Emmerdale's Kelvin Fletcher reveals 'accident' that led him to quit ITV soap

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Former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher, known for his role as Andy Sugden on the popular ITV soap, has opened up on the "accident" that led him to saying goodbye to the Dales for good as he now leads his life as a sheep farmer.The 39-year-old actor departed the show back in 2016 following two decades on the programme before taking part in BBC show Strictly Come Dancing three years on where he scooped the glitterball trophy alongside professional dancer Oti Mabuse.Kelvin is married to Cold Feet actress Liz Fletcher with the couple opting for a quieter life in the countryside on a 120-acre farm on the edge of the Peak District where they re-located to back in 2020 however the Mirror reports that it wasn't their original plan.The pair had been looking to move to Los Angeles in a bid to take their acting careers to the US however the Covid pandemic hit across the nation and changed the course of their plans as they stumbled across a for sale sign.Kelvin, who shares kids Marnie, six, Milo, four, and one-year-old twin boys, Maximus and Mateusz with Liz, says this resulted in the "accidental" turn of events when they planned an idyllic lifestyle away in the countryside.Instead, they ended up being responsible for 100 sheep, 30 pigs, 10 horses, six chickens, a cat and a dog.Liz told the Mirror: "It was Kelvin’s idea.

We had two children, no real responsibilities, they weren’t at school, we had no jobs… then all visas got stopped, but we were in the mindset for change.

Kelvin saw this farm on Rightmove and said, 'Liz, what about buying this?'" Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Kelvin added: "We didn’t do it because we wanted to be farmers.