Kelvin Fletcher has compared his Lancashire farm to the sets and locations he worked on during his time on Emmerdale as he held his first village fete.
During the latest instalment of Kelvin’s Big Farming Adventure the star got to meet all of his neighbours at a village meeting as the group prepared to throw a village fete for the first time since the global pandemic.
The Oldham family couldn’t be more pleased to host the village event on their farm as they prepared to welcome the residents and become fully integrated into the community.
And the day before the weekend celebration, Kelvin couldn’t help but compare his beautiful farm to some of the sets he worked on during his time on the popular ITV soap.
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Before the residents arrived for the for the family event, the Strictly Come Dancing winner proudly walked around his land while he put on the final finishing touches.
As he parade through the grounds with his wife Elizabeth Marsland, he gushed: “This is looking like a cropper little village get together.”
It was at this point that the actor confessed how the summer event reminded him of his acting days back before he left the village in 2016.
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He told her: “Do you know what it reminds me of this place now? Emmerdale because we used to film scenes like this.
“I remember filming and thinking, ‘Is this what people in the countryside really do? Is that what their little events are like?’ And now I’ve turned into them!”
It comes after the actor explained how it is unfair to compare his BBC show to Jeremy Clarkson’s farming series after he was accused of “ripping it off”.
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The actor explained how he was already several months into filming before the former Top Gear host’s show first aired.
He told viewers: It’s a bit unfair I think. There’s a whole host of that type of show, I can think of half a dozen straight the way, you know idyllic, country living, representing the industry and giving you an insight into what it’s like, something a little light-hearted.
“So to be compared exclusively to Clarkson I think is a little random. As people can see it’s a completely different show.”
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