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Inside Kelvin Fletcher's marriage to wife Liz from childhood meeting to brief split

The stars of ITV hit Fletchers' Family Farm tied the knot in 2015 and have four young children together

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Kelvin Fletcher and wife Liz got married in 2015(Image: ITV)

Kelvin Fletcher made his name in ITV soap Emmerdale but he's been equally successful since he swapped the Dales for tending to livestock.

The Andy Sugden actor moved out to the Peak District to live on a farm some years back, and he and wife Liz now have their own show documenting their adventures - Fletchers' Family Farm.

The ITV programme managed to find some space in the crowded farm show market, with viewers charmed by Kelvin and Liz's agricultural journey, their lives raising their four children and their sweet relationship.

But how much do we know about their romance off screen?

Kelvin Fletcher met Lizwhen they were both children

Kelvin, 42, was born in Greater Manchester and grew up not far away from Liz.

They first came across each other when they were just children, meeting as eight year olds.

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Kelvin Fletcher rose to fame in Emmerdale(Image: ITV)

However, it wasn't until they came together again as adults that love blossomed.

The path of true love did not always run smooth though, with reports suggesting they briefly broke up in 2010.

However, Kelvin and Liz rekindled their romance and he popped the question during a trip to Anglesey. They went on to tie the knot in a stunning ceremony at London's One Mayfair in 2015.

Kelvin Fletcher knew Liz was 'the one'

The actor has previously shared that he knew fellow actor Liz was the perfect person for him.

"I knew I wanted to marry Liz the day I met her," he told Hello! magazine.

"Deep down I knew she was The One. The image of Liz coming towards me up the aisle will live with me forever. She took my breath away. She looked so beautiful."

Expanding their brood

Children were always a part of the plan, with Kelvin once telling Hello! that he would "love to have five".

They welcomed their first child - daughter Marnie - the year after they tied the knot, then son Milo followed in 2018.

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Kelvin and Liz with their four children(Image: ITV)

In 2022 they shared that Liz was expecting again, and that this time they were having twins.

"We're having another two more children!" the actress shared during an interview on BBC Breakfast.

"We just recently found out, to add another curveball if you like," said Kelvin. "We don't really do things by halves and then we found out we're having not just one baby, but two! So we're having twins. It was an absolute eye-opener."

New start on the farm

The pair recently shared that before they decided to become farmers they had dreams of moving to America, but that it didn't go ahead due to the COVID pandemic.

Speaking to celeb chef and TV star James Martin on his cooking show, Liz said: "We never got the visas completed because they said, 'There'll be a pause on this for at least two years.'

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The couple's farm show has been a big hit(Image: ITV)

"But we'd mentally moved on, hadn't we? We sold the house, and we were like, 'Well, what are we going to do now?' And that's when we saw the farm, and it's literally that, that sprung the idea."

The pair documented their venture into agriculture in Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure, before moving onto Fletchers' Family Farm. Three series have now aired and the show has been a big hit, with a fourth run starting this weekend.

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Fletchers' Family Farm returns at 11.30am on ITV on Sunday February 8.

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