Emmerdale’s Kelvin Fletcher and his wife Liz made an appearance on ITV’s Lorraine on Thursday (February 13), giving fans 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, 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, describing the task as stressful due to the sheep’s disobedience.
Kelvin took charge of rounding up the flock 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 Kelvin frequently teases her about her driving skills whenever she takes the quad bike out. Despite Liz’s initial apprehensions, everything seemed to go smoothly as they guided their sheep into an enclosure to be weighed.
Those showing weight gain would move 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 Leeds Live.
Kelvin shared with Scottish presenter Lorraine that the “ideal scenario” would be a sheep expecting “doubles” as it posed less “risk”. The couple were hoping that most of their animals would be carrying at least two babies for an “easy life”.
Kelvin went on to explain that sheep carrying twin lambs would be marked with blue, those with one baby in green, and those with triplets in red to signify “for danger” due to increased risk. Liz described the anticipation: “It’s the most nail biting scan of our lives,” as they prepared for their first sheep to have its ultrasound live on-air.
They were overjoyed when their first animal was found to be expecting twins, cheering: “Yes, twins.”
However, the mood dipped slightly when the second sheep was revealed to be expecting just one baby. Lorraine optimistically commented: “That’s alright though, it’s better than triplets.”