moved onto the next stage of the process. During a live segment from their farm, they lined up their woolly charges suspected of being pregnant, reports .
Kelvin and Liz Fletcher at their farm (Image: ITV)
Kelvin Fletcher opened up to Scottish presenter Lorraine about the “ideal scenario” on the farm being a sheep pregnant with twins, as it poses much less “risk”. The couple were hoping for their flock to be mostly expecting doubles for an “easy life”.
The ex- actor then detailed that sheep carrying twins would be marked with blue, single lambs in green, and those with triplets in red “for danger”, due to increased risk.
Kelvin and Liz celebrated “twin sheep” on the way (Image: ITV)
Liz shared with viewers: “It’s the most nail biting scan of our lives,” as they prepared to have their first sheep scanned live on-air. Their anticipation turned to joy when the first sheep was revealed to be expecting twins, prompting them to cheer: “Yes, twins.”
However, the mood slightly dipped when the second sheep was found to be carrying just one lamb. Lorraine remained upbeat, commenting: “That’s alright though, it’s better than triplets.”
Lorraine airs weekdays on ITV1, from 9am.