Kelvin and Liz Fletcher, who previously starred in Emmerdale, were left emotional during an episode of their ITV series Fletcher’s Family Farm.
Kelvin Fletcher on Fletcher’s Family Farm(Image: ITV)
Kelvin and Liz Fletcher battled to contain their emotions during a touching moment on Fletcher’s Family Farm.
The well-known pair not only chronicle the successes of running their Cheshire farm, but also the heartbreaking setbacks. Most recently, they faced the devastation of losing their home to a fire and the death of one of their cherished cows, which appeared in the ITV programme.
In a recurring episode of Fletcher’s Family Farm, available on ITVX, Kelvin and Liz faced some “bad news”.
At the beginning of episode five from series one, he said, “Sadly, it is not all good news on the farm this week.”
“We have finally been hit with the chicken pox,” Liz disclosed as she confirmed all four of their children had caught the illness. “It has gone down the line, so it is delightful here at the minute,” reports the Mirror.
Kelvin broke the emotional news to his wife(Image: ITV)
She added, “So Kelvin is doing the farming stuff, and I am doing the children stuff. A few sleepless nights, but other than that, everyone is happy.”
This wasn’t the only difficulty the couple had to deal with, as their pigs were also pregnant and were due any moment.
“We don’t know what we are looking for,” he told the camera. “But she looked swollen and restless.”
He added, “Visibly, I could sense something, and lo and behold, this morning, she has given birth to four piggies. I am just gutted we missed it.
“Just to have seen them coming out, at what rate did they come out? Was it 10 minutes, was it all night? I just don’t know. There are three more to go, so hopefully, we won’t miss those.”
Kelvin comforted his pig after she gave birth to four piglets(Image: ITV)
Kelvin called his wife over to witness the touching moment, and she reacted with amazement, “Oh my god, they are tiny.”
The former soap star went on, “She has caught us by surprise, though.”
While Kelvin kept watch over the mother, Liz admitted, “I feel really emotional, it sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it?”
She went on to say, “It’s one thing I’ll never get over with farming, seeing things being born,” before adding, “It is just the most beautiful thing.”
Fletcher’s Family Farm is available to watch on ITVX.
