Kelvin Fletcher and wife Liz welcomed a new arrival to the farm and fans couldn’t get enough
Emmerdale’s Kelvin Fletcher and his wife, Liz, have been flooded with support from fans after they shared a significant update from their farm. The couple live on a sprawling 120-acre farm with their four young children, and fans often get a glimpse into their busy life as they allow cameras to document their farming journey on their popular ITV show Fletcher’s Family Farm.
Fans of the show have seen Kelvin, who previously played farmer Andy Sugden in Emmerdale, take on real-life farming duties alongside Liz. During a recent episode, which aired on Sunday, they announced that their beloved dog, Ginger, had given birth to three puppies.
The family first discovered that Ginger was pregnant after she was rescued before Christmas last year, having previously suspected she was just wider. At the time, Liz described finding out about the pregnancy as “the best news,” with vet Hugo confirming the pups with a scan.
Ginger has since given birth to the puppies, and Liz shared the happy news with fans. Sharing a clip from the show to the Fletcher Farm Instagram account, Liz admitted: “We’ve had a long night.”
She then explained: “Ginger started showing signs of labour, she was just panting and panting for hours and hours and hours. Then, she was just circulating the room, like, so restless.
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“She didn’t know what to do with herself. So I slept on the sofa. She’s made a little bed in this box, so I slept here next to her, and about 5 o’clock this morning, she finally delivered the first pup, and she was amazing. It was fascinating to see.”
While holding one of the newborn pups, Liz said, “Aww, is that just the cutest thing?” The camera then panned over to Ginger feeding her puppies as Liz continued: “This one’s a big lad. What are you…? Boy. They’re all so different. Aww, you want to be warm, don’t you, with your mum? There you go.”
As expected, the comment section was flooded with sweet messages from fans, including one that read: “Omg I can’t cope to cute @liz_fletcher83.” Another wrote: “I just love this programme and watching your family and farm grow!! Watching Ginger with her baby pups made me cry and smile… She is just adorable, and well done, Ginger.”
A third said, “What a lovely feeling bringing your puppies into the world.” Another echoed: “Just beautiful.” Meanwhile, one fan added: “Well done Ginger, you are going to be an amazing mummy.”
It comes as Kelvin and Liz recently shared their hopes that their children would one day take over the farm. During Sunday’s episode, Liz shared her dreams for the future and how important it is to her to have their children involved in the farm.
She said: “Having the kids involved and helping just makes it special, because they’ll one day, hopefully, take over, and me and Kelvin can be in the Bahamas.”
“So I’m hoping that the kids are doing all this, and we’re just sitting back, and they’re sending us money,” she laughed. Kelvin chimed in, “You know what I would actually love, let’s say in, I don’t know, 20 years from now, that I’m just kind of the farm handyman, the farm labourer, and that the kids are running a big farming enterprise. “
“Yeah, do you think you’ll let go, though?” Liz asked. “Do you think you’ll let go of that control? Because, knowing you, I can’t imagine it.” Kelvin reflected, “I think that’s probably the hardest thing for most farming families to let go.” Liz joked: “I won’t. I’ll be on a cruise. I’m doing my shift, and then I’m enjoying the rest of it.”
You can catch up on Fletcher’s Family Farm on ITVX
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